Improving Pope Reduces Use of Ventilation for Oxygen, Vatican Says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis is improving slowly as he battles double pneumonia in hospital and is reducing the use of mechanical ventilation at night to help with breathing, the Vatican said on Saturday.
Pope Francis remains stable in hospital, scan points to improvement, Vatican says
Pope Francis, battling double pneumonia in hospital for almost a month, remains stable and a recent X-ray confirmed improvements in his condition that had been seen in previous days, the Vatican said on Wednesday.
Timeline of Pope Francis' hospitalization for pneumonia at the 1-month mark
Pope Francis was hospitalized on Feb. 14, after suffering a bout of bronchitis for weeks and after increasingly finding it hard to speak publicly
Mass honors Pope Francis as he marks month in hospital, 12 years as pontiff
A Mass was held in St. Peter's Basilica Friday in honor of Pope Francis as the 88-year-old marked two milestones this week: his 12-year anniversary as pontiff and the one-month mark since he was hospitalized for ongoing treatment of a respiratory infection.
Pope Francis is stable and doing physical therapy, Vatican says
Pope Francis, who has been in hospital for almost three weeks battling double pneumonia, is in stable condition and is doing some physical therapy, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 88-year-old pontiff was admitted to Rome's Gemelli hospital on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that has required continuously evolving treatment.
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But earlier this week, doctors lifted a guarded prognosis, indicating the pope was no longer at immediate risk of death from the infection. The latest medical bulletin said that p
Pope Francis Health: Vatican Gives Update After Four Weeks in Hospital
Pope Francis had another quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said in its Friday morning update, as his recovery from bilateral pneumonia continues. The 88-year-old has now spent four weeks in hospital,
Pope marks the 12th anniversary of his papacy hospitalized, but with condition improving
A chest X-ray confirmed improvements, the Vatican said Wednesday, just two days after doctors declared Francis is no longer in imminent danger of death.
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Pope Francis no longer faces immediate danger, responding to treatment, Vatican says Pope Francis is no longer in immediate danger of death and is responding well to treatment in hospital, the ...