3 h. ago Oh, baby! At the London region's biggest hospital, births hit record high

The London region’s largest hospital is dealing with modern-day baby boom.  

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6 h. ago Pope Francis spends 10th day in hospital with ‘kidney insufficiency’

Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection, the Vatican said.

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8 h. ago Pope is awake, resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney problem detected

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said. “The night passed well, the pope slept and is resting,” it said. The 88-year-old […]

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25 h. ago Pope Francis conscious but remains in critical condition, Vatican says

The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.

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25 h. ago Pope Francis alert, condition still critical with kidney failure: Vatican

The Vatican said Francis, who has pneumonia in both lungs and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.

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28 h. ago Pope Francis is conscious and receiving supplemental oxygen following a respiratory crisis

ROME — Pope Francis was conscious but still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen Sunday following a respiratory crisis and blood transfusions, as he remains in critical condition with a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. “The night passed quietly, the pope rested,” Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said in an early statement. Further clinical tests […]

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29 h. ago Pope Francis conscious following respiratory crisis, but still in critical condition: Vatican

Further clinical tests were being performed and a more detailed medical update was expected later Sunday

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29 h. ago Pope Francis alert, but still in critical condition with ‘mild’ kidney failure: Vatican

Francis hadn’t had any more respiratory crises since Saturday night but was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen

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50 h. ago Pope Francis ‘fragile’ as pneumonia battle threatened by sepsis, doctors say

Doctors have warned the main threat facing the 88-year-old Francis would be the onset of sepsis, a serious infection of the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.

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3 d. ago Pope Francis not out of ‘danger’ but condition improving, doctors say

Francis’ doctors delivered their first in-person update on the pope's condition, saying that he will remain hospitalized at least all of next week.

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3 d. ago Pope marks week in hospital with pneumonia as obvious question is asked: Might he resign?

ROME — Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year-old pontiff continued fighting pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection, the Vatican said. The Vatican late Thursday reported a “slight improvement” in his overall clinical condition, with his heart working well. […]

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5 d. ago Italian Premier Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital, says he’s in good spirits

ROME — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visited Pope Francis in hospital Wednesday and reported he was “alert and responsive” and full of good humour, despite his diagnosis of pneumonia and a complicated bronchial infection that has sidelined the 88-year-old pontiff for six days. Meloni said she wanted to bring get-well wishes to the pope on […]

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5 d. ago What we know about Pope Francis’ health after pneumonia found in both lungs

The 88-year-old pontiff developed pneumonia in both lungs in a further complication that raised concerns about his ability to fight off the infection

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5 d. ago Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visits Pope Francis in hospital

What we know about the 88-year-old pontiff's health after pneumonia found in both lungs

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5 d. ago ‘NO LOSS OF LIFE’: Two still hospitalized after jet crash at Pearson airport

Two people are still receiving treatment in hospital a day after a Delta flight crashed at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, coming to a rest upside down on the tarmac. The head of the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) says she is “grateful” for the good news on what could have been a very tragic day. “It […]

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5 d. ago Pope Francis treated for pneumonia in hospital as his health worsens

The 88-year old pontiff was hospitalized in Rome on Friday. He received the Eucharist on Tuesday morning and asked for continued prayers

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6 d. ago Pope Francis diagnosed with bilateral pneumonia, the Vatican says

The Vatican said Francis’ respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis, which required the use of cortisone antibiotic treatment.

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6 d. ago Vatican cancels more Holy Year events as pope remains hospitalized

ROME — The Vatican on Tuesday cancelled papal audiences through the weekend and delegated others to cover for Pope Francis as the 88-year-old pope remained hospitalized with a multi-pronged respiratory infection. The cancellations put a damper on upcoming events of the Vatican’s big Holy Year, the once-every-quarter-century celebration of Catholicism that is aimed at encouraging […]

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7 d. ago Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat complex respiratory tract infection

ROME — Pope Francis’ respiratory tract infection is presenting a “complex clinical picture” that will require further hospitalization, the Vatican said Monday, as concerns grew about the increasingly frail health of the 88-year-old pontiff. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said the results of tests conducted in recent days and Monday indicate the pope is suffering from […]

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7 d. ago Pope Francis to stay in hospital to treat respiratory tract infection

There was no timeframe given for his hospitalization, but a spokesperson said the complexity of the Pope's symptoms “will require an appropriate hospital stay.”

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