8 h. ago Pope Francis in ‘critical condition’ after suffering severe respiratory crisis

The 88-year-old pontiff has been in hospital for a week with a complex lung infection

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8 h. ago Pope Francis is in a 'critical condition' and has received blood transfusions after suffering asthmatic respiratory crisis, Vatican says

Pope Francis, 88, who has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection, also received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican said.

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9 h. ago Pope Francis in critical condition after suffering 'asthmatic respiratory crisis'

The 88-year-old has been in hospital for a week with a complex lung infection.

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9 h. ago Pope Francis now in a critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

The pontiff is in hospital for a complex lung infection and has been given high flows of oxygen and blood transfusionsThe Vatican has said Pope Francis is in a critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen.Francis has been hospitalised for a week with a complex lung infection. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Pope Francis CRITICAL with respiratory crisis in hospital as Vatican issues health update

Pope Francis, who has been hospitalised for a week at the Gemelli hospital in Rome with a complex lung infection, is in a critical condition, the Vatican said in its latest update

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13 h. ago Mother who aborted her healthy baby after doctors wrongly diagnosed unborn daughter with fatal form of dwarfism reveals her devastation

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find upsetting. A 20-week scan at Blackpool Victoria Hospital identified serious issues with Kay Young's daughter, Keira.

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17 h. ago Mother who aborted her healthy baby after doctors wrongly diagnosed  unborn daughter with fatal form of dwarfism reveals her devastation

Warning: This article contains details some readers may find upsetting. A 20-week scan at Blackpool Victoria Hospital identified serious issues with Kay Young's daughter, Keira.

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32 h. ago Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ after week in hospital but condition not life threatening, say doctors

Doctors looking after Pope Francis have insisted the pontiff is "fine" at the end of his first week being in hospital in Rome with pneumonia.

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33 h. ago Pope Francis ‘not yet out of danger’ and to stay in hospital for another week

Chronic illness remains but pontiff, 88, is stable and in good humour, doctor saysPope Francis, who is in hospital undergoing treatment for double pneumonia, is “not yet out of danger” and will remain in hospital for at least the whole of next week, one of his doctors has said.Francis, 88, was stable but “the chronic illness remains”, Sergio Alfieri, a general surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli university hospital, told reporters on Friday. Continue reading...

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33 h. ago Pope Francis ‘not out of danger’ and will remain in hospital, say doctors

Medical team confirm pontiff’s condition is not life-threatening but he continues to fight chronic bronchitis and pneumonia a week after hospital admission

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34 h. ago Pope Francis 'is not out of danger', his doctor admits as he reveals pontiff 'wants his condition reported to the world without hiding anything'

Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as he continues to fight pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection.

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38 h. ago Warning issued to three vulnerable groups as norovirus cases at 'record high'

An average of 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week, according to the NHS

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39 h. ago As NHS is overwhelmed with record norovirus cases...is the vomiting bug swarming YOUR area?

The North East and Yorkshire has been hit hardest by the virus with over 3,800 hospital beds occupied last week - four times the level of the least affected areas.

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43 h. ago Resignation ‘possible’ as Pope marks one week in hospital with pneumonia

Some cardinals have answered the question — will he resign? — as he continues fighting pneumonia in hospital

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43 h. ago Pope marks 1 week in hospital with pneumonia as the obvious question gets asked: Might he resign?

Pope Francis has spent one week in the hospital fighting pneumonia

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63 h. ago NHS warns 'a storm of norovirus infections' means hospitals are 'near capacity'

NHS England data shows people hospitalised with norovirus jumped 22% last week to a new winter high amid warnings the sickness bug is still on the rise

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64 h. ago Public told 'take steps' as record number in hospital with contagious vomiting bug

The latest data published by NHS England shows an average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week

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65 h. ago Number of people in hospital with norovirus hits new winter high

An average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week by patients with norovirus-like symptoms, according to data from NHS England.

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2 d. ago Singing mice, constipated kids and nurture beats nature: science stories of the week – podcast

Science editor Ian Sample joins co-host Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories of the week. From a concerning rise in hospital diagnoses of constipation in children, to research suggesting that the environment is far more important for ageing and longevity than our genes, and how squeaks from genetically engineered mice are providing insight into how human language may have emergedPrimary-age child constipation rates up 60% in EnglandEnvironment more crucial than genes in risk of early death, study suggests Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Vatican cancels Pope Francis’s weekend events owing to illness

Pontiff, 88, is suffering from respiratory infection and has been in hospital since FridayPope Francis will not take part in this weekend’s events because of his continued ill health, the Vatican has said.The 88-year-old pontiff has been suffering from a respiratory infection for more than a week and was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli hospital on Friday. Continue reading...

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