Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves

Agence France Presse 03/10/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, who the Vatican said is responding well to treatment for pneumonia, thanked his doctors and healthcare workers on Sunday as he missed delivering a fourth straight Angelus prayer in person.…

Calm night for Pope Francis as condition improves – Vatican

Agence France Presse 03/09/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis passed a quiet night in hospital, the Vatican said Sunday, after revealing that the 88-year-old was responding well to treatment for pneumonia. “The night was calm, the pope is resting”,…

Pope Francis has ‘calm night’ as he marks three weeks in hospital

Agence France Presse 03/07/2025

VATICAN, Holy See — Pope Francis spent a “calm night” as he marked three weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Vatican said Friday, the day after the 88-year-old issued his first audio message. The Holy See had…

Ailing pope ‘critical but stable’, Vatican says

Agence France Presse 02/26/2025

VATICAN, Holy See — Pope Francis, who is in hospital with pneumonia in both lungs, is still in a critical condition but is stable and working from his sick bed, the Vatican said Tuesday. Catholics across the…

Critically-ill Pope Francis shows ‘slight improvement’ says Vatican

Agence France Presse 02/25/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, hospitalised in critical condition with pneumonia in both lungs, was showing a “slight improvement”, the Vatican said Monday, while cautioning that doctors would not offer a prognosis. Amid global concern…

Doctors say Pope Francis not out of danger amid questions over future

Agence France Presse 02/22/2025

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, is not out of danger and will have to stay at least another week, his doctors said Friday amid questions over the 88-year-old’s future as head…

Pneumonia cases on the rise, DOH urges vulnerable groups to keep masks on

Kathleen de Villa - Reporter / @Inq_Researchers 12/02/2023

Vulnerable groups are advised to  “please be comfortable to still wear masks when outdoors.”  Health Assistant Secretary Beverly Ho said this in the wake of an an almost 50-percent uptick in the number of confirmed pneumonia cases…

Chito Miranda appeals for financial help for Parokya ni Edgar bandmate with lymphoma

Anne Pasajol 01/19/2023

Chito Miranda reached out to the public and asked for help for his Parokya ni Edgar bandmate Gab Chee Kee, who has been diagnosed with lymphoma (cancer affecting the lymphatic system) and is currently in the intensive…

United front in fighting ‘silent pandemic’

Gerald Bloom - @inquirerdotnet 11/26/2022

It’s called the “silent pandemic” and kills more than AIDS and malaria combined. Antimicrobial resistance is a serious threat to human health. Already, it has had a hand in the deaths of millions, and the numbers could…

Ending the respiratory disease pandemic

Leith Greenslade - @inquirerdotnet 11/29/2021

NEW YORK — COVID-19 has exposed the limited ability of health systems around the world to cope with a pandemic of respiratory infection. With the official death count from COVID-19 now over five million, and the unofficial…

Labella’s family breaks silence; talks of ‘real’ state of mayor’s health

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The family of Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is asking for prayers for his immediate recovery following another bout of pneumonia. Jaypee and Eugene and their mother, Joy, confirmed during a press conference…

Labella admitted in a hospital for pneumonia — Casas

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 10/31/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Administrator Floro Casas Jr. has confirmed that Mayor Edgardo Labella has been admitted to a hospital in Cebu City on Saturday, October 30, because of pneumonia. Casas confirmed this through a…

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