To test the masks, the breath of patients with asthma or COPD were monitored for nitrite, a biomarker for inflammation in both conditions. The results showed that the masks accurately detected the ...

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Pope suffers two attacks of 'acute respiratory insufficiency' Doctors perform two bronchoscopies to evaluate air passages Pope's prognosis remains 'guarded', statement says VATICAN CITY ...

"Today, the Holy Father experienced two episodes of acute respiratory failure," the Holy See said in a statement. The breathing issues were caused by a "significant accumulation" of mucus in ...

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Pope Francis remained in critical condition but attended Mass in the hospital Sunday and has not experienced a recurrence of the "respiratory crisis" that had concerned physicians a day earlier ...

Pope Francis waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican in February. (AP) Surgeon Sergio Alfieri, right, and Pope Francis personal doctor Luigi Carboni ...

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis, who has been ...

“He has not had any further respiratory crisis,” but “his overall condition still remains critical,” meaning the pope is not yet “out of danger,” as Sergio Alfieri, the leader of the ...

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ROME — Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old Francis ...