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Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis, Vatican says

Pope Francis remains in critical condition after suffering a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis, requiring high-flow oxygen and blood transfusions, according to the Vatican.
He has been hospitalized for a week due to a complex lung infection, and his prognosis remains reserved, implying continued health risks.
Doctors have warned that while there is no evidence of sepsis currently, germs entering the bloodstream pose a potential severe threat to the Pope's health.
The Vatican's focus is on Pope Francis's health and recovery, especially as concerns grow about his ability to continue leading the Catholic Church of 1.4 billion followers.

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Pope Francis in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis

88-year-old, who remains conscious, received ‘high flows’ of oxygen

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Pope Francis in critical condition after respiratory crisis

Pope Francis is in critical condition in the hospital due to a respiratory crisis while recovering from double pneumonia. The 88-year-old will stay in the hospital for at least another week.

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Malay Mail

Pope Francis remains critical with respiratory complications, Vatican says

VATICAN CITY, Feb 23 — Pope Francis’s condition “continues to be critical”, the Vatican said yesterday, saying the 88-year-old was alert but had suffered a respiratory attack that required “high-flow oxygen”, and also blood transfusions. “At the moment the prognosis is reserved,” it said, as the head of the Catholic Church prepared to spend his ninth night in Rome’s Gemelli hospital, where he was diagnosed this week with double pneumonia. “The H…

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Pope Francis in critical condition after health deteriorates, Vatican says

The pope was diagnosed with pneumonia in both lungs after being hospitalized earlier this month.

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Pope is in critical condition after suffering ‘asthmatic respiratory crisis,’ Vatican says

CNN By Antonia Mortensen, Christopher Lamb and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis, who has been hospitalized for more than a week,

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Vatican: Pope Is in Critical Condition

Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen, the Vatican said. Francis, who has been hospitalized for a week with a complex lung infection, received blood transfusions after tests showed a condition associated with anemia, the Vatican...

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