Pope not out of health danger, but not 'in danger of death,' doctor says
Sergio Alfieri, one of the doctors for Pope Francis, said he is a “fragile” patient given his advanced age and chronic health issues.
‘The pope is fine,’ doctors say, but ‘not out of danger’
“The pope is fine,” Sergio Alfieri, the head surgeon at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where the pope is being treated, said during the news conference at the hospital. “Is the pope out of danger? No, the pope is not out of danger,” he said, but specified Francis is not in a life-threatening situation.
Pope Francis ‘not out of danger yet,’ doctors say in first news conference
His doctors said “the pope is fine” and “working,” though they cautioned that he remains in significant danger as he fights a bout of double pneumonia.
Pope Francis isn't out of danger but condition isn't life-threatening, doctors say
The pope is receiving occasional supplements of oxygen when he needs it and is responding to the strengthened drug therapy he is receiving, they said.
Pope Francis is ‘fragile and not out of danger,’ doctors say
The pope is not a quitter,” the Holy Father’s physician told journalists toward the end of a Friday press conference at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
Pope Francis Is Improving Slightly, Has No Fever, Vatican Says
Pope Francis, in hospital for double pneumonia, is improving slightly, has no fever, and his blood analyses are stable, the Vatican said on Thursday. The 88-year-old pontiff is undergoing treatment at Rome's Gemelli hospital,
Pope Francis not out of danger, but expected to live, medical team says
Pope Francis, who is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia, is not yet out of danger but is expected to live, one of his doctors said on Friday. Francis is being treated at Rome's Gemelli hospital,
Pope Francis Isn’t In Imminent Danger of Dying, Say His Doctors
Pope Francis isn’t at imminent risk of dying from his bout of pneumonia and his condition has improved slightly in recent days, although he isn’t yet in the clear, doctors at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital told reporters on Friday.
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The Gemelli hospital has been treating popes for more than thirty years.
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Pope’s condition not immediately life-threatening, doctor says, as pneumonia treatment continues
Is the pope out of danger? No. Both doors are open. Is he at risk of immediate death? No. The therapy needs time to work,” Sergio Alfieri, a surgeon who has operated on the pope in the past, said ...
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Pope's chronic lung condition plus infection are serious, doctor says
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Pope Francis has received get-well notes featuring heartwarming drawings from children in the hospital where he is staying.
The pope slept peacefully, had breakfast after diagnosis of pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
The Vatican says Pope Francis slept peacefully and ate breakfast after developing pneumonia in both his lungs.