Pope Francis is being treated in hospital for double pneumonia — but what is this condition, and why might the pope be ...

It’s an unfortunate fact that we become more vulnerable to respiratory infections as we get older. Viruses and bugs that we ...

In light of Pope Francis’ pneumonia diagnosis, Dr. Leana Wen explains why older adults are especially at risk for serious ...

Bronchitis and pneumonia are two common respiratory conditions that often cause confusion due to their overlapping symptoms.

The 88-year-old pope was hospitalized in the late morning on Feb. 14 following meetings with a number of people, including ...

ROME — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a ...

ROME — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday for the fourth time since being elected in 2013, after he was diagnosed with ...

Sometimes bronchitis can lead to pneumonia, a deeper and far more serious infection of the lungs' air sacs. Francis said he ...

These symptoms have also been reported in people with post-COVID ... or the airways that carry air to and from the lungs. Acute bronchitis is usually caused by a viral respiratory infection, such as a ...

You may experience symptoms such as cough, sleepiness, breathlessness, chest condition, and slow walking with emphysema or bronchitis. A spirometry test is one way to distinguish the type of lung ...

imperial.ac.uk Background This study aimed to assess associations of outdoor air pollution on prevalence of chronic bronchitis symptoms in adults in five cohort studies (Asthma-E3N, ECRHS, NSHD, SALIA ...