Pope Francis, who had part of his lung removed as a young man, recently spent several weeks hospital due to a respiratory ...

The CDC’s ACIP updated guidance on pneumococcal vaccination, recommending a single dose of PCV for all adults aged 50 years and older.

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A powerful clinical artificial intelligence tool developed by University at Buffalo biomedical informatics researchers has ...

Ankur Mutreja, Tikesh Bisen, and Balaji Veeraraghavan address the urgent global health challenge of antimicrobial resistance.

Press Release - The Federal Republic of Somalia has introduced vaccines against pneumococcal infections and rotavirus diarrhoea into its national immunization programme. Pneumonia and ...

Death is 'a reality we must face', wrote Pope Francis in a homily released during his hospitalization at Gemelli. 'It is a ...

Following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis’ death on April 21, doctors are speaking about the health conditions he ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, passed away at the age of 88 on April 21 after a prolonged battle with ...

Pope Francis passed away at 88 due to complications from bilateral pneumonia, a severe lung infection affecting both lungs.