Acute respiratory failure, which can be life-threatening, occurs when the lungs cannot pass enough oxygen into the blood.

The pope, 88, suffered two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday. ROME and LONDON -- Pope Francis "slept all night" following Monday's medical intervention amid two episodes of "acute ...

Francis was treated with noninvasive mechanical ventilation and had a good response, the Vatican said Friday.Not long before ...

Vatican said two new episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday were caused by a “significant accumulation” of mucus in his ...

Pope Francis suffered two new breathing attacks on Monday, requiring two separate bronchoscopies, the Vatican said, as the 88 ...

Pope Francis experienced “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican said Monday, marking the latest in a series ...

The Holy Father was admitted to Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 14 and has since been treated for respiratory infections, ...

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Pope Francis is alert after suffering two episodes of "acute respiratory failure" on Monday afternoon, the Vatican has said.

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The pope has once again been placed on noninvasive mechanical ventilation after he developed new breathing issues, the ...

Pope Francis suffered two episodes of acute respiratory failure Monday, the Vatican said, a fresh setback in the worst health ...