Tag: illness
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is sick and skipped a planned Mass with Rome clergy across town today, officials said. The Vatican said the 83-year-old pontiff had a “slight indisposition” and would proceed with…
Dear Dr. Roach: My husband is on oxygen, and he wont take the mobile tank while he is outside. Will being on oxygen give him longer life? M.K. Answer: Many causes of chronic lung…
Dear Carolyn: I suffer from depression that has been fairly well controlled until recently. The past couple of weeks, Im having a terrible episode, to where Im really not sure I want to go on…
Dear Dr. Roach: Our 18-year-old has been exposed to mono. Can you provide some information about this disease, including symptoms, treatment, complications and dangers of exposure to other family members, including toddlers and senior citizens?…
SALEM, Ore. (AP) Oregon’s governor ordered a temporary ban Friday on the sale of flavored vaping products amid an outbreak that has sickened more than 1,000 people nationwide and killed two in Oregon.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas health officials have confirmed the first death in the state related to an outbreak of a lung disease linked to vaping. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in…
LONDON (AP) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange missed a court session today, apparently due to health problems. He had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing at Westminster…
Dear Carolyn: I am chronically ill but work full time and am literally able to do little else other than work and take care of my home. Socializing is exhausting for me, doing it out…
NEW YORK (AP) Health officials think theres a strong chance this flu season has peaked, but they are watching a recent wave of illnesses from a nastier flu strain. The Centers for Disease Control…
WASHINGTON (AP) Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has missed a month of Supreme Court arguments as she recovers from lung cancer surgery. But shes not the first justice to be away for a while and…
