Doctors were convinced late Pope would die in 1981
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Doctors who operated on Pope John Paul after a 1981 assassination attempt were convinced he would die under the knife, his ex-secretary says in a new book.
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ROME -- The Vatican said yesterday that the condition of Pope John Paul II continues to improve, but his latest health crisis was stimulating more discussion about whether the frail pontiff should or would retire.
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Pope John Paul II's doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble.
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An infection and breathing difficulty are a dangerous combination for a man in his 80s with Parkinson's disease &#151; Pope John Paul II's main underlying medical problem, doctors say.
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Scott Glade and his doctors at LDS Hospital are certain the Sandy man would have died if a relatively new heart pump wasn&#39;t available.
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Pope John Paul spent a second night in hospital after emergency treatment for breathing problems and the Vatican moved to assuage fears for the 84-year-old Pontiff.
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COMMENTO                                          La morte del processo
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ROME, Nov 6 (IPS) - Some ageing rulers seem destined to die among  rumours of ill health and the nervous murmur of behind-the-scenes  negotiations. From Portugal's Antonio de Oliveira Salazar to  former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, history is full of them.
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Pope John Paul's age and the  debilitating effect of Parkinson's disease are the main factors  influencing his health and make him more vulnerable to  infections and breathing problems, medical experts said.
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Papal observers are again remarking on the dual role of the pope's flesh and blood person. They see in this double existence the key reason why the suffering pope, at age 84, will persevere in office until death.
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A very frail looking Pope John Paul II referred to his last visit to Malta when he walked on the footsteps of St Paul whiel speaking during a video conference at the International Priests Convention being held ...
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To see white-haired Father Angelo D'Agostino, an 80-year-old Jesuit and doctor,  you would almost certainly underestimate his strengths.
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Middle East News, Ramallah, Dec 12 (IANS) A top Palestinian official has said the late Palestinian president Yasser Arafat could have died of poisoning, but there was &quot;no medical or political proof&quot;, reports Xinhua.
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Pope John Paul's age and the debilitating effect of Parkinson's disease are the main factors influencing his health and make him more vulnerable to infections and breathing problems, medical experts said.
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A 92-year-old man died of a heart attack after a junior doctor gave him a drugs overdose, an inquest hears.
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
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A doctor's administration of drugs hastened the deaths of two babies and was "tantamount to euthanasia", an inquiry hears.