Pope's Doctors on Guard for Complications
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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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Some of the strongest words came from Turkey, possibly putting in jeopardy Pope Benedict XVIÂs scheduled visit there in November.
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Pope John Paul's stay in hospital has been extended until at least Thursday as a precautionary measure though his overall health continues to improve, the Vatican said Monday.
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Pope John Paul II was back at the Vatican on Friday after overcoming breathing problems that required emergency hospitalization and left many wondering how he would continue in his papacy with such frail health.
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Pope John Paul II's health continues to improve and he has begun eating, the Vatican said Friday, but it would not say if the pope would give his weekly Sunday address from the hospital, where he's being treated for the flu and respiratory troubles.
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The Vatican announces that the Pope will stay in hospital for a few more days while recovering from his illness.
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Pope John Paul II's condition is stabilised after treatment but he will stay in hospital for now, the Vatican says.
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Pope Benedict said on  Thursday even he could not do everything that was expected of  him and advised German priests not to burn themselves out  trying to make up for the growing shortage of Roman Catholic  clerics.
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Pope John Paul said on Friday the  Roman Catholic Church and its health care workers had to pay  particular attention to helping AIDS sufferers in the  developing world.
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For doctors, searching out disease before it appears can also carry risks.
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Dr. Frank Fisher's ordeal lingers as a cautionary tale of what can happen to doctors who treat pain aggressively.
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Pope John Paul's health is  improving steadily and he remains in charge of the Roman  Catholic Church, hoping to be strong enough to make his weekly  address Sunday, the Vatican said Friday.
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Pope John Paul is making a steady  recovery from flu and breathing difficulties and Vatican  officials hope he will be strong enough to address Roman  Catholic faithful this Sunday from his hospital suite.
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Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital Tuesday night with breathing difficulties and an inflamed throat while battling the flu during an icy spell that has swept Italy, the Vatican said.
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Doctors were battling on Monday to save the life of former Indonesian President Suharto, who remains critically ill, while another of Southeast Asia's long-serving leaders was due to visit his bedside.
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Pope John Paul branded euthanasia a distortion of medical ethics on Friday, saying doctors could not decide "who can live and who must die."
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Pope John Paul II's sixth night in a Rome clinic passed calmly, Italian media reports said, a day after he appeared at his hospital window looking frail and speaking with difficulty but determined to show he can still lead the Roman Catholic Church.