Pope Francis is thanking Catholics around the world for their prayers as he continues battling double pneumonia in a Rome hospital where he is in critical condition.

Francis' age and prolonged illness has revived interest about how papal power is exercised in the Holy See, how it is ...

A Lynn couple raised £1,500 from their wedding which they donated as a thank you to a hospital charity after the groom underwent high-risk, life-saving heart surgery. David and Julie Bachmann tied the ...

Most hernia surgeries in America (about 70% for inguinal hernias) are performed as open surgery. Laparoscopic hernia repair is an option depending on the expertise of the surgeon. After inguinal and ...

Diarrhea after surgery is common. You may also experience other stool changes after your procedure. Most of these changes are not serious. If you have had surgery, you may have made major changes to ...

Your recovery depends on the type of surgery you have and your general health. After surgery to remove the testicle, most people can go back to normal activities after 2 weeks. But removing lymph ...

How you feel after your bowel (colon) cancer operation depends on what type of surgery you have. After a big operation, you might wake up in the intensive care unit (ICU) or high dependency unit (HDU) ...

Pope Francis remains hospitalized in Rome as doctors treat a worsening respiratory infection that the Vatican has described ...

Pope Francis described Donald Trump's migrant deportations as a "major crisis" Tuesday, prompting a rebuke from the US president's border czar, who told the pontiff to "stick to the Catholic Church".

There is little official guidance on using cannabis after surgery. Research on the effects of cannabis on surgery, anesthesia, and surgical recovery lags behind its use. For this reason ...

Police have issued an update on a beloved lollipop lady who was hit by a lorry outside a school in Preston last Friday.