Health

• Pope Francis no longer requires mechanical ventilation after respiratory crisis

  4-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 13

  Pope Francis had stabilized enough Tuesday after two respiratory crises to be taken off noninvasive mechanical ventilation and receive just high...

• Pope Francis suffers new breathing crises, is back on noninvasive ventilation, Vatican says

  4-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 11

  Pope Francis suffered two new acute respiratory crises Monday and was put back on noninvasive mechanical ventilation, in another setback to his...

• Rocky the bear rescued from abuse in Pakistan's east and relocated to capital for medical treatment

  3-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 12

  A black bear called Rocky has been rescued from abuse in Pakistan's east and relocated to the capital for medical treatment, a welfare organization...

• Republicans once maligned Medicaid. Now some see a program too big to touch

  3-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 11

  Every time a baby is born in Louisiana, where Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson handily won reelection last year, there's more than a 60%...

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• A child dies of Ebola in Uganda, raising concern over disease surveillance in outbreak

  2-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 14

  A 4-year-old child became the second person to die of Ebola in Uganda, the World Health Organization said Saturday, in a setback for health...

• Trump to take physical next month

  2-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 16

  The White House announced that President Trump would be taking his annual physical exam next month.

• Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican says

  1-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 18

  Pope Francis suffered an isolated coughing fit on Friday that resulted in him inhaling vomit and requiring non-invasive mechanical ventilation, the...

• Texas measles cases rises to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child's death

  1-3-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 15

  The number of people with measles in Texas increased to 146 in an outbreak that led this week to the death of an unvaccinated school-aged child,...

• China reacts angrily to new Trump tariff, says U.S. addiction is driving fentanyl problem

  28-2-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 22

  China is reacting angrily to President Trump's pledge to impose an additional 10% tariff on its products, saying fentanyl is "the U.S.'s own problem."

• Senate panel advances fentanyl scheduling bill, pushing long-debated change toward law

  28-2-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 17

  A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would permanently put fentanyl and its chemical cousins on the Schedule I list of controlled...

• FDA cancels panel meeting to discuss flu strain

  28-2-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 15

  The Food and Drug Administration has canceled a routine advisory meeting to discuss the makeup of the flu vaccine for this fall.

• How to practice healthy fasting during Ramadan

  28-2-2025 Health Washington Times - Health 17

  Manal Elfakhani looks back fondly on childhood memories from the month of Ramadan. She would break her fast at the mosque with family and snack on...