Elderly patients nearing the end of their lives are increasingly placed on breathing machines as a sort of automatic reflex among physicians, according to Kei Ouchi, MD, an emergency medicine ...

On Friday, the Vatican confirmed Pope Francis was placed on a breathing machine following a respiratory episode while in hospital. The Vatican also confirmed the 88-year-old pontiff “remained alert ...

Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to speak, but the 84-year-old still has plenty to say about her insurance. UnitedHealthcare has rejected several requests from her doctors for ...

Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis suffered a sudden episode of respiratory difficulty and was put on a breathing machine on Friday, according to the latest medical update from the Vatican. The episode was ...