
Pope Francis' health status and prognosis: Doctor gives update
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Is Pope Francis going to live? Is he going to die? Will he remain as pope? Dr. Marc Siegel, Fox News senior medical analyst, shares his expert insights on the pope's condition and prognosis.
Below are my current answers, based on my interpretation of the available information (which is, of course, subject to change). "Although the pope's prognosis is currently unknown, it doesn’t sound like he is truly in critical condition." Marc Siegel, M.D. is a professor of medicine and medical director of Doctor Radio at NYU Langone Medical Center. He is Fox News Channel's senior medical analyst and author of "COVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science." Follow him on Twitter @drmarcsiegel.
The pope has a long history of medical problems, including respiratory infections. Back in 1957, he had a piece of one lung removed.