Black mucus is often a warning that something is wrong. It can point to tuberculosis, pneumonia, fungal infections in the lungs, and other causes. If anyone is in doubt, they should schedule an ...

Pope Francis has been in hospital for more than a week with what some media reports are now calling “double pneumonia”. The ...

Notice the signs: Green and yellow phlegm Because pneumonia causes inflammation and fluid buildup in the lungs, it compromises our ability to get oxygen from the air and through our bloodstream to ...

ROME -- ROME (AP) — Pope Francis ’ doctors are providing their first in-person update on the pontiff’s condition in a month, ...

The 88-year-old pope gave a thumbs up and acknowledged the crowd after he was wheeled out onto the balcony overlooking the ...

Pope Francis’s condition has continued to improve and he no longer needs to use noninvasive mechanical ventilation to help ...

It was the latest setback in the pope's 18-day battle against double pneumonia at a Roman hospital. Francis, 88, remained "alert, oriented and cooperative" as "copious" amounts of mucus were ...