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While Pope Leo's lung cancer diagnosis may have come as a shock to Catholics this week, the prognosis is likely a lot less scary. The cancer, adenocarcinoma, is a common one, and while worrisome if caught late, has a track record of high rates of survival with early intervention. "The fact that surgery was the first tool that they utilized is a really good sign," says Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist and board member of the American Lung Association. "It suggests that they think this is early stage." Leo underwent surgery in Rome on Tuesday, which he announced over the...

Former US President Joe Biden delivered his first public address since the announcement of his Stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis, participating in a Memorial Day commemoration in his home state of Delaware on Friday. Speaking to reporters following the event, Biden addressed his health and his decision not to seek re-election in 2024. Biden firmly dismissed any concerns regarding his cognitive and physical fitness. "You can see that I‘m mentally incompetent and I can‘t walk, and I can beat the hell out of both of them," he quipped in response to a reporter's query about discussions surrounding his health during...

The serious lower leg injuries Tiger Woods sustained in a car crash on Tuesday typically lead to a long and perilous recovery, calling into question his ability to play professional golf again, according to medical experts who have treated similar injuries.

Pray for the president and his wife, who have tested positive for the China virus. Next, pray for our nation at this pivotal time. Then consider the realities: 1. Even at his age, the odds of President Trump surviving the virus are about 20 to 1 in his favor — and probably better, because no one will get better medical care, and he shows no signs of symptoms. As has been widely reported, there is a great likelihood that their tests were false positives. Don't fret. God's in control. 2. Expect all the members of the evil left to show...

John McCain wants to return to work as 'soon as possible' as he continues undergoing treatment for an aggressive form of brain cancer, according to a friend.

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Sen. John McCain says doctors have given him a "very poor prognosis" as he battles brain cancer. McCain underwent surgery in July for a brain tumor that was later found to be a form of glioblastoma, the same type of cancer that took the life of his former Senate colleague Edward M. Kennedy in 2009. McCain tells CBS' "60 Minutes" in an interview that aired Sunday night that he thinks about Kennedy a lot. He says Kennedy continued to work despite the diagnosis and "never gave up because he loved the engagement."

Perma-bear Ambrose Evans-Pritchard seems to have stuck his nose out of his cave after a brief hibernation and determined that the world has gone mad with some “green shoots” fever. He works overtime this week trying to cure us of this malady. The first thing he does in his Telegraph article is throw cold water at us in the form of statistics: The elastic was bound to snap back, just as it did in the bear rally of early 1931. Whether the underlying economy has begun to heal is another matter.

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - Barbaro was seen napping in his stall Wednesday morning, another indication the seriously injured Kentucky Derby winner was making steady progress on his long road to recovery from life-threatening leg injuries. "I happened to peek in there today, in the ICU this morning, and it was early and quiet and the light was dim and he was laying down very peacefully, sleeping in his stall," said Corinne Sweeney, executive hospital director at the George D. Widener Hospital for Large Animals at the University of Pennsylvania's New Bolton Center. "And I talked to Dean Richardson and he...

BERKELEY — Outside had all the makings of a beautiful Earth Day. Inside, however, at the inaugural event of the Berkeley Institute of the Environment, there was nothing but doom and gloom for the future. None of the trend lines identified by any of the four University of California, Berkeley-affiliated experts gathered Saturday looked sustainable. Energy use that will send sea levels rising 10, 15, possibly even 220 feet above where they are now. A need for new housing in the next 30 years that equals fully half the total housing covering the planet today. Obesity, heart disease and cancer...