Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with a common form of lung cancer. The Vatican said that he was walking and receiving therapy after an operation to remove a cancerous nodule.
Pope Leo XIV was welcomed by Daniele Franco, the president of Gemelli University Hospital in Rome, before an operation to remove a mass from his lung on Tuesday.
For a pope who appeared to have time on his side, cancer has raised questions about his longevity and brought a new urgency to his plans for the church.
Pope Leo arriving at a hospital in Rome ahead of his surgery on Tuesday. The cancer diagnosis changes the outlook for a pope whose relative youth suggested he might have decades to reign.
Canada wants to leverage A.I. to improve its health care system. At a Toronto hospital, surgeons are training a machine to distinguish a safe incision from a catastrophic one.
Dr. Madani, left, and Dr. Timothy Jackson, perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery on a patient at Toronto General Hospital, with the help of visual A.I. guides.
Sharon Jacks, 74, said she went into surgery for the amputation of her lower right leg last year, but her left leg was removed instead. She has accused Selby General Hospital of negligence.
Marietta, Ohio, where Sharon Jacks’s lower left leg was amputated instead at Selby General Hospital in September 2025. A lawsuit says she had gone in to have her lower right leg removed.
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