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Pope's lung healing well after surgery, post-op tests normal

Pope Leo XIV resumed working from the hospital on Thursday after surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, with doctors saying the recovery is going well; his lung needed no consultant.

On air: Hank Ledger on BBN Newsroom
Published 11:18 AM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

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First reported by Newsmax: “Doctors: Pope's Lung Healing Well, Post-Op Tests Normal”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 11:18 AM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Hank Ledger.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPope Leo's doctors say his lung is healing well after surgery to remove a cancerous nodule, and his post-operative tests came back normal.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe is already working from the hospital. With us is Fitzgerald Oyelaran of Strathmoor Lindqvist Group, who charges four thousand dollars an hour.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFitzgerald, how is he doing?
Fitzgerald OyelaranHank, the data suggests a man who has had surgery is, at this stage, recovering. We call that a post-operative value trajectory.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo he's getting better.
Fitzgerald OyelaranUpward, yes. And the data suggests the lung is key to breathing. I'd bill that insight at a premium, but I'm feeling generous today.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask you about the part where he went back to work from a hospital bed. What does your firm make of that?
Fitzgerald OyelaranWe'd call it a phased return to productivity. The data suggests that people who feel better tend to do more things.
Fitzgerald OyelaranI have a slide on it.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA slide.
Fitzgerald OyelaranForty-one slides, Hank. The client who paid for them had it framed. That invoice behind me, four hundred thousand dollars, is my proudest achievement.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Has your firm ever advised a hospital, yes or no?
Fitzgerald OyelaranThe data suggests that hospitals have patients. And my recovery framework, which is confidential, is essentially rest, fluids and a very large invoice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRest and fluids.
Fitzgerald OyelaranProprietary rest, Hank. Last question is on the house, and you're welcome.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShould the pope keep recovering the way his doctors say?
Fitzgerald OyelaranYes. That'll be four thousand dollars.