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Jan 14, 2013 12:56 PM CST

George HW Bush Leaves Hospital

Former president discharged after nearly 2-month stay

(Newser) - Former President George H.W. Bush has left a Houston hospital where he spent nearly two months recovering from an illness that began with a bronchitis-related cough. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath says the 88-year-old Bush was released today from Methodist Hospital. He was admitted Nov. 23, the day after Thanksgiving,...

Aide on Bush's Health:
'Put Harps Back in Closet'

Dec 28, 2012 6:10 AM CST

Aide on Bush's Health: 'Put Harps Back in Closet'

She recommends against 'overreacting'

(Newser) - George HW Bush may still be in intensive care in a Houston hospital, but he would have a message for all those who fear he is near death—"put the harps back in the closet," an aide tells the AP . Jean Becker, the former president's longtime chief...

Mandela's
'Sparkle Fading,'
Says Wife

Dec 11, 2012 5:59 AM CST

Mandela's 'Sparkle Fading,' Says Wife

Makes comments as former leader diagnosed with lung infection

(Newser) - The first specifics of Nelson Mandela's condition are trickling out following the former president's weekend hospitalization , and they're both encouraging and heart-tugging. The New York Times reports that his condition has been revealed as a recurring lung infection, and he is reportedly "responding to the treatment....

11K Hospitalized
Over Artificial
Pot Last Year

new report

Dec 4, 2012 5:14 AM CST

11K Hospitalized Over Artificial Pot Last Year

Third of ER visits from 12- to 17-year-olds: federal report

(Newser) - Nearly 11,500 people were hospitalized last year after taking synthetic drugs meant to imitate marijuana, a new federal report finds. A third of those sent to the ER were kids ages 12 to 17, while 35% were 18- to 24-year-olds. Some 59% of the cases among those aged 12...

George HW Bush Hospitalized

Nov 29, 2012 10:55 AM CST

George HW Bush Hospitalized

Has bronchitis, chronic cough

(Newser) - George HW Bush is in the hospital, but there's no need to panic, his chief of staff tells the Houston Chronicle . The former president has had a serious cough for the past few weeks, and was admitted to a Houston hospital last Friday with bronchitis. The 88-year-old had previously...

Child-Abuse Injuries Up 5%

study says

Oct 1, 2012 10:16 AM CDT

Child-Abuse Injuries Up 5%

Data looks very different from child protection services study

(Newser) - Hospitalizations from child-abuse injuries climbed 4.9% between 1997 and 2009, a national study finds, with deaths before discharge also increasing. The data runs "in sharp contrast to data from child protective services," say the study's authors. Those groups found that substantiated child abuse dropped 55% between...

Prince Philip Leaves Hospital in Time for Birthday

Jun 9, 2012 2:27 PM CDT

Prince Philip Leaves Hospital in Time for Birthday

Queen Elizabeth's hubby treated for bladder infection

(Newser) - Britain's Prince Philip has left hospital in time to celebrate his 91st birthday. The husband of Queen Elizabeth II thanked staff at London's King Edward VII Hospital today after spending five days there for treatment of a bladder infection . Philip got into the front passenger seat of a...

George McGovern Hospitalized

Apr 5, 2012 2:12 AM CDT

George McGovern Hospitalized

He's having tests to find fainting cause: daughter

(Newser) - George McGovern has been hospitalized in Florida for tests, his daughter said yesterday. The former South Dakota senator and one-time presidential candidate was admitted to a St. Augustine hospital so doctors can determine why he occasionally passes out and loses his ability to speak, reports the Sioux Falls Argus Leader...

Tracy Morgan
Hospitalized

Jan 23, 2012 5:07 AM CST

Tracy Morgan Hospitalized

Rep cites exhaustion at Sundance Film Festival

(Newser) - Tracy Morgan was hospitalized last night after he passed out at the Sundance Film Festival. The 30 Rock star seemed intoxicated as he accepted an award in Utah; afterward, he was escorted from the building, where he fainted, TMZ reports. An ambulance took him to a local hospital. A hospital...

Queen's Hubby
Has Heart Surgery

UPDATED

Dec 23, 2011 9:07 PM CST

Queen's Hubby Has Heart Surgery

Prince Philip suffered chest pains

(Newser) - The Christmas holiday is off to a not-so-joyful start for the royal family: Prince Philip has undergone treatment for a blocked coronary artery, British royal officials said today. The palace refused to confirm if the queen's 90-year-old husband had suffered a heart attack, saying only that tests showed a...

Andy Rooney Hospitalized
in Serious Condition

Oct 25, 2011 6:51 PM CDT

Andy Rooney Hospitalized in Serious Condition

Former '60 Minutes' host in serious condition after surgery

(Newser) - Andy Rooney, who delivered his last essay on "60 Minutes" 3 weeks ago, was in the hospital today after developing serious complications following minor surgery. CBS said the 92-year-old writer's condition was stable and, at the request of his family, offered no other information about his medical problems...

Jack Kevorkian
Hospitalized for
Kidney Trouble

May 19, 2011 2:46 PM CDT

Jack Kevorkian Hospitalized for Kidney Trouble

Enters hospital for second time in weeks

(Newser) - Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian is hospitalized with a kidney problem and pneumonia, the Detroit Free Press reports. It’s the second time in a matter of weeks that the kidney ailment has led to hospitalization. “Last night things flared up and we took him in,” his lawyer...

Incoherent
Judge Judy
Hospitalized
Mid-Taping

Mar 30, 2011 4:52 PM CDT

Incoherent Judge Judy Hospitalized Mid-Taping

It may be related to oral surgery she had yesterday

(Newser) - Judge Judy was rushed to the hospital this morning after becoming incoherent while taping in Los Angeles, Radar Online reports. It's apparently related to oral surgery she had yesterday. After speaking a few sentences unrelated to the case at hand, she told the audience she had “to stop” because...

2 Japan Nuke Plant
Workers Hospitalized

Mar 24, 2011 4:30 AM CDT

2 Japan Nuke Plant Workers Hospitalized

Tainted water 'seeped' through protective clothes

(Newser) - A pair of nuclear workers in Japan have been hospitalized amid concerns of exposure to radiation, the BBC reports. They had been laying cable at Fukushima Dai-ichi’s No. 3 reactor in an effort to fix its cooling system. “Although they wore protective clothing," said a spokesman, "...

Pelosi Briefly
Hospitalized
in Rome

Mar 21, 2011 11:45 AM CDT

Pelosi Briefly Hospitalized in Rome

Ex-Speaker released after suffering 'minor ailment'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi was hospitalized today in Rome but has been released, an Italian news agency has reported. She entered the hospital for a "minor ailment" after feeling "slightly unwell," the agency said, without providing specifics. US officials are keeping mum on the incident, the AP notes. The...

Mandela
Discharged
From Hospital

Jan 28, 2011 5:27 AM CST

Mandela Discharged From Hospital

'No need to panic': surgeon-general

(Newser) - Nelson Mandel’s longer-than-usual hospital visit sparked a flurry of concern and press speculation , but the former South African president left the ward today, having responded well to treatment for acute respiratory infection, the AP reports. The 92-year-old will receive care at home, said the surgeon-general. “Dr. Mandela is...

Saudi King Heads
to US for Medical
Treatment

Nov 22, 2010 9:10 AM CST

Saudi King Heads to US for Medical Treatment

Abdullah said to be 'in stable condition'

(Newser) - Saudi Arabia's 86-year-old King Abdullah left home for the United States today to receive treatment for a blood clot and slipped disc. Saudi authorities have been unusually open in going public with the king's condition, apparently in an effort to prevent any speculation and reassure allies. Personal issues within the...

The Hoff Hospitalized After Latest 3-Day Bender

May 25, 2010 9:17 AM CDT

The Hoff Hospitalized After Latest 3-Day Bender

The binges just won't stop for former 'Baywatch' star

(Newser) - David Hasselhoff is back in the hospital after yet another booze binge. Making the situation even more troublesome? His 17-year-old daughter was the one who took him there. He checked in Sunday after drinking for three days straight, a source tells Radar . For those of you keeping track, he’s...

Barbara Bush
Hospitalized
in Texas

Mar 28, 2010 6:17 AM CDT

Barbara Bush Hospitalized in Texas

Matriarch undergoing battery of tests, but fine, says spokeswoman

(Newser) - Former first lady Barbara Bush was hospitalized yesterday in Houston to undergo routine tests but doctors don't suspect anything serious, a family spokeswoman said last night. Bush, 84, was being treated at Methodist Hospital and should be released in a day. "She hasn't been feeling well for about a...

Alec Baldwin Hospitalized
After Fight With Daughter

Feb 11, 2010 9:50 AM CST

Alec Baldwin Hospitalized After Fight With Daughter

Actor is fine after threatening to take pills

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin was rushed to the hospital just after midnight after 14-year-old daughter Ireland—the same one he famously called a "rude, thoughtless little pig" in 2008—called 911 saying her father allegedly threatened to take pills following an argument and was "unresponsive." Baldwin was released shortly...