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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...

'Dr Death' Jack Kevorkian Hospitalized With Kidney Trouble, Pneumonia

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...

Judge Judy Hospitalized After Speaking Incoherently From Bench; She Had Oral Surgery Yesterday

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...

Japan Earthquake: Nuclear Plant Workers Hospitalized Over Radiation

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...

Finally, a Hospital Gown
That Covers Your ...

Feb 10, 2010 10:56 AM CST

Finally, a Hospital Gown That Covers Your ...

Fashion designer makes modest and 'fabulous' garment for England

(Newser) - A fashion designer has completed a noble project for England’s National Health Service by building a better—and less revealing—hospital gown. The “aspirational” garment will debut in 2011 and features modest “entrance points” instead of an open back. Ben de Lisi clearly understood the problem. “...

Yes, Your Kid
Can Have a Stroke

TESTIMONIAL

Jan 19, 2010 1:54 PM CST

Yes, Your Kid Can Have a Stroke

Jonathan Dienst recalls the toll of an injury he thought impossible

(Newser) - Jonathan Dienst didn’t believe his 7-year-old could have a stroke, but more than a year of rehabilitation and expert opinion has certainly changed his mind. Son Jared was struck with a still-mysterious blood clot in the brain in June 2008, and he went undiagnosed for hours. Though Deinst writes...

Surgery Marathons
Raise Questions
on Cost, Ethics

Dec 15, 2009 1:22 PM CST

Surgery Marathons Raise Questions on Cost, Ethics

One man's procedure cost $300K, but it could push the field

(Newser) - After 43 hours of on-and-off “ex vivo resection”—organs removed, operated on, and replaced—a Wisconsin man is free of the 10-pound tumor strangling his liver. Along with it went parts of his stomach and intestine, and his abdomen contains not only Gore-Tex tubing but parts of his...

Berlusconi Leaving
Hospital Tomorrow

Dec 15, 2009 6:23 AM CST

Berlusconi Leaving Hospital Tomorrow

Premier advised to avoid public appearances for 2 weeks

(Newser) - Silvio Berlusconi will be spending another night in the hospital recovering from injuries he sustained at the hands of a statue-wielding attacker. The Italian leader will be released tomorrow, but has been advised to avoid public appearances for at least two weeks, according to a statement from Milan's San Raffaele...

Hasan
Awake,
Talking

fORT HOOD SHOOTING

Nov 9, 2009 10:26 AM CST

Hasan Awake, Talking

Ft. Hood suspect has been off life support since Saturday

(Newser) - A US Army hospital spokesman says Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, suspected in the deadly shooting spree at Fort Hood, Texas, is conscious and able to talk. The spokesman says Hasan remains in stable condition, and has been up and verbal since Saturday, when he came off a ventilator.

Ginsburg Hospitalized Again

Oct 15, 2009 1:09 PM CDT

Ginsburg Hospitalized Again

Justice suffers adverse reaction to medications, released after overnight stay

(Newser) - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is out of the hospital after suffering an adverse reaction to medication last night. While waiting for takeoff on a plane bound for London, Ginsburg because extremely drowsy and fell from her seat because of a reaction between a prescription sleeping aid and an OTC cold medication,...

Winehouse Feared
Exploding Boobs,
Hospitalized

YOU CAN'T MAKE THIS UP

Oct 12, 2009 8:45 AM CDT

Winehouse Feared Exploding Boobs, Hospitalized

After cosmetic surgery, Amy Winehouse finds herself back in the hospital

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse might be regretting the boob job she got last week—she was hospitalized over the weekend after being “in such pain she could hardly lift her arms,” a source tells the Mirror. After a performance on a British reality show, “Amy started shouting, ‘My...

Fall Sends Byrd to Hospital

Sep 22, 2009 11:27 AM CDT

Fall Sends Byrd to Hospital

Spokesman says Democratic senator will likely not be admitted

(Newser) - Sen. Robert Byrd is at the hospital after a fall at his Northern Virginia home, the Washington Post reports. The 91-year-old West Virginia Democrat has been scarce at the Capitol recently after a previous hospitalization that ended in June. The longest-serving US senator ever “apparently stood up too fast...

Hasselhoff Was
Dizzy, Not Drunk

Sep 22, 2009 9:32 AM CDT

Hasselhoff Was Dizzy, Not Drunk

Reps for the Baywatch actor claim medication, not alcohol, led to collapse

(Newser) - Though it probably depends on your definition of “normal,” David Hasselhoff “is totally normal,” his lawyer tells E!, claiming the Hoff’s hospitalization Sunday wasn’t due to substance abuse. A bad combination of drugs—one for an ear infection and one that helps keep alcoholics...