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Jesse Jackson Hospitalized for Rare Brain Disease
Jesse Jackson Discharged
From Hospital
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Nov 26, 2025 3:00 AM CST

Jesse Jackson Discharged From Hospital

Civil rights leader has round-the-clock care at home

(Newser) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson was on Monday released from the Chicago hospital where he was treated for a rare neurological disorder, his son announced Tuesday. The 84-year-old civil rights leader suffers from a neurodegenerative disorder and receives round-the-clock care at home, the AP reports. His son thanked "the countless...

Glover Says Stroke, 2 Surgeries Led to Tour's Sudden End

Performer reveals health crisis included a stroke, broken foot, hole in his heart

(Newser) - Donald Glover has revealed that a stroke was the reason behind the abrupt end of his tour last year, Deadline reports. Speaking at Camp Flog Gnaw over the weekend, the artist, who previously performed as Childish Gambino, told fans he experienced severe head pain while on tour in Louisiana, but...

Miss Jamaica Hospitalized After Fall During Pageant
News on Miss Jamaica
Doesn't Sound Very Positive
UPDATED
Nov 22, 2025 10:30 AM CST

News on Miss Jamaica Doesn't Sound Very Positive

Gabrielle Henry 'isn't doing as well as hoped,' doctors say after fall from Miss Universe stage

(Newser) - Original reports suggested that Dr. Gabrielle Henry, who fell off the stage at the Miss Universe preliminaries on Wednesday in Thailand while competing as Miss Jamaica, wasn't badly hurt—but an update from her medical team is now spurring concern. Dr. Phylicia Henry-Samuels, quoted in a statement from the...

Right at Rush Hour in DC, Fire in the Capitol Subway

Small electrical blaze was quickly contained in tunnel linking congressional offices

(Newser) - A minor fire sparked a brief scare in the subway tunnel connecting the Rayburn House Office Building and the US Capitol on Thursday, according to Capitol Police. The electrical fire was quickly doused with fire extinguishers before 5pm, reports NBC Washington . Two Capitol Police officers were taken to a nearby...

Flu Season May Pack an Extra Punch
Flu Season May
Pack an Extra Punch
Nov 20, 2025 9:59 AM CST

Flu Season May Pack an Extra Punch

H3N2 linked to more severe illness, and now, there's a new variant spreading

(Newser) - Health experts are warning the upcoming flu season in the US could be particularly severe. Richard Webby, a flu researcher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, points to significant flu activity in the Southern Hemisphere, which often serves as a preview for the Northern Hemisphere's season. "The...

Liev Schreiber Hospitalized in NYC After Severe Headache

Actor cleared to return to work after overnight tests

(Newser) - Actor Liev Schreiber was hospitalized in New York City after experiencing a severe headache over the weekend. The 58-year-old Ray Donovan actor, who has previously spoken about health issues related to migraines, contacted his doctor on Sunday and was advised to go to the hospital, where he was kept overnight...

He Won $1.3M, Got a Huge Wake-Up Call 3 Months Later
Lottery Winner Got
a Wake-Up Call
3 Months Later
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Oct 11, 2025 6:45 AM CDT

Lottery Winner Got a Wake-Up Call 3 Months Later

Adam Lopez of Britain now sees his health is more important than any jackpot or party

(Newser) - A $1.3 million lottery winner in England is rethinking what really matters after a wild spending spree followed by a health crisis. Adam Lopez, a 39-year-old forklift driver, saw his bank account balloon from less than $20 in July, courtesy of a cluster of scratch-off tickets, per People...

Fox News Anchor Hospitalized With Malaria

Host says illness struck after recent trip to Indonesia

(Newser) - Fox News anchor John Roberts is recovering in the hospital after a bout with malaria, a parasitic mosquito-borne illness he suspects he picked up during a recent trip to Indonesia. Roberts, 68, tells People he began feeling widespread pain and uncontrollable shivering during his on-air shift, initially chalking it...

Nearly 100 Patients Die After Hospital Fentanyl Treatments

Tests confirm painkiller distributed in Argentina carried drug-resistant bacteria

(Newser) - Argentina is reeling after close to 100 hospital patients died following treatment with contaminated medical-use fentanyl. First reported in May, the deaths—at least 87 but possibly as many as 96, per the Guardian —have been traced to fentanyl batches supplied by HLB Pharma and produced at Laboratorio...

Florida Issues Warning After Raw Milk Sickens 21

'We invented pasteurization for a reason'

(Newser) - Florida health officials are sounding the alarm after an outbreak of illness traced to raw milk landed seven people in the hospital, with 21 total falling ill—all after drinking unpasteurized milk from the same farm. Six of the cases involved kids under 10, and at least two people...

8 Choir Kids Hospitalized After Mystery Illness at Concert

French singers fell ill after reporting strange odor inside Mass. church; no one else was affected

(Newser) - Eight children were hospitalized Tuesday evening in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after exhibiting seizure-like symptoms during a choir concert held at St. Paul's Parish. According to Fire Chief Thomas Cahill, the incident began around 7pm when a call came in about a child experiencing a seizure while participating in the...

Pushing for Son's Freedom, Mom Ends Up in Hospital Again

'We're losing her,' daughter says of Laila Soueif, on a hunger strike for activist son imprisoned in Egypt

(Newser) - The mother of a pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt is seriously ill in a London hospital after resuming a monthslong hunger strike aimed at pressing for her son's release, her family said Friday. Laila Soueif was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital on Thursday night with dangerously low blood-sugar levels,...

10 Sickened in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Foods

Products sold in hospitals, stores, and airports across 4 states

(Newser) - At least 10 people in California and Nevada have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods from Fresh & Ready Foods LLC, based in San Fernando, California. The US Food and Drug Administration says it is working with state and local officials to investigate....

Dead Snake in School Lunch Sickens 100-Plus Kids: Report

Health officials in India are investigating contaminated meal that left dozens hospitalized

(Newser) - Health officials in India are investigating an incident after more than 100 schoolchildren reportedly fell ill from eating lunches contaminated by a dead snake in Mokama, in the state of Bihar, last week. According to CNN News 18 and the country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) , at least...

After Fall Overseas, Pelosi Has Hip Replacement Surgery

Spokesman says that ex-House speaker is 'well on the mend'

(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi's Luxembourg trip included a detour to a hospital in Germany, where a spokesman said Saturday she underwent successful hip replacement surgery. The former House speaker is "well on the mend," he said, after injuring herself in a fall. A Defense Department official told NBC News...

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency
Cardi B Suffers
Medical Emergency
Oct 24, 2024 11:39 AM CDT

Cardi B Suffers Medical Emergency

Rapper has reportedly been hospitalized since Saturday

(Newser) - Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an Atlanta music festival, per the AP . "I am so sad to share this news, but I've been in the hospital recovering from a medical emergency...

Charles, Kate Get Sprung From Hospital

The London Clinic has a decided dearth of royals after Monday

(Newser) - King Charles III on Monday was discharged from a private London clinic after undergoing a "corrective procedure" for an enlarged prostate. The 75-year-old monarch was admitted to the London Clinic, where the Princess of Wales, his daughter-in-law, recently had abdominal surgery. Charles, who ascended the throne 16 months ago,...

Princess of Wales Undergoes a 'Successful' Surgery

Abdominal procedure for unspecified issue may keep Kate Middleton in clinic for up to 2 weeks

(Newser) - The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized for planned abdominal surgery and will remain at the London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday. The former Kate Middleton, 42, is expected to return to public duties after Easter, the palace said, per the AP . The surgery has...

Questions Arise Over 'Evolving Situation' With Defense Secretary

Lloyd Austin's hospitalization on Jan. 1 for complications following surgery was kept quiet

(Newser) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is already home after being hospitalized most of the week—except almost no one knew he'd been hospitalized in the first place. The Pentagon announced Friday that Austin, 70, checked into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year's Day, after he suffered...

'Miracle' COVID Patient Heads Home —After 453 Days

Weaymon 'Dub' Crochet, after 15 months in Texas hospitals, says: 'God [gave] me all his angels'

(Newser) - The average length of a patient's stay in a hospital while being treated for COVID is about a week or so, per CDC stats from April. A Texas man has surpassed that length of time and then some, and his survival is now being hailed as a "miracle....

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