Fetterman

2023 - 2 - 9

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Sen. John Fetterman spends the night in the hospital after feeling ... (NPR)

The first-term Pennsylvania senator is in good spirits and has been talking with staff and family. He suffered a stroke last year, but initial tests ...

That prompted the implantation of a pacemaker and defibrillator, and Fetterman said he had previously been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — an irregular heart rhythm that can cause blood-flow issues. One night after attending the State of the Union address with other members of Congress, Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., spent last night in the hospital.

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Fetterman hospitalized after feeling 'lightheaded' (Politico)

Fetterman (D-Pa.), who suffered a stroke last May, left the Senate Democratic retreat on Wednesday and called his staff, who drove him to The George Washington ...

Some Republicans questioned his ability to work as a senator, while supporters of Fetterman applauded his bravery. Initial tests did not show signs of a new stroke, but he was kept overnight “for observation,” his office said. The Pennsylvania Democrat’s cardiologist has said Fetterman suffers from both atrial fibrillation and cardiomyopathy.

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Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded (WOKV)

Initial tests at George Washington University Hospital did not show evidence of a new stroke, Fetterman's communications director, Joe Calvello, said in a ...

The Democrat insisted his doctors said he could have a full recovery. He served as mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, from 2006-2019. More than $300 million was spent during the campaign, making it the most expensive Senate race in 2022. [the effects of the stroke](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-government-and-politics-0c413bfeb7b00ceae5c172c7fa33007e) and whether Fetterman was fit to serve. [near-fatal stroke](https://apnews.com/article/mehmet-oz-2022-midterm-elections-health-business-stroke-cd5e3188b74933566ba5a8f95b2c426f) just days before the Democratic primary. John Fetterman](https://apnews.com/hub/john-fetterman), who had a [stroke during his campaign last year](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-congress-30e7c32969c6a72a968247f7141ee68c), remained hospitalized and undergoing tests after feeling lightheaded, with tests so far negative for another stroke or seizure, his office said Thursday evening.

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U.S. Senator Fetterman being observed at Washington hospital (Reuters)

U.S. Senator John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last year, was taken to hospital late on Wednesday but is in "good spirits" and showed no signs of a new ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Fetterman, in a statement on his recovery last year, said he had been diagnosed with a heart condition years earlier but had stopped taking his medication, avoided going to the doctor and ignored warning signs. The 53-year-old Pennsylvania Democrat asked his staff to take him to a hospital in Washington after feeling lightheaded at a Senate Democratic retreat, his spokesman Joe Calvello said.

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What We Know So Far About John Fetterman's Hospitalization (TIME)

Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman, who survived a stroke last May, was hospitalized Wednesday after he began feeling lightheaded, according to a statement ...

We Talked to Their Mom [It Could Be Harder to Find a Job and Get a Pay Raise](https://time.com/6253699/federal-reserve-inflation-interest-rates-workers/?utm_source=roundup&utm_campaign=20230202)if the Fed Gets Its Way In order to understand the seriousness of Fetterman’s current condition, Sheth says, the public would need to know more about the symptoms he is experiencing. Kevin Sheth, the founding chief of the Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology at the Yale School of Medicine says that lightheadedness alone is not necessarily cause for concern and could be linked to chronic cardiac issues that do not pose an immediate threat to a patient’s life or ability to function. In late January, Fetterman’s Democratic Senate colleagues told TIME he seemed up to the job and that his health appeared to be improving each month. Since arriving in D.C last month, Fetterman has used [new closed captioning technology](https://time.com/6251752/john-fetterman-stroke-recovery-assistive-technology/) that helps him understand others’ speech while he experiences lingering auditory processing issues. “Initial tests did not show evidence of a new stroke, but doctors are running more tests and John is remaining overnight for observation,” his communications director said in the statement.

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Fetterman in Washington hospital but did not suffer another stroke ... (CNN)

Sen. John Fetterman did not have another stroke, his office said Thursday evening, but the Pennsylvania Democrat remains in a Washington, DC, hospital after ...

Fetterman won the nomination while in the hospital and underwent a nearly three-hour surgery that same day to implant a defibrillator. According to his spokesperson on Wednesday, there had been no evidence of a new stroke, but he had been set to undergo more tests during his hospital stay. He left and called his staff, who picked him up and drove him to The George Washington University Hospital,” Calvello said in a Wednesday statement.

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Fetterman Remains Hospitalized as Doctors Rule Out a Second Stroke (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON — Senator John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Democrat who suffered a near-fatal stroke before winning his seat last year, spent a second night in ...

Mr. Carlson said, noting that many had wondered whether Mr. He attended President Biden’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night and was participating in a daylong party retreat at the Library of Congress when he felt lightheaded and decided to seek help at George Washington University Hospital. Carlson continued his attacks on Thursday night as Mr. Fetterman has experienced auditory processing issues since the life-changing stroke he suffered in May, just days before the Democratic primary. Fetterman, 53, was admitted to the hospital on Wednesday after feeling lightheaded while attending a Democratic Senate retreat in Washington.

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John Fetterman: US Senate Democrat did not suffer new stroke (BBC News)

The Pennsylvania senator, a stroke survivor, remains in hospital where his brain activity is being monitored.

He was fitted with a pacemaker and defibrillator. He is said to have endured a nearly three-hour surgery on the day he won the primary contest, and spent a total of nine days in hospital. His spokesman said at the time that the lawmaker was "in good spirits and talking with his staff and family".

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Fetterman, Recovering After Stroke, Labors to Adjust to Life in the ... (The New York Times)

WASHINGTON — At Senator John Fetterman's desk in the Senate chamber, there is a newly installed monitor that rises or lowers, depending on whether he sits ...

Mr. Luján has checked in with Mr. Fetterman is the only one who is dealing with recuperation as he enters the Senate for the first time. He compared the accommodations being made for Mr. “The right attitude has to be consistent with what we hope we learned in the last 30 years or so, that we can provide reasonable accommodations in the workplace,” said Mr. Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez, Democrat of Washington, said she approached Mr. Carlson was back to attacking Mr. When it’s bad, Mr. “The challenge is to be able to get back to that place, given the current limitations.” “Before the stroke, he was the kind of person who loved the give-and-take with reporters,” Mr. It has been less than a year since the stroke transformed him from someone with a large stature that suggested machismo — a central part of his political identity — into a physically altered version of himself, and he is frustrated at times that he is not yet back to the man he once was. But aides and confidantes describe his introduction to the Senate as a difficult period, filled with unfamiliar duties that are taxing for someone still in recovery: meetings with constituents, attending caucus and committee meetings, appearing in public at White House events and at the State of the Union address, as well as making appearances in Pennsylvania.

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Tests negative, Sen. John Fetterman leaves hospital (WOKV)

Fetterman checked himself in on Wednesday after feeling lightheaded during a Senate Democratic retreat. He continues to suffer the aftereffects of the stroke, ...

[now-retired Republican Pat Toomey](https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-pat-toomey-us-news-elections-5dba424acf5c60f259d1ded9f9e22e88), spending the last five months of the campaign recovering from the stroke even as he waged a [hard-fought contest against GOP nominee Dr. The Democrat insisted his doctors said he could have a full recovery. More than $300 million was spent during the campaign, making it the most expensive Senate race in 2022. “In addition to the CT, CTA, and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came back normal, with no evidence of seizures. [about the effects of the stroke](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-government-and-politics-0c413bfeb7b00ceae5c172c7fa33007e) and whether Fetterman was fit to serve. John Fetterman](https://apnews.com/hub/john-fetterman) left a hospital in Washington after a two-day stay, his office said Friday, following a spell of lightheadedness that prompted the visit as he recovers from a [stroke he suffered last year on the campaign trail](https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-pennsylvania-congress-30e7c32969c6a72a968247f7141ee68c).

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Fetterman discharged from Washington, DC, hospital (CNN)

Sen. John Fetterman has been released from a Washington, DC, hospital, after being admitted due to "feeling lightheaded" and undergoing tests earlier this ...

Fetterman won the nomination while in the hospital and underwent a nearly three-hour surgery that same day to implant a defibrillator. He was released from the hospital after a nine-day stay. Fetterman was elected to the Senate in November while recovering from a stroke he had

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Fetterman discharged from hospital after negative test results (Axios)

Driving the news: Joe Calvello, Fetterman's director of communications, said CT, CTA and MRI tests ruled out a stroke, while results from an EEG test “came back ...

[Fetterman suffered a stroke](https://www.axios.com/2022/05/15/fetterman-stroke-recovering-primary) days before the Democratic primary back in May of 2022, which he ended up winning. The initial test results, which were released Thursday, did not show signs of a stroke, [his office said.](https://twitter.com/the_vello/status/1623824206688358400?s=20&t=hcerRrAwSnwkUef26KglqQ) [hospitalized Wednesday](https://www.axios.com/2023/02/09/sen-fetterman-hospitalized-dc-democrats-retreat) after he started "feeling lightheaded" during a Senate Democratic retreat. [Calvello said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/the_vello/status/1624168859740561416). [Politics & Policy](https://www.axios.com/politics-policy)

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Sen. John Fetterman released from the hospital after feeling ... (CBS News)

Fetterman, who had a stroke during his campaign last year, was hospitalized Wednesday after feeling lightheaded while attending a Democratic retreat in ...

His campaign was derailed on May 13 when he had what he later called a near-fatal stroke just days before the Democratic primary. In November, the 53-year-old Fetterman won the seat held by now-retired Republican Pat Toomey after a hard-fought contest against GOP nominee Mehmet Oz. In addition to the CT, CTA, and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came back normal, with no evidence of seizures.

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Sen. John Fetterman released from hospital, spokesman says (ABC News)

Sen. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital Friday after being admitted because he felt lightheaded during an event, his staff said.

[was elected](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fetterman-projected-defeat-oz-pennsylvania-senate-race/story?id=92682100) in November after a widely watched race against TV personality and celebrity surgeon Dr. "In addition to the CT, CTA and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came back normal, with no evidence of seizures." for signs of seizure - so far there are no signs of seizure, but he is still being monitored.

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U.S. Senator Fetterman discharged from hospital (Reuters)

U.S. Senator John Fetterman was discharged from George Washington University Hospital on Friday, his staff said, two days after he was admitted to the ...

"John is looking forward to spending some time with his family and returning to the Senate on Monday.” Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Fetterman, 53, suffered a stroke last year.

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Sen. John Fetterman was released from the hospital. He'll return to ... (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

John Fetterman's office said doctors ruled out another stroke and that the senator was expected to return to the Senate when the chamber is back in session ...

[ an appearance with ](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/joe-biden-philly-visit-announces-water-pipe-lead-replacements-20230203.html) [Biden](https://www.inquirer.com/politics/philadelphia/joe-biden-philly-visit-announces-water-pipe-lead-replacements-20230203.html) last week, and attending the State of the Union on Tuesday. Fetterman’s office said that doctors ruled out another stroke and that he was expected to return to the Senate when the chamber is back in session on Monday. This issue was not the result of any decline in cognitive skills, according to his campaign. ... Also grateful I get to do the fun days and the really hard days with this crew right here.” Fetterman’s impaired speaking ability causes him to repeat words and sometimes use them in the wrong order. John is looking forward to spending some time with his family and returning to the Senate on Monday.” His opponent, Republican Mehmet Oz, made Fetterman’s health a major part of his campaign, accusing Fetterman, who was slow to release details about his stroke, of not being transparent enough about his health and questioning his fitness to serve. Fetterman suffered a stroke May 13, three days before the Democratic primary. He went to the hospital this week after feeling unwell at an all-day Democratic retreat. He’ll return to the Senate Monday. John Fetterman was released from the hospital late Friday afternoon after checking himself in on Wednesday with lightheadedness. John Fetterman was released from the hospital.

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Fetterman leaves hospital, will return to Senate next week (The Hill)

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was released from a Washington, D.C., hospital on Friday after a health scare two days earlier and is expected to return to work ...

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Sen. John Fetterman is discharged from the hospital and will return ... (NPR)

Tests ruled out a stroke and found no evidence of a seizure. Fetterman went to the hospital after feeling lightheaded at a Senate Democratic retreat.

Some voters [said it made them feel closer to him](https://www.npr.org/2022/07/16/1111738129/john-fetterman-pennsylvania-democrat-senate-stroke-abortion-guns). His staff took him to the hospital from there. His health issues led some to question his fitness for office during the race.

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