The 87-year-old expects to be released from hospital by the end of the week
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaks during a discussion on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington on Feb. 10, 2020. Justice Ginsburg underwent a nonsurgical medical procedure in New York City on July 29.
The court said in a statement that the 87-year-old Ginsburg underwent a minimally invasive procedure to “revise a bile duct stent” at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. The stent had originally been placed last August, when Ginsburg was treated for a cancerous tumour on her pancreas. The statement said that, according to Ginsburg’s doctors, “stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infection.”The procedure follows another one earlier this month at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore to clean out the stent. Ginsburg had gone to the hospital after experiencing fever and chills and was treated for a possible infection.
The statement from the court Wednesday said that Ginsburg “is resting comfortably and expects to be released from the hospital by the end of the week.” Ginsburg, the oldest justice on the nine-member court, announced earlier this month that she is receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer. The liberal justice, who has had four earlier bouts with cancer, said her treatment so far has succeeded in reducing lesions on her liver.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau undergoes surgery on broken thumb - Sportsnet.caVancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau has undergone successful surgery on his fractured left thumb.
Read more »
The Rise Of The CannaSexual: Could This New Movement Spark Your Sex Life?Combining weed and sex has changed some people's lives, and new medical research suggests this revolution isn't just in their heads.
Read more »
PEI health officials say there are no active COVID-19 cases in the provinceDr. Heather Morrison, the chief medical officer of health, said all 36 cases confirmed by authorities since the start of the pandemic are considered recovered
Read more »
Nova Scotia justice minister says he now supports a joint public inquiry into mass shootingMark Furey says a number of federal Liberal MPs are challenging their government’s decision to participate in the joint review, adding he would approve of a more comprehensive public inquiry if Ottawa agrees to do the same
Read more »