On the Mend

January 20, 2013 On the Mend

“The View” host Barbara Walters is recovering at a hospital in Washington, D.C. after taking a spill.

Barbara Walters Hospitalized, on the Mend from a Fall
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The 83-year-old TV veteran fell and cut her forehead while visiting the British Ambassador's residence Saturday night.

January 17, 2013 On the Mend

Guitarist Dick Wagner thought his career as a rock star, with bands like Alice Cooper, Aerosmith and Kiss, was over when he began suffering from health problems and dementia like symptoms in 2007.

After a stroke and heart attack he told “Good Morning America,” "I woke up from a coma after two weeks with a paralyzed left arm. My profession as a guitarist, I thought was over."

December 31, 2012 On the Mend

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after a blood clot was discovered in a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered earlier this month.

Hillary Clinton Being Treated for Blood Clot
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Her spokesman told CNN she will remain at the NYC hospital for at least 48 hours, while doctors treat the clot with anticoagulants, and monitor her condition.

December 15, 2012 Extra Scoop
  • Hillary Clinton Faints, Now Recovering After Concussion'
    Hillary Clinton Faints, Now Recovering After Concussion

    Hillary Clinton fainted and had a concussion, the AP reports. The State Department said an ill Clinton is now recovering at home after the incident, according to the AP. Full story: Huffington Post.

  • Mysterious Package Sent to Indiana Jones
    Mysterious Package Sent to Indiana Jones at University of Chicago

    Indiana Jones, you've got mail. Wait, what?! Well, that certainly seems to be the case given how the admissions department at the University of Chicago received a package earlier this week addressed to Henry Walton Jones, Jr. aka our beloved hero from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Full story: Eonline.com.

  • Justin Bieber TV Comedy in the Works
    Justin Bieber TV Comedy in the Works

    ABC is reportedly developing a new sitcom for Justin Bieber, to be produced by Bieber and his manager, Scooter Braun. Full story: Daily Beast.

December 12, 2012 On the Mend

Actor and musician Frankie Muniz opened up to “Extra” in detail about the mini-stroke he suffered on Nov. 30, revealing he’s “definitely feeling better.”



“I wouldn’t say I’m 100 percent,” the 27-year-old explained during a Spreecast live chat with his band, Kingsfoil. “I still feel a little lazy and lethargic, but I’m getting my energy back.”
December 06, 2012 On the Mend

“Dancing with the Stars” co-host Brooke Burke underwent surgery for thyroid cancer on Wednesday and tweeted Thursday that the “surgery went well.”

Brooke Burke Recovering After Thyroid Surgery, Says ‘I’m Clean’
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She wrote on her Twitter account, “I'm resting, recovering. Surgery went well. Dr Adashek is a genius. Thx Dr! Feels like I got hit by a car :(“
 
Then later, she tweeted, “Thank God it's over. I'm clean, surgery went well & I can talk. Losing my voice was my biggest fear. Thx for all your prayers & light.”
November 29, 2012 On the Mend

Michael Jackson’s father, Joe Jackson, 83, has reportedly suffered a mini-stroke.

Joe Jackson Has Suffered a Stroke
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X17 says that according to family members, Joe is being treated at an unknown hospital.
November 16, 2012 Celebrity Highlights

Allyn Rose is just 24, but the Miss America contestant has decided she will undergo a double mastectomy as a preventive measure.

Miss America Contestant to Undergo Double Mastectomy
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The beauty from Washington, DC (who previously represented Maryland in the pageant) told People she decided to go ahead with the operation after learning she’s the carrier of the same rare chromosomal disease that took her mother’s life.