Tag: Surgery

Rep. Lauren Boebert has surgery to battle blood clot

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert underwent an emergency surgical procedure Tuesday to excise a blood clot, leading to the diagnosis of a rare condition known as May-Thurner syndrome, her office said. The 37-year-old Republican was taken to UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland upon noticing significant swelling in her left leg’s upper region, the […]

Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back surgery this weekend and delegate his duties to the deputy attorney general during the procedure, the Justice Department said Monday. The news comes as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to work at the Pentagon following a hospitalization related to prostate cancer that was criticized for being […]