Former President Bill Clinton Hospitalized For A Fever

Posted • December 24, 2024: Former President Bill Clinton has been admitted to a Washington DC hospital. In a post on X, Clinton's Deputy Chief of Staff Angel Ureña said Clinton was being admitted for observation and testing after developing a fever. President Clinton was admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital this afternoon for testing and observation after developing a fever. He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he is receiving. Clinton, 78, has had his share of health problems since leaving the White House, having quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery in 2004 and an angioplasty with 2 stents placed in 2010. In 2021, he spent 6 days in the hospital for an infection in his bloodstream. The cause of the fever has not been released.

With no official diagnosis being released publicly, X users have been speculating about possible causes of Clinton's fever. -- Is it advanced syphilis? We're not saying it's not possible; it is Bill Clinton, after all. But, syphilis can be treated on an outpatient basis and wouldn't require hospitalization. You don’t get hospitalized with just a fever. The cause of the fever can get you hospitalized, and just because we don't know the cause doesn't mean his doctors don't know. The difference is if one of us showed up at the hospital with a fever, we'd still be in the waiting room. Former Presidents are treated differently. (…)

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New York Post: Former President Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever
https://nypost.com/2024/12/23/us-news/former-president-bill-clinton-hospitalized-with-fever/