President George H.W. Bush hospitalized after falling, breaking bone in neck

President George H.W. Bush and President George W. Bush.
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On Wednesday, former President George H.W. Bush, 91, fell at his home in Kennebunkport, Maine, breaking a vertebrae in his neck.

Spokesman Jim McGrath told CNN that Bush was hospitalized in Portland, but the break was "not life threatening." McGrath also said Bush would be treated with a neck brace, and was expected to have a short stay in the hospital. In 2014, Bush was hospitalized after suffering from shortness of breath.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.