Bill Clinton hospitalized with non-COVID-related infection

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Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized in Southern California on Tuesday for a non-COVID-related infection, his spokesman Angel Urena said on Thursday.

In a statement, Urena said Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center and is now "on the mend, in good spirits, and is incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses, and staff providing him with excellent care."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
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.