Carter “was admitted to Emory University Hospital this evening for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls,” The Carter Center said in a statement, adding that the procedure would take place on Tuesday morning. (Photo by Drew Angerer / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US president Jimmy Carter was hospitalized on Monday for a procedure necessitated by a series of recent falls, The Carter Center said.
Carter “was admitted to Emory University Hospital this evening for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls,” The Carter Center said in a statement, adding that the procedure would take place on Tuesday morning.
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