Tag: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ginsburg discharged from hospital after nonsurgical procedure

The Hill logoJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was released from the hospital Friday after undergoing a “minimally invasive” nonsurgical procedure earlier this week.

“She is home and doing well,” Supreme Court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said in a statement.

Ginsburg, 87, underwent a procedure Wednesday to revise a bile duct stent that was placed last August. Her doctors at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City said such procedures were “common occurrences” done to “minimize the risk of future infection.” Continue reading.

Ginsburg back in hospital for a nonsurgical procedure

Washington Post logoJustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital again, this time for a “minimally invasive” nonsurgical procedure, the Supreme Court announced Wednesday night.

Ginsburg was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where she received a bile duct stent a year ago.

“According to her doctors, stent revisions are common occurrences and the procedure, performed using endoscopy and medical imaging guidance, was done to minimize the risk of future infection,” court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said in a statement. “The justice is resting comfortably and expects to be released from the hospital by the end of the week.” Continue reading.

Ginsburg back at Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was back at the court on Friday for the justices’ private conference.

The Supreme Court’s Public Information Office told The Hill that Ginsburg was attending the regular closed-door meeting in which the justices consider requests to review cases. Ginsburg has been absent from the court since undergoing surgery in late December to remove two cancerous nodules from her lower left lung.

The 85-year-old justice missed oral arguments last month while recovering at home from the surgery. Her absence marked the first time in more than 25 years on the bench she was forced to miss arguments due to her health.

View the complete February 15 article by Lydia Wheeler on The Hill website here.