Former President Clinton is currently in the hospital with a non-COVID-related infection, his spokesperson confirms.
According to a source familiar with Mr. Clinton's condition, said he was initially diagnosed with a urological infection, which then morphed into a broader infection. He did not go into septic shock, despite some reports, the source said. He's"up and about, joking and charming the hospital staff," the source said.
His physicians said they are in"constant communication" with Mr. Clinton's New York-based medical team, including his cardiologist. The former president had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004. In 2010 he had aMr. Clinton was first elected to the presidency in 1992 at age 46, the third-youngest person in history to take office.
Mr. Clinton has been active since leaving office, starting what later became known as the Clinton Foundation, which partnered with American Heart Association to form the Alliance for a Healthier Generation following his heart surgery in 2005. According to AARP, Mr. Clinton stopped eating meat, fish and all dairy in 2010."I just decided that I was the high-risk person, and I didn't want to fool with this anymore. And I wanted to live to be a grandfather," Mr. Clinton told AARP."So I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival."
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