Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to receive pacemaker to treat irregular heart rhythm
United States RNS The Episcopal Church’s Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, is scheduled to have a pacemaker implanted Friday to treat his atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, the denomination announced Thursday. The procedure is expected to require an overnight hospital stay. Curry, who has been keeping to a lighter, modified work schedule while dealing with recent […]
Fitted with pacemaker, Netanyahu to attend key vote as crisis spirals
JerusalemReuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “doing excellently” after an unscheduled pacemaker implant and would on Monday attend a key judicial reform vote that has brought nationwide protests to a boil and stirred calls for compromise. With the country ensnared in its worst domestic crisis in decades, President Isaac Herzog on Sunday […]