Arnold Schwarzenegger has become more like his iconic Terminator character after having surgery last week to receive a pacemaker, the 76-year-old actor and former California governor announced Monday. “I had surgery to become a little bit more of a machine. I got a pacemaker,” he told listeners to his podcast, Arnold’s Pump Club. Schwarzenegger was […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger just got a pacemaker. Here’s what to know about the heart device that makes him ‘a little bit more of a machine.’
Arnold Schwarzenegger has become more like his iconic Terminator character after having surgery last week to receive a pacemaker, the 76-year-old actor and former California governor announced Monday. “I had surgery to become a little bit more of a machine. I got a pacemaker,” he told listeners to his podcast, Arnold’s Pump Club. Schwarzenegger was […]
Norway’s King Harald leaves hospital after having pacemaker fitted
Europe’s oldest monarch, King Harald V of Norway, has been discharged from an Oslo hospital where he received a permanent pacemaker earlier this week, the palace has said. The 87-year-old was “doing well” and would be on sick leave until April 8, the royal household said in a brief statement. His 50-year-old son, Crown Prince […]
Norwegian king’s health improving but he will need permanent pacemaker – palace
Norway’s King Harald V is improving but will need a permanent pacemaker after falling ill during a trip to Malaysia, the palace said, as the 87-year-old monarch was transferred to an Oslo university hospital for medical tests. Harald returned to Norway on board a medical plane late Sunday, a day after he had a temporary […]
Norway’s King transferred to Oslo hospital after getting pacemaker in Malaysia
Norway’s King Harald V transferred on Monday to a university hospital in Oslo, with the palace saying he was hospitalised for medical examinations and his health was improving. The 87-year-old monarch returned to Norway aboard a medical aeroplane late on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker while on holiday in Malaysia. […]
Plane believed to be carrying Norway’s king departs Malaysia, a day after he received a pacemaker
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — An airplane believed to be carrying Norway’s King Harald departed Malaysia on Sunday, a day after he was implanted with a pacemaker. Europe’s oldest reigning monarch was hospitalized in Malaysia for an infection during a private vacation in the northern resort island of Langkawi, the royal house said Tuesday. He underwent […]
Norwegian king given pacemaker after falling ill in Malaysia
King Harald of Norway has had a temporary pacemaker implanted at a hospital in Malaysia’s resort island of Langkawi. Europe’s oldest monarch is being treated for an infection after becoming ill during a holiday this week, the Norwegian royal house said. “The pacemaker was implanted due to a low heart rate,” the Royal House of […]
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both her parents had taken their lives. She was willing to try something extreme: Having electrodes implanted […]
A pacemaker for the brain helped a woman with crippling depression. It may soon offer hope to others
NEW YORK (AP) — Emily Hollenbeck lived with a deep, recurring depression she likened to a black hole, where gravity felt so strong and her limbs so heavy she could barely move. She knew the illness could kill her. Both of her parents had taken their lives. She was willing to try something extreme: Having […]