Secretary Austin to Resume His Duties Tomorrow, Doctors Say

Doctors have cleared Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to return to his official duties on Tuesday after an emergency non-surgical bladder procedure, the Pentagon has said. In a statement released on Monday, doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center said Mr. Austin underwent non-surgical procedures under general anesthesia to address his bladder issue and that a prolonged hospital stay is not anticipated. “We anticipate a successful recovery and will closely monitor him overnight,” Dr. John Maddox, director of Trauma Medical, and Dr. Gregory Chesnut, director of the Center for Prostate Disease Research of the Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, stated....