Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Kennedy not expected to return to Senate this week

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is not expected back at work in the Senate this week, his office said Monday as doctors searched for the cause of a weekend seizure that sent the 76-year-old lawmaker to the hospital.

There was no word on how long Kennedy would remain hospitalized. But after 48 hours, physicians not involved in his care debated whether the length of his stay was an indication of something more serious or simply an outgrowth of caution in dealing with a prominent patient.

President Bush telephoned Kennedy at Massachusetts General Hospital with get-well wishes Monday. "Take care of my friend," he told Kennedy's wife, Vicki, according to a family …

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