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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospitalized

by Susan Marie Kovalinsky | September 24, 2009 at 06:26 pm

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After a spell of light headedness, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Ginsburg, 76, was taken to a Washington, DC hospital. Ginsberg has been receiving cancer treatments for several months.

A Justice since 1993, Ginsburg had received an early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer in February, and has been hoping to beat the odds due to early detection. Her hospitalization is said to be merely precautionary.

A court spokeswoman downplayed the incident and said a comprehensive medical evaluation in July found the 76-year-old justice to be "in completely normal health." That exam followed the justice's surgery in February for pancreatic cancer.
Ginsburg's summer check-up found that she had a low red blood cell count caused by an iron deficiency, and she had received intravenous iron therapy Thursday afternoon.

"One hour following the completion of this infusion, she felt faint, developed light-headedness and fatigue," the court said in a statement. A medical assistant said she had a slightly low blood pressure, and the justice "was taken as a precaution for evaluation at the Washington Hospital Center."