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Gupta opts out of surgeon general consideration March 5, 2009 at 5:37 pm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, has withdrawn his name from consideration as surgeon general of the United States, CNN U.S. President Jon Klein said Thursday. Kennedy back in DC as health care reform heats up March 5, 2009 at 4:54 pm Sen. Ted Kennedy, who has been recuperating from brain cancer surgery, was back in Washington on Thursday as President Obama set out to tackle a major domestic policy item on his increasingly loaded plate -- health care reform. Barbara Bush expected to make good recovery March 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm The surgeon who performed heart surgery Wednesday on former first lady Barbara Bush said Thursday that she is recovering well from the 2 1/2-hour surgery in which her aortic valve was replaced with a pig valve. Robin Williams to undergo heart surgery March 5, 2009 at 4:37 pm Robin Williams will undergo heart surgery, according to his publicist. Barbara Bush has heart surgery in Houston March 5, 2009 at 10:17 am Former first lady Barbara Bush underwent heart surgery Wednesday at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, a hospital spokeswoman told CNN. Obama summit eyes cure for U.S. health care woes March 5, 2009 at 10:00 am The Obama administration is hosting a summit Thursday designed to cure a frustrated patient battling a persistent ailment: the United States and its rising health care costs. Chimp attack victim remains in critical condition March 4, 2009 at 7:09 pm A Connecticut woman who was mauled last month by a chimpanzee remains in critical condition at the Cleveland Clinic, and her potential for recovery remains unclear, the facility said Wednesday.