Chris Murphy hospitalised after stroke at son’s hockey game
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Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalised after experiencing arm numbness at his son’s hockey game on Saturday. His office said he had suffered a stroke and was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for monitoring and treatment.
Murphy, 53, is awake and alert and is responding well, according to his chief of staff, who said doctors were encouraged by his progress and optimistic about a full recovery. He had been campaigning ahead of the midterm elections and was expected in New Hampshire on Sunday.
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In short
- Chris Murphy was taken to hospital after a stroke.
- He is awake, alert and responding well to treatment.
- The 53-year-old senator had been campaigning ahead of the midterms.
How this story developed
- 12 minutes ago Democratic Senator Chris Murphy was hospitalised after experiencing arm numbness at his son’s hockey game on Saturday. His office said he had suffered a stroke and was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital for monitoring and treatment.
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- Chris Murphy hospitalized following strokeThe Hill
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Explained simply
Chris Murphy is a Democratic senator from Connecticut, a state in the north-eastern United States. Senators represent their states in the US Congress, which makes federal laws and oversees the national government.
Murphy has served in the Senate since 2013 and is a member of the Democratic Party. Midterm elections take place halfway through a US president’s four-year term, when voters choose members of Congress and some state officials.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, 53, rushed to hospital after suffering stroke while at son’s hockey game”.