Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized to treat an infection related to earlier surgery for prostate cancer, according to a statement from the Pentagon. The statement provided new details about Austin’s hospitalization, which caused controversy after the Pentagon failed to notify the White House and Congress about his condition for several days. Austin’s doctors said that the prostate cancer was detected early and that he underwent a successful procedure to treat it. He was readmitted to the hospital on January 1 with severe pain and was found to have a urinary tract infection and abdominal fluid obstruction.
