HHS chief Azar postpones appearance at hearing

The Hill: Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar is postponing a planned appearance before a Senate committee on Thursday as he recovers from an intestinal condition, an HHS official said Tuesday.

The official said Azar, who was hospitalized overnight on Sunday before being released, has had his first bout of diverticulitis, an infection of pouches in the colon that can be painful.

Azar is still working but has been working from home in Indiana, the official said.

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