Jimmy Carter enters hospital for brain surgery to relieve pressure caused by recent falls

• Former US President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain. 
• The 95-year-old has fallen at least three times this year, and the first incident in the spring required hip replacement surgery.
• The 39th president received a dire cancer diagnosis in 2015 but survived and has since said he is cancer-free.
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ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said.

The procedure is scheduled for Tuesday morning at Emory University Hospital, Deanna Congileo said in a statement.

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