WARNING: GRAPHIC CONENT: Footage captures former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell being wheeled on a stretcher into an ambulance following an apparent cardiac arrest.

It's natural to wonder about a public figure's health – especially a politician who influences Americans' lives – but speculation can be harmful, too.

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Paramedics responded to the former senate majority leader’s home on June 14 and he has reportedly been hospitalized ever since

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McConnell has been in the hospital for weeks with no explanation and few updates, sparking macabre rumors. Here’s the latest news on the senator.

McConnell remains hospitalized after cardiac arrest, raising concerns about his future. Resignation before term ends at 58.5% YES.

The Senate returns from recess Monday, nearly a month after McConnell was hospitalized on June 14.

Emergency responders took Sen. Mitch McConnell to an ambulance on a stretcher after being called to his home last month for a report of an unconscious person, according to new…

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONENT: Footage captures former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell being wheeled on a stretcher into an ambulance following an apparent cardiac arrest.

Mitch McConnell was hospitalized after being discovered unconscious in June. A video confirms he was transported by ambulance.

The footage appears to show McConnell being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher after EMS was called for a cardiac arrest.

Jennings was asked about a video obtained by CNN that allegedly shows McConnell being loaded into an ambulance outside his home.

Sen. McConnell's health concerns rise amid absence and speculation of cardiac arrest. Resignation before term ends now at 56.5% YES.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky on Sunday announced, after weeks of speculation, that he had a fall last month that landed him in the hospital.

Mitch McConnell's office shared a hospital photo as proof he's alive, but conspiracy theories persisted despite a dated Washington Post visible in his hands.

McConnell, R-Ky., said he would return to the Senate but didn’t give a date.

A month into his mysterious hospitalization, the senator shared a health update and a picture in which he happens to be holding today’s paper.