Talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for over a week, a source close to the former CNN interviewer's family said Saturday.
Because of protocols at the hospital, King's family members are not able to visit him there, reports CNN.
King, 87, has faced several serious health issues, including numerous heart attacks and undergoing surgery for a quintuple bypass in 1987. He also has diabetes and revealed in 2017 he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had undergone surgery to treat it. In 2019, King underwent a procedure to treat angina.
He also revealed in November 2019 that he had been in a coma "for a couple of weeks" after having a stroke that March.
"It's been a rough year, I don't remember anything since March — I had the stroke in March," he said at the time, reports U.S. Magazine. "I haven't driven a car, but I'm back at work and that makes me feel great. It's been a long, hard ride. My head doctor said I have an incomparable spirit."
King hosted CNN's "Larry King Live" for 25 years, retiring in 2010. His show, which featured more than 6,000 episodes, featured interviews with everyone from presidential candidates to celebrities, athletes and more.
Based on his medical issues, King started the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, which helps people without insurance afford healthcare.
He also returned to the airwaves in 2012, becoming the host of "Larry King Now" on Ora TV, which he founded with Mexican telecommunications billionaire Carlos Slim.
King lost two of his adult children last year, with son Andy King, 65 dying of a heart attack in July, and his 52-year-old daughter, Chaia King, dying in August from lung cancer.
The talk show host most recently tweeted a happy Thanksgiving message to the 2.4 million followers of his Twitter feed, @kingsthings.
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