Feinstein’s Office Reveals Details on Senator’s Health Condition

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a months-long absence, at the Capitol on May 10, 2023. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s office disclosed on Thursday details about her health condition, as she returned to the Senate after a nearly three-month-long absence due to shingles.

Feinstein (D-Calif.), 89, was suffering from shingles virus this year that led to the emergence of two complications, Ramsay Hunt syndrome and encephalitis. Ramsay Hunt syndrome can lead to partial facial paralysis.