{"id":1211,"date":"2011-11-25T15:22:44","date_gmt":"2011-11-25T19:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2025-11-24T22:09:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T02:09:29","slug":"statement-from-doctors-regarding-george-michaels-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/25\/statement-from-doctors-regarding-george-michaels-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement from Doctors Regarding George Michael&#8217;s Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3DZ7HmX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yogworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/george-michael-symphonica.jpg 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">George Michael&#8217;s Symphonica CD<br>Amazon Ad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the official site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>While George is receiving excellent medical care and is responding to treatment and slowly improving, to ensure his complete well-being, George\u2019s doctors have advised that he cannot perform the rest of his Symphonica tour and that he instead takes a full and complete rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof. Dr. Christoph Zielinski, Chairman, Department of Medicine General Hospital &#8211; Medical University Vienna, Austria and Prof. Dr. Thomas Staudinger, Specialist in Internal Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine have stated the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;George Michael has severe community acquired pneumonia and is being treated as an inpatient. 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