American Defense Secretary Released From Hospital

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from the hospital and resumed his duties, the Pentagon said.

Austin, 70, was admitted to the critical care unit at a DC hospital on Sunday for the symptoms of a “bladder emergency issue”.

In a statement, Austin doctors said he was in a good “state of affairs” following the non-political treatment.

They added that the bladder issue had nothing to do with the diagnosis of Austin prostate cancer at the end of last year.

This last hospital stay “will have no effect on its <x0 scan diagnosis”, said Dr John Maddox and Dr Gregory Chesnut.

The Pentagon's chief was under surveillance to discover previous hospital positions regarding his diagnosis of cancer in December and January.

Austin apologised for handling the incident, which drew criticism from Republicans and Democrats and sparked concerns about transparency and security, the BBC reports.

The defence secretary is a little lower to the president in the chain of command for the American Army and is considered one of the most important members of the cabinet.

As a result, three separate investigations were launched.

The secretary is expected to testify before Congress later this month to his failure to consult officials for his illness.

The Pentagon announced Sunday that the secretary had been admitted back to the hospital, adding that the news had been made known to the chain of command.

Austin was in the intensive care unit for the duration of his stay and briefly transferred his duties to his deputy. He cancelled a trip to NATO headquarters, where he would lead a meeting of the Ukraine's Defence Contact Group in Brussels on Wednesday.

After being released from the hospital Tuesday evening, Austin will work from home for an indefinite period, his doctors said, before returning to his office in the defence department.