{
  "id": 6497104,
  "title": "Billy Joel Says He Had Brain Surgery After His Diagnosis: ‘Don’t Worry About Me’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/billy-joel-says-he-had-brain-surgery-after-his-diagnosis-dont-worry",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-09T23:05:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/news/billy-joel-brain-surgery-after-diagnosis-1236856601/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Billy Joel says he is doing better after brain surgery helped relieve some of the symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus, a disorder he was diagnosed with in 2025. On SiriusXM’s Billy Joel channel Wednesday, the singer talked about the surgery he agreed to after noticing “my balance was not good, I had this sensation of […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}