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Boston’s Dr. Steven Zeitels confirms he is treating singer Adele

    November 01, 2011

Dr. Steven Zeitels, a renowned Boston-based throat surgeon, confirmed yesterday that British pop soul singer Adele is his patient and that he’s treating her for a singing-related injury. ‘‘Her people wanted me to talk to you,’’ Zeitels said. ‘‘They wanted to make sure that the truth was out there. There have been crazy and unfortunate rumors — that she’s being treated for cancer, for example. I can tell you that is absolutely not true. To be blunt, her throat is bleeding.”

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