The nodule "necessitated further evaluation,” a spokesperson for the former president told ABC News Joe Biden has a "small nodule" on his prostate. A spokesperson for the former president confirmed his health update in a statement to ABC News on Tuesday,

Former President Joe Biden was hospitalized overnight last Friday in Philadelphia for “further evaluation” of a small nodule found on his prostate during a physical exam. Biden’s spokesman told The New York Times he would not be providing any additional information about the former president‘s care.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A small nodule was found in the prostate of former President Joe Biden during a routine physical exam, a spokesperson said Tuesday. A short statement said the finding “necessitated further evaluation,” but it was not clear whether that had already taken place or the outcome of the examination.