So, it turns out that Apple CEO Steve Jobs did indeed have a liver transplant during his time away from the company. Perhaps not surprisingly, it wasn't the company that confirmed the transplant--rather, oddly enough, it was the PR team for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare who sent out the press release.

The release from the Tennessee hospital--issued with Jobs's permission--reads, in part:

Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institute policies and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policies.

He received a liver transplant because he was the patient with the highest MELD score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) of his blood type and, therefore, the sickest patient on the waiting list at the time a donor organ became available. Mr. Jobs is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis.

Apple has also not yet confirmed Jobs's return to the company's campus.