Hillary Clinton has released new information about her health as she recuperated from a diagnosis of “mild, non-contagious” pneumonia, with her doctor stressing she remains healthy overall and “fit to serve” as president.
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Health issues have dominated the race for November’s election since a dizzy spell forced Mrs Clinton, 68, to leave a 9/11 ceremony in NY on Sunday. While she initially said she was just dehydrated, she revealed the pneumonia diagnosis the following day to put aside so many rumors about her health.
The Clinton campaign released a statement from Clinton’s physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack, Chair of Internal Medicine at CareMount Medical.
Bardack said Clinton has been seen by her regularly this year for routine care.
Clinton was at home in Chappaqua, New York for a third straight day Wednesday, recovering from a health scare that has rocked her bid to become America’s first woman president.
“I just talked to her – she’s feeling great and I think she’ll be back out there tomorrow”, former U.S. president Bill Clinton said yesterday.
Hillary Clinton has released a new letter from her doctor declaring her to be “recovering well” from pneumonia and remaining “fit to serve as President of the United States”.
“She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest”, wrote Dr Bardack.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell revealed distaste for both USA presidential candidates, but levelled his most pointed criticism at Republican Donald Trump in hacked emails leaked by a group American intelligence officials suspect is linked to Russian Federation.
However, earlier on Wednesday Donald Trump proved that he’s even healthier than Clinton when he dramatically pulled his own two-page report from this pocket during a taping of The Dr. Oz Show.
The complication led Mrs Clinton to spend a few days in hospital and take a month off from her job at the State Department. That’s probably why he finally broke today after restraining himself from commenting on Clinton’s failing health for three whole days.
The letter also lists Mr Trump’s cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar and blood pressure results.
Clinton takes medication for an under active thyroid, which has been stable for years, Clarinex for her allergies, a vitamin B12 supplement and the blood thinner Coumadin following a 2012 blood clot in her head.
The Clinton campaign also released Tim Kaine’s medical history, reporting that, aside from some “inactive plantar fasciitis”, he is in tip top condition. She had a normal mammogram and breast ultrasound and shows no signs of developing heart disease, which runs in her family.
Team Trump had raised – then dropped – the possibility of releasing them during an appearance on “Dr. Oz”.
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Donald Trump has tread carefully in talking about Clinton’s condition in recent days, but he has sought to present himself as a picture of good health in contrast to her recent illness.
