Hillary Clinton’s campaign released additional medical information on the Democratic nominee’s health on Wednesday, a day before she is set to resume campaigning after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
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Her campaign had been pressed to be more transparent about Mrs Clinton’s health, particularly after it failed to reveal her Friday pneumonia diagnosis until Sunday, when she almost collapsed as she left the Ground Zero site in NY.
Dr Lisa Bardack added that Mrs Clinton was “recovering well with antibiotics and rest” after becoming overheated, dehydrated and feeling dizzy during a 9/11 memorial ceremony in NY on Sunday.
A detailed letter about her treatment and overall health has been released by the campaign – with the rest of her complete physical exam described as “normal”.
Clinton’s health became a sudden focus of the presidential race after she abruptly left the event commemorating the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in NY and was later filmed stumbling and being helped into a van by her aides.
The statement was part of medical information Clinton’s campaign released Wednesday after her pneumonia diagnosis last week.
Bardack has evaluated the former US secretary of state several times, including on Wednesday, after a chest scan on Friday detected her pneumonia. Dr. Oz has said the health summary Mr. Trump showed him indicates Mr. Trump is healthy enough to be president. The doctor also states “she is in excellent mental condition”. According to Clinton’s campaign, the nominee plans to return to the campaign trail Thursday. Her mammograms are great. “So we’re going to put out more information and that will be then twice as much as he’s put out, and we’ll see what, if anything, he’s willing to disclose”, Mrs. Clinton said.
Her blood pressure is 100/70, her cholesterol is 189 (LDL 103, HDL 56), for those keeping score at home. “I tried to power through it but even I have to admit, some rest would do me good”, Clinton said during a rally in North Carolina.
She takes thyroid and allergy medicines and the blood thinner Coumadin, prescribed after she suffered a blood clot resulting from a 2012 concussion. The segment will air on Thursday.
During her speech Thursday, Clinton said she spent her time off talking to friends and thinking.
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In the press release with Trump’s medical results, his campaign took a veiled shot at Clinton, noting the Republican was healthy enough to campaign “uninterrupted”.
