The letter, from Clinton’s doctor, Lisa Bardack, is meant to put to rest concerns about the Democratic presidential nominee’s health after the illness caused her to stumble out of a memorial service Sunday and forced her off the campaign trail for days.
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Questions about the health of both candidates have been at the forefront of the campaign in recent days, after Ms Clinton was caught on camera struggling to walk as she left a 9/11 memorial event in NY on Sunday.
Mrs Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia and told to rest last Friday, but said she ignored “that very wise advice” and continued her campaign schedule.
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. A video showing her almost collapsing during the event soon went viral and led to her team admitting she had been diagnosed with pneumonia a couple days earlier.
In addition to the antibiotics for her pneumonia, Clinton takes three regular medications – Armour Thyroid, used to treat hypothyroidism and other thyroid disorders; Coumadin, which can prevent and treat blood clots; and Clarinex, an allergy medication – and vitamin B-12 as needed.
“This was a mild non-contagious bacterial pneumonia”, Bardack wrote. Clinton’s health information was previously released in July 2015.
As is his custom and practice, Trump insulted the intelligence of the American people, this time with an appearance on “The Dr. Oz Show“.
US Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s doctor says she’s healthy and fit to serve as president.
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 letter from Dr. Brian Monahan, Kaine’s physician, states that the senator is in “overall excellent health” with no serious illnesses”.
The doctor examined Clinton on September 2, she said, after the candidate reported a low-grade fever, congestion, and fatigue.
In this Sunday file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves after leaving an apartment building in NY.
Video of Clinton leaving the event showed her stumbling and being held up by her aides.
Mr Trump had another physical in recent days, and he went on the television set of celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz today to disclose his new health records.
The release of Clinton’s medical information was a bit of political gamesmanship, coming just hours after Republican Donald Trump revealed some of his health history at a taping of the “Dr. Oz Show” Wednesday in NY.
Her campaign website said Republican rival Donald Trump “defies decades-old tradition of disclosure”. She is scheduled to return to the campaign trail on Thursday.
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Clinton, 68, has blood pressure of 100 over 70. She has also had a normal mammogram and breast ultrasound. Her blood pressure is 100/70, her cholesterol is 189 (LDL 103, HDL 56), for those keeping score at home. Bornstein admitted later that he wrote the note in five minutes while a limousine sent by the 70-year-old waited outside.
