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09-12-2016, 07:37 AM
When it comes to personal health, Hillary Clinton has long opted for intense privacy, dating back to 1998 when she experienced what she later described as her “scariest moment” with a blood clot in her right leg.
At the time, President Bill Clinton’s White House said little about the first lady’s medical emergency, discreetly treated as an outpatient at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Hillary Clinton, who told the White House physician then that she was too busy campaigning for Democrats to be admitted to the hospital, later described the incident as “the most significant health scare I’ve ever had.”
Doctors found a second clot in her legs in 2009, a fact not widely known until her Mount Kisco, N.Y., internist released a letter in July 2015 attesting to her good health as she launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
Clinton’s third blood clot in 2012 — this time in her skull — was too serious to keep under wraps, since she was serving at the time in a high-profile role as President Obama’s secretary of state. She spent several days in New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University hospital, and her husband later said it took her six months to recover.
Clinton’s privacy about her health has continued even as she enters the final stretch in a run for the presidency, with her Republican opponent Donald Trump suggesting, without specifics, that her health could pose a problem if she is elected.
After nearly collapsing at a 9/11 memorial service in New York on Sunday, Clinton’s doctor revealed that the candidate has pneumonia, which was diagnosed last week and is being treated with antibiotics. The combination of heat and a powerful antibiotic, the doctor said, could explain the candidate’s wobbly steps as she was whisked into a black van.
She has deep vein thrombosis, which requires her to take a daily dose of a blood thinner that needs frequent testing. Her personal physician, Lisa Bardack, disclosed last year Clinton’s treatment with the drug Coumadin.
Sunday’s episode illustrates how those closest to Clinton handle news about her health. At first, a Clinton campaign spokesman said Sunday that Clinton “felt overheated” at the 9/11 event. Later, Bardack painted a fuller picture, saying in a statement that Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and became “overheated and dehydrated” two days later.
Doctors say “heat stress” illnesses ranging from cramping to fainting are relatively common in older adults and not a concern as long as the symptoms are fleeting. And they can certainly be exacerbated by illnesses such as pneumonia.
At the time, President Bill Clinton’s White House said little about the first lady’s medical emergency, discreetly treated as an outpatient at Bethesda National Naval Medical Center. Hillary Clinton, who told the White House physician then that she was too busy campaigning for Democrats to be admitted to the hospital, later described the incident as “the most significant health scare I’ve ever had.”
Doctors found a second clot in her legs in 2009, a fact not widely known until her Mount Kisco, N.Y., internist released a letter in July 2015 attesting to her good health as she launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
Clinton’s third blood clot in 2012 — this time in her skull — was too serious to keep under wraps, since she was serving at the time in a high-profile role as President Obama’s secretary of state. She spent several days in New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University hospital, and her husband later said it took her six months to recover.
Clinton’s privacy about her health has continued even as she enters the final stretch in a run for the presidency, with her Republican opponent Donald Trump suggesting, without specifics, that her health could pose a problem if she is elected.
After nearly collapsing at a 9/11 memorial service in New York on Sunday, Clinton’s doctor revealed that the candidate has pneumonia, which was diagnosed last week and is being treated with antibiotics. The combination of heat and a powerful antibiotic, the doctor said, could explain the candidate’s wobbly steps as she was whisked into a black van.
She has deep vein thrombosis, which requires her to take a daily dose of a blood thinner that needs frequent testing. Her personal physician, Lisa Bardack, disclosed last year Clinton’s treatment with the drug Coumadin.
Sunday’s episode illustrates how those closest to Clinton handle news about her health. At first, a Clinton campaign spokesman said Sunday that Clinton “felt overheated” at the 9/11 event. Later, Bardack painted a fuller picture, saying in a statement that Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday and became “overheated and dehydrated” two days later.
Doctors say “heat stress” illnesses ranging from cramping to fainting are relatively common in older adults and not a concern as long as the symptoms are fleeting. And they can certainly be exacerbated by illnesses such as pneumonia.