Along with taking blood-thinning medication, Clinton takes medication for hypothyroidism , a condition in which her thyroid gland is underactive and doesn't produce enough important hormones, according to Bardack's report. The remainder of her exam was normal.
Clinton's bones and brain. Clinton's health history also includes a bone fracture. She stumbled at the State Department in summer and fractured her right elbow. The injury resulted in her having to undergo a two-hour surgery , which was deemed successful. Then, in December , Clinton suffered a stomach virus after traveling and fainted, which caused her to suffer a concussion, according to Bardack's report. In follow-up evaluations, she was found to have a transverse sinus venous thrombosis -- in other words, a blood clot in the brain.
The clot later dissolved. A concussion is a brain injury, explained Gupta. Gupta added that it is difficult to comment on Clinton's health without additional information. Join the conversation. The Donald Trump campaign hadn't commented on Clinton's pneumonia diagnosis as of Sunday evening. Trump himself has released minimal information about his health. Harold Bornstein, Trump's personal physician, released a letter PDF in December that lacked much medical detail but noted that Trump would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.
Between the diagnosis and the near-collapse, Clinton appeared at two fundraisers, ran a national security working session, and held a press conference. Opponents are already seeing the incident as proof of their claims that Clinton has been hiding health issues.
Has she had pneumonia in the past? Pneumonia is common, but still a potentially dangerous disease that sends about 1 million people to the hospital every year and kills about 50,, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And did Clinton lose consciousness at all? Why was it decided not to visit a hospital immediately? Presidents and presidential candidates have traditionally traveled with a small, rotating group of journalists so the American public can get real-time updates about unexpected incidents — exactly like the one on Sunday.
But Clinton left her press pool behind at the Sept. Clinton has yet to agree to full "protective pool" coverage, which would allow reporters to follow her door-to-door.
Will she now? Trump, so far, has not allowed for full time "protective" pool coverage, and reporters do not fly on his plane with him to his campaign to events. A minute window with no news about a missing president could lead people to assume the worst.
Press enter to search. Home About Latest Policy Contact. Health care Note: This page is a reproduction of the Hillary for America policy proposal on health care. As president, Hillary will: Defend and expand the Affordable Care Act, which covers 20 million people. She will also support letting people over 55 years old buy into Medicare.
Bring down out-of-pocket costs like copays and deductibles. American families are being squeezed by rising out-of-pocket health care costs. Hillary believes that workers should share in slower growth of national health care spending through lower costs.
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