Clinton campaign releases new health information
Hillary Clinton's campaign released additional medical information Wednesday after questions about her health intensified in the wake of her pneumonia diagnosis late last week.
She was diagnosed with mild, non-contagious bacterial pneumonia, her doctor said, a step the campaign took after the candidate had to take three days off the campaign trail after nearly collapsing at an event on Sunday.
Dr. Lisa Bardack, Clinton's personal doctor and the chair of Internal Medicine at CareMount Medical in Mount Kisco, New York, said she evaluated Clinton "at least" four times this month -- including Wednesday -- and found that the Democratic nominee had a small right middle-lobe pneumonia.
According to Bardack, "The remainder of her complete physical exam was normal and she is in excellent mental condition."
Bardack added that Clinton "is recovering well with antibiotics," including Levaquin, which she was told to take for 10 days.
"My overall impression is that Mrs. Clinton has remained healthy and has not developed new medical conditions this year other than a sinus and ear infection and her recently diagnosed pneumonia," Bardack wrote in a letter released to the media. "She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States."
Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Wednesday's disclosures were "pretty similar" to information released by her campaign last year. He noted that Clinton's triglycerides jumped from 69 last year to 159, but he speculated that that could be ascribed to whether she ate before blood tests.
Triglycerides are a type of fat of found in blood, and as triglyceride levels increase, so does heart disease risk. Even though Clinton's triglycerides count jumped from 69 to 159, that's only borderline high. "Normal" levels, according to Harvard Medical School, are less than 150.
Hillary Clinton campaign releases new health information - CNNPolitics.com
Hillary Clinton's campaign released additional medical information Wednesday after questions about her health intensified in the wake of her pneumonia diagnosis late last week.
She was diagnosed with mild, non-contagious bacterial pneumonia, her doctor said, a step the campaign took after the candidate had to take three days off the campaign trail after nearly collapsing at an event on Sunday.
Dr. Lisa Bardack, Clinton's personal doctor and the chair of Internal Medicine at CareMount Medical in Mount Kisco, New York, said she evaluated Clinton "at least" four times this month -- including Wednesday -- and found that the Democratic nominee had a small right middle-lobe pneumonia.
According to Bardack, "The remainder of her complete physical exam was normal and she is in excellent mental condition."
Bardack added that Clinton "is recovering well with antibiotics," including Levaquin, which she was told to take for 10 days.
"My overall impression is that Mrs. Clinton has remained healthy and has not developed new medical conditions this year other than a sinus and ear infection and her recently diagnosed pneumonia," Bardack wrote in a letter released to the media. "She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States."
Speaking to CNN's Jake Tapper, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said Wednesday's disclosures were "pretty similar" to information released by her campaign last year. He noted that Clinton's triglycerides jumped from 69 last year to 159, but he speculated that that could be ascribed to whether she ate before blood tests.
Triglycerides are a type of fat of found in blood, and as triglyceride levels increase, so does heart disease risk. Even though Clinton's triglycerides count jumped from 69 to 159, that's only borderline high. "Normal" levels, according to Harvard Medical School, are less than 150.
Hillary Clinton campaign releases new health information - CNNPolitics.com
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