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Hillary Clinton Clinton diagnosed with pneumonia | |
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US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor reveals, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony. | |
Dr Lisa Bardack said she was diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, given antiobiotics and had become dehydrated at the New York event. | |
Video shows her being supported by aides as they put her into her van after she left the ceremony early. | |
The doctor's statement said she was now "re-hydrated and recovering nicely". | |
Her Republican opponents have queried her physical fitness but Dr Bardack said last month she was "in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States". | |
She made a full recovery from surgery she underwent in 2012 for a blood clot, the doctor said. | |
The Clinton campaign has accused opponents of pushing a "deranged conspiracy about Clinton's health". | The Clinton campaign has accused opponents of pushing a "deranged conspiracy about Clinton's health". |
Mrs Clinton is 68. Her Republican opponent Donald Trump is 70. | |
Emerging later on Sunday from her daughter's home in New York, Mrs Clinton had said: "I'm feeling great. It's a beautiful day in New York." | |
She then left for her home in Chappaqua, New York, and on Sunday evening Dr Bardack issued the health update. | |
Earlier on Sunday, the Clinton campaign had responded to news of the incident at the ceremony by saying she had "felt overheated". | |
The weather was warm and humid in New York on Sunday, and there was a breeze during the ceremony, the Associated Press reports. | The weather was warm and humid in New York on Sunday, and there was a breeze during the ceremony, the Associated Press reports. |
The candidate came to the ceremony fresh from a political storm over comments she made about Mr Trump's supporters at a fundraiser on Friday. | The candidate came to the ceremony fresh from a political storm over comments she made about Mr Trump's supporters at a fundraiser on Friday. |
She had apologised on Saturday for suggesting half of the Republican's supporters were "deplorables". | She had apologised on Saturday for suggesting half of the Republican's supporters were "deplorables". |
Mrs Clinton is next due to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday and attend a rally in las Vegas on the same day. | Mrs Clinton is next due to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday and attend a rally in las Vegas on the same day. |
Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington | Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington |
George HW Bush once vomited on a Japanese prime minister. His son fainted in the White House after nearly choking on a pretzel. Franklin Roosevelt hid his serious health conditions, and John F Kennedy never spoke of his debilitating back condition. | George HW Bush once vomited on a Japanese prime minister. His son fainted in the White House after nearly choking on a pretzel. Franklin Roosevelt hid his serious health conditions, and John F Kennedy never spoke of his debilitating back condition. |
The difference between these men and Hillary Clinton, however, is that her "overheating" episode comes in the home stretch of a presidential campaign where she seeks to tie Ronald Reagan as the oldest person ever elected to a first term as president. | The difference between these men and Hillary Clinton, however, is that her "overheating" episode comes in the home stretch of a presidential campaign where she seeks to tie Ronald Reagan as the oldest person ever elected to a first term as president. |
Then there are the conspiracy theories about her health - some of them advanced by top Trump campaign surrogates - which will only become more prominent, particularly after Mrs Clinton left her press pool in the dark for more than two hours on Sunday. | Then there are the conspiracy theories about her health - some of them advanced by top Trump campaign surrogates - which will only become more prominent, particularly after Mrs Clinton left her press pool in the dark for more than two hours on Sunday. |
Age has been a factor in several recent presidential elections. Both John McCain in 2008 and Bob Dole in 1996 would have easily shattered Reagan's record. Donald Trump, at age 70, has his own health questions to address. | Age has been a factor in several recent presidential elections. Both John McCain in 2008 and Bob Dole in 1996 would have easily shattered Reagan's record. Donald Trump, at age 70, has his own health questions to address. |
Sunday's episode may end up being simply an annoying distraction for the Democrats. Now, however, people who would otherwise have shrugged off Mrs Clinton's health rumours will be watching her activity more closely. | Sunday's episode may end up being simply an annoying distraction for the Democrats. Now, however, people who would otherwise have shrugged off Mrs Clinton's health rumours will be watching her activity more closely. |
Services marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have taken place in New York and around the world throughout Sunday. | Services marking the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks have taken place in New York and around the world throughout Sunday. |
A total of 2,996 people died on 11 September 2001 when al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York, a third into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. | A total of 2,996 people died on 11 September 2001 when al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York, a third into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania. |
Passions are high just over two weeks before the first election debate between Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump on 26 September. | Passions are high just over two weeks before the first election debate between Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump on 26 September. |
Election day is 8 November. | Election day is 8 November. |