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| The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, was spending New Year's Eve in under observation in hospital after being admitted for a blood clot. | The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, was spending New Year's Eve in under observation in hospital after being admitted for a blood clot. |
| Clinton, 65, was admitted to New York-Presbyterian hospital on Sunday after doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam to a concussion she suffered in mid-December. | Clinton, 65, was admitted to New York-Presbyterian hospital on Sunday after doctors discovered the clot during a follow-up exam to a concussion she suffered in mid-December. |
| The nature of the clot and the seriousness of Clinton's condition have not been disclosed. Her spokesman, Phillippe Reines, said doctors were treating her with anti-coagulants. | The nature of the clot and the seriousness of Clinton's condition have not been disclosed. Her spokesman, Phillippe Reines, said doctors were treating her with anti-coagulants. |
| Clinton fell and suffered a concussion in mid-December while at home recuperating from a stomach virus that had left her severely dehydrated. Her condition prevented her from attending a congressional hearing into the deadly assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. She also cancelled a trip to North Africa and the Middle East. | Clinton fell and suffered a concussion in mid-December while at home recuperating from a stomach virus that had left her severely dehydrated. Her condition prevented her from attending a congressional hearing into the deadly assault on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya. She also cancelled a trip to North Africa and the Middle East. |
| Doctors discovered the clot on Sunday and admitted her to hospital for treatment. "Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion," Reines said in a statement. "They will determine if any further action is required." | Doctors discovered the clot on Sunday and admitted her to hospital for treatment. "Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion," Reines said in a statement. "They will determine if any further action is required." |
| The seriousness of a blood clot depends on where it is. Dr Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center – who is not involved in Clinton's care – told the Associated Press that clots in the legs are a common risk after someone has been bedridden, as Clinton may have been for a time after her concussion. Those are "no big deal" and are treated with six months of blood thinners to allow them to dissolve on their own and to prevent further clots from forming, he said. | The seriousness of a blood clot depends on where it is. Dr Gholam Motamedi, a neurologist at Georgetown University Medical Center – who is not involved in Clinton's care – told the Associated Press that clots in the legs are a common risk after someone has been bedridden, as Clinton may have been for a time after her concussion. Those are "no big deal" and are treated with six months of blood thinners to allow them to dissolve on their own and to prevent further clots from forming, he said. |
| A clot in a lung or the brain is more serious. Lung clots, called pulmonary embolisms, can be deadly, and a clot in the brain can cause a stroke, Motamedi said. | A clot in a lung or the brain is more serious. Lung clots, called pulmonary embolisms, can be deadly, and a clot in the brain can cause a stroke, Motamedi said. |
| Bill Galston, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, told the Guardian that health considerations could form part of her decision on whether to run for the presidency in 2016. But he warned against writing off her chances. | Bill Galston, a former aide to President Bill Clinton, told the Guardian that health considerations could form part of her decision on whether to run for the presidency in 2016. But he warned against writing off her chances. |
| "My guess is, if you asked her right now if she intends to run, she'd probably deny it. She has run herself ragged for four years and she knows how much physical stamina it requires to campaign," said Galston, now a political analyst at Washington-based thinktank the Brookings Institution. | "My guess is, if you asked her right now if she intends to run, she'd probably deny it. She has run herself ragged for four years and she knows how much physical stamina it requires to campaign," said Galston, now a political analyst at Washington-based thinktank the Brookings Institution. |
| "Having said that, she is tough as nails and it is important not to make too much of what, in all probability, is a short-term illness," he added. | "Having said that, she is tough as nails and it is important not to make too much of what, in all probability, is a short-term illness," he added. |
| Clinton is due to step down as secretary of state in early 2013. The White House has named senator John Kerry, a former presidential nominee and current chair of the Senate's foreign relations committee, as Barack Obama's choice to replace her. | Clinton is due to step down as secretary of state in early 2013. The White House has named senator John Kerry, a former presidential nominee and current chair of the Senate's foreign relations committee, as Barack Obama's choice to replace her. |
| It has been widely expected that Clinton would start preparing for a White House run. She has strong support among Democrats, and some senior Republican figures have openly pondered if she would present an unbeatable candidate. | It has been widely expected that Clinton would start preparing for a White House run. She has strong support among Democrats, and some senior Republican figures have openly pondered if she would present an unbeatable candidate. |
| Clinton has alluded to the effects of her heavy travel burden as secretary of state. Asked early last year of her intentions after the 2012 presidential election, she replied: "I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the high wire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would probably be a good idea to just find out how tired I am." | Clinton has alluded to the effects of her heavy travel burden as secretary of state. Asked early last year of her intentions after the 2012 presidential election, she replied: "I think after 20 years, and it will be 20 years, of being on the high wire of American politics and all of the challenges that come with that, it would probably be a good idea to just find out how tired I am." |
| Clinton has not been seen in public since the first week of December. She was unable to attend congressional hearings into scathing report into the Benghazi attack, which killed the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stephens. The report highlighted serious failures in two State Department bureaus that led to insufficient security at the consulate. | Clinton has not been seen in public since the first week of December. She was unable to attend congressional hearings into scathing report into the Benghazi attack, which killed the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stephens. The report highlighted serious failures in two State Department bureaus that led to insufficient security at the consulate. |
| The inability of Clinton to attend evidence-giving sessions about the issue in Congress led some rightwing commentators to question the seriousness of her condition. | The inability of Clinton to attend evidence-giving sessions about the issue in Congress led some rightwing commentators to question the seriousness of her condition. |
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