{"id":247647,"date":"2016-09-12T15:18:02","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T15:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247647"},"modified":"2016-09-12T15:18:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T15:18:02","slug":"donald-trump-to-release-health-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=247647","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump to release health details"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to release details about his health after his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was diagnosed with pneumonia.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump said health had now become “an issue” in the election campaign.<\/p>\n

Mrs Clinton was taken ill on Sunday at a 9\/11 memorial ceremony and cancelled a campaign trip to California.<\/p>\n

Mrs Clinton had “overheated” but was now re-hydrated and was “recovering nicely”, her doctor said.<\/p>\n

Mr Trump wished her a speedy recovery and said he would release the results of a medical examination he took over the past week, with “very, very specific numbers”.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully they’re going to be good. I think they’re going to be good. I feel great,”he told Fox News.<\/p>\n

So far Mr Trump has only released a note, in which his doctor declared that he would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency”.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, video showed Mrs Clinton being supported by aides as she entered a van to leave the 9\/11 ceremony after an hour and 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

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Mrs Clinton waved to photographers after she left her daughter’s home in New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n

She was taken to her daughter’s flat in New York’s Flatiron building and re-emerged later on Sunday, telling reporters: “I’m feeling great. It’s a beautiful day in New York.”<\/p>\n

Mrs Clinton had been due to leave for California on Monday morning for a two-day trip that included fundraisers, a speech on the economy, and an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show.<\/p>\n

Her personal physician, Dr Lisa Bardack, said Mrs Clinton had “been experiencing a cough related to allergies. On Friday, during follow-up evaluation of her prolonged cough, she was diagnosed with pneumonia. She was put on antibiotics, and advised to rest and modify her schedule”.<\/p>\n

She then left for her home in Chappaqua, New York.<\/p>\n

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Mrs Clinton suffered a coughing fit last week at a campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio, which fuelled speculation about her condition.<\/p>\n

Last month, Dr Bardack said in a letter that the candidate was “in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States”. She had made a full recovery from surgery she underwent in 2012 for a blood clot, the doctor added.<\/p>\n

But Mr Trump has repeatedly suggested she is unfit, telling supporters last month she “lacks the mental and physical stamina” to serve as president.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know what’s going on. I’m like you, I see what I see,” he said after Mrs Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis was confirmed.<\/p>\n

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    The Clinton campaign has accused opponents of pushing a “deranged conspiracy” about her health.<\/p>\n

    In other campaign developments:<\/p>\n

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    • Donald Trump accused US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen of keeping interest rates low because of political pressure from President Barack Obama. He said she should be “ashamed”.<\/li>\n
    • The Republican candidate also released a new ad attacking Mrs Clinton for calling half of his supporters “a basket of deplorables” last week. “You know what’s deplorable? Hillary Clinton viciously demonising hard-working people like you,” a narrator says.<\/li>\n
    • Green Party candidate Jill Stein says she would not have killed Osama Bin Laden but instead would have put him on trial.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Analysis – Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, Washington<\/p>\n

      George HW Bush once vomited on a Japanese prime minister. His son fainted in the White House after choking on a pretzel. Franklin Roosevelt hid his serious health conditions, and John F Kennedy never spoke of his debilitating back condition.<\/p>\n

      The difference between these men and Hillary Clinton, however, is that her “overheating” episode – the apparent result of a case of pneumonia – 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.<\/p>\n

      Then there are the conspiracy theories about her health – some advanced by top Trump campaign surrogates – which will become more frenzied. The campaign’s decision to reveal Mrs Clinton’s pneumonia diagnosis only after her very visible struggles two days later will certainly complicate matters.<\/p>\n

      Donald Trump, age 70, is not clear of medical concerns of course. The only information on his health comes from a haphazardly written note from his doctor.<\/p>\n

      Sunday’s episode may keep Mrs Clinton off the campaign trail for a few days, then fade away. People who would otherwise have shrugged off her health rumours, however, are now watching her activity more closely.<\/p>\n

      What the US press said<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Writing in the Washington Post, Todd C Frankel said Mrs Clinton had for years been discreet about her medical history and her discretion “made it difficult for voters to assess her complete health picture”.<\/p>\n

      NBC News reporters said the incident had “sparked renewed calls for both Clinton and Trump, who are 68 and 70, respectively, to reveal more about their health”.<\/p>\n

      Adam Nagourney, New York Times LA Bureau Chief, tweeted: “Is this hadn’t happened, would Clinton campaign have announced pneumonia? One reason why Clinton\/Trump should release medical records.”<\/p>\n

      Vox News pointed out that the US has a rich history of presidential candidates being less than clear about their medical histories. “Looking back, we now know a number of past presidents and presidential candidates who have actually been much sicker than the public knew.”<\/p>\n

      What is walking pneumonia?<\/strong><\/p>\n

      Mrs Clinton’s team say she is suffering with “walking pneumonia” – a less serious type of the lung infection which leaves patients feeling unwell but doesn’t usually require bed rest or hospitalisation.<\/p>\n

      Pneumonia is essentially an infection of the lungs which causes inflammation in the air sacs and fills them with fluid. Symptoms can include a cough, fever, fatigue, chills and shortness of breath.<\/p>\n

      Anyone can contract pneumonia, although smokers, older people, and sufferers of chronic lung diseases are at increased risk. There are two types – bacterial or viral. Bacterial pneumonia is common and easily treated with antibiotics.<\/p>\n

      Most people with so-called “walking pneumonia” can recover within a few days. Those with weak immune systems or existing conditions can take weeks to recover, and pneumonia can in some cases be fatal.<\/p>\n

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      Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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