US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton 65, is under observation at a New York hospital on
Monday, after being treated for a blood clot stemming from a concussion
suffered earlier this month.
Her aide
Philippe Reines said in a statement: “In the course of a follow-up exam,
Secretary Clinton’s doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming from
the concussion she sustained several weeks ago,”
“She is being
treated with anti-coagulants and is at New York Presbyterian Hospital so that
they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours,” he said.
“Her doctors will
continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her
concussion. They will determine if any
further action is required,” he added.
Reines did not
elaborate further on her condition, and would not specify where the clot had
formed.
Clinton has been
off work since her return from her last foreign trip on December 7, although
her staff has said she has been working from home. Only a few days ago, Reines
said she was expected back in Washington this week.
Clinton’s doctors said she had become severely
dehydrated due to the effects of the stomach bug and fainted, suffering a
concussion. They recommended she stay off work, and ordered her not to fly
until at least mid-January.
Clinton has flown
almost a million miles since taking office four years ago, visited 112
countries and spent some 400 days in a plane. She has been hugely popular as
secretary of state, and has the highest ratings of any cabinet member.
Her rare and
lengthy absence from public life had sparked claims from some of her fiercer
critics that she was trying to avoid testifying before lawmakers investigating
a deadly attack on a US mission in Libya.
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