MSNBC is reporting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been hospitalized for a blood clot this afternoon.
To the best of my ability to keep up with the reading of the press release from the State Department it reads:
In the course of a follow up exam today, Doctors found a blood clot as a complication of her concussion. She is being treated with blood thinner at New York Presbyterian H-Hospital according to an official State Department release.
I'll post a link as soon as I can get one.
Our Best Wishes and expressions of Get Well Soon go out Secretary of State Clinton.
5:09 PM PT: The Houston Chronicle confirms this report in Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Admitted to Hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot following concussion.
5:15 PM PT: Business Insider has just reported that the Associated Press which apparently broke the print version of this story has just added a second sentence, saying she will be in the hospital for at least the next 48 hours.
Hillary Clinton Admitted To Hospital With A Blood Clot Following Concussion
The Associated Press is reporting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to the hospital with a blood clot following a concussion, according to a spokesperson.
CBS News correspondent Margaret Brennan reports that a spokesperson for Clinton confirmed that the former First Lady has been taken to New York Presbyterian, and that the hospital will monitor her for the next 48 hours.
Earlier this month, Clinton's office disclosed that the Secretary of State had fallen ill from a stomach virus, causing her to cancel a planned trip to the Middle East. On December 15, Clinton's doctors reported that she had sustained a concussion after fainting from her illness.
5:24 PM PT: The NBC report adds that it was Philppe Reines, a State Department senior advisor, who issued the State Department release. He often acts as her spokeperson, and was the one who announced the concussion a few weeks ago. Hillary Clinton admitted to hospital with blood clot
Philippe Reines, a State Department senior advisor, said in the statement that the clot stems from a concussion she sustained several weeks ago.
Reines said Clinton is being treated with anti-coagulants at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She will be monitored there for the next 48 hours, he said.
“Her doctors will continue to assess her condition, including other issues associated with her concussion," he said. "They will determine if any further action is required.”
I can not find any information yet about the location of the clot, and am listening to MSNBC which may have said something in tne original report, however, I wasn't paying sufficient attention until heard SOS Clinton's name mentioned. So I am searching for additinal info.
5:35 PM PT:
While looking for more information on Secretary Clinton's health I came across this rather dispicable report from Conservative blog Human Events which has just retracted its obviously false report it has been running today that Secretary Clinton was celebrating New Years Eve in a resort in the Dominican Republic after claiming she "was too sick to speak to Congress about the Benghazi massacre," STATE DEPT. SAYS HILLARY CLINTON IS NOT CELEBRATING IN DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AS REPORTED
Note that their title should say as Human Events falsely reported, as I do not beleive the the State Department did not report this, but I will check.
Earlier today we reported that although Hillary Clinton was too sick to speak with Congress this month about the Benghazi massacre she had traveled to the Punta Cana resort in the Dominican Republic to celebrate the New Year. The story was first reported at Dominican Today:
Ex-president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton are enjoying their year-end vacation in Punta Cana, in the eastern coast of the Dominican Republic.
According to press reports, the Clintons will celebrate New Year’s at the Puntacana Resort & Club and could also attend a fashion show scheduled for December 29, which will be held in honor of famous Dominican designer Oscar de la Renta.
Also expected to attend are American journalist Barbara Walters, Vogue editor Anna Wintour, Spanish actress Mar Flores and her husband Javier Merino, among other international jetsetters.
This afternoon the State Department wrote Human Events and told us Hillary and Bill Clinton did not travel to the Dominican Republic today as was reported. Philippe Reines at the State Department said the Clintons are not in the Dominican Republic. The Clintons are not going to the Dominican Republic. Phillippe then added, “We likely disagree on just about everything, but surely we can agree that posting a lie is far different than posting an opinion.” We are posting this as a correction to our earlier post.
Yes, posting a lie is different than posting an opinion.
5:47 PM PT: I just had this odd experience where I almost reported my own post as a confirmation for this story, like that German illustrator Escher with the recursive drawing of hands drawing hand that is drawing it.
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5:51 PM PT: Bob Bazell is now on MSNBC saying they do not know where the clot is but it's location is critical as clots can be dangerous if they dislodge. But, the fact they are treating it with anti-coagulants seems like good news, because if it were more serious they would have taken her directly to surgery.