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Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Clinton Diagnosed With Pneumonia
The Washington Post: Clinton Falls Ill During 9/11 Memorial Service In New York
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton fell ill during a memorial service marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, leaving abruptly and inserting new speculation about her health into a presidential campaign in which Republican Donald Trump has called her weak and unfit. Video of Clinton’s hurried departure from the Ground Zero memorial showed her buckling and stumbling as she got into her van. Clinton’s campaign issued a statement from her doctor later Sunday revealing that she had been diagnosed with pneumonia two days earlier. (Phillip and Gearan, 9/11)
The Wall Street Journal: Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia Jolts The Presidential Race
Hillary Clinton’s campaign said Sunday she had been diagnosed with pneumonia and would cancel a planned two-day swing through California, hours after the Democratic presidential nominee abruptly left a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York for what her aides described as her feeling “overheated.” The diagnosis, coupled with a remark by Mrs. Clinton late Friday criticizing some Trump supporters as a “basket of deplorables,” is an unwelcome distraction for a campaign facing a tightening of polls in recent weeks. (Nicholas and Hook, 9/12)
The Hill: Clinton Has Pneumonia, Cancels California Swing
Hillary Clinton has been ill with pneumonia, her doctor revealed in a Sunday evening statement that may shake up the presidential race. Clinton’s health had been the subject of much speculation, fueled most recently by a coughing fit she had at the start of a campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio, last Monday. But now it seems that the symptoms she blamed on seasonal allergies may have been a sign of the pneumonia that was diagnosed on Friday. (Hellman, 9/11)
The Hill: Martin Shkreli Taunts Clinton Outside Apartment After 9/11 Ceremony
Embattled ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli showed up outside of Chelsea Clinton's New York City apartment Sunday to taunt Hillary Clinton about her health. The Democratic presidential nominee left a 9/11 memorial ceremony early Sunday after becoming "overheated," aides said. After resting at her daughter's apartment, she emerged, telling reporters she felt great. Shkreli stood outside yelling and telling her to drop out of the presidential race. "Do you need pharma bro's help?" Shkreli yelled at Clinton, according to a video he posted on YouTube. (Hellmann, 9/11)
Bloomberg: Clinton Health Another Landmine For Suddenly Vulnerable Markets
Investors nursing wounds after the worst selloff in three months for equity and debt markets got another stress to ponder after concerns over Hillary Clinton’s health flared anew. The 68-year-old Democratic presidential nominee, whose polling edge over Donald Trump has soothed traders who fear ruptures to U.S. policy and see virtue in political gridlock, is suffering from pneumonia and became overheated and dehydrated during a Sept. 11 commemoration Sunday, forcing her to leave abruptly, her doctor said. (Renick and Ciolli, 9/11)
The New York Times: Hillary Clinton Has Pneumonia: What That Means
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, has pneumonia, her doctor said in a statement on Sunday. Here are some facts about the illness: what it is, what it does and how people recover. (Chokshi, 9/11)
ABC News: What To Know About Pneumonia And Older Adults
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's diagnosis with pneumonia brings national attention to a common but deadly infection and one of the most frequent causes of hospital visits in the United States. ... For U.S. seniors, hospitalization for pneumonia has a greater risk of death compared to any of the other top 10 reasons for hospitalization, according to the American Thoracic Society, a physician's organization that advocates for improving care for lung diseases. (Gallagher, 9/12)
CNN: Hillary Clinton Has Pneumonia, Doctor Says, After Early 9/11 Event Exit
Hillary Clinton has pneumonia, her doctor said Sunday, hours after the Democratic nominee stumbled and exited a 9/11 commemoration ceremony early. The incident seems certain to prompt further scrutiny of Clinton's health and her campaign's transparency -- though Republican rival Donald Trump was uncharacteristically silent throughout a solemn day marking the 15th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. (Bradner, Prokupecz and Merica, 9/12)
Politico Pro: Dr. Oz Invites Trump To His Scientifically Dubious TV Show
In lieu of releasing his medical records, Donald Trump is turning to a familiar space — a TV doctor show — to allay voters’ concerns about his health. That’s the game plan next week when the 70-year-old reality TV star-turned-politician plans to appear on Dr. Mehmet Oz’s highly rated — and highly criticized — daytime talk show to discuss his “personal health regimen,” as the show promoted it, amid demands that he and Hillary Clinton both disclose their medical records. (Cook, 9/9)
Meanwhile, Clinton's camp responds to criticism of her drug plan —
Reuters: Clinton Spokeswoman Defends Drug Plan After Pfizer Comments
U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's spokeswoman said on Friday Clinton's plan to curb drug spending was not the blow to medical innovation that Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Ian Read described it as being on Thursday. "Throughout this campaign, Hillary Clinton has called for expanding investments in innovation for healthcare, from a cure for Alzheimer's to building on Vice President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative," campaign spokeswoman Julie Wood said in an emailed statement. (Humer and Pierson, 9/9)
