Controversy churned in recent weeks over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's health.
Recently in Ohio, Republican standard bearer Donald Trump declared Clinton "lacks the mental and physical stamina to take on the Islamic State of Iraq (ISIS) and all of the many adversaries we face.” While Clinton has a public history of health scares, evidence suggests Trump brazenly is leveraging her medical past as an empty political shiny object.
Trump provided no direct evidence of Clinton's supposed failing health, but she does have a history of health issues. In 2012, Clinton suffered a concussion from a fall due to dehydration and gastroenteritis as well as blood clots in her leg and outside her brain.
Conspiracy theorists claim Clinton never recovered from these clots and is cloaking compromised health. Based on her history of blood clots, however, Clinton most likely manages her symptoms by taking a blood thinner, such as aspirin or heparin.
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