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dr. jon lapook is here, our chief cbs news medical correspondent. jon, pneumonia, is that a reasonable explanation for theab unsteadiness we saw in clinton pneumonia can cause weakness and dehydration. on top of that, she was standing outside in the hot weatherth wearing long sleeves and pants. and that's a setup for further dehydration which could cause a drop in blood pressure and the kind of wobbly gait we saw. >> pelley: how fast does somebody recover from pneumonia? >> scott, that all depends on a number of factors. a person's age, their general o health, what is the size of then pneumonia, meaning how much of the lung is involved. we certainly don't know that at all. and what is the bug that is causing it.is she is on antibiotics, that exactly what is being done to determine the organism that is causing it.t in general, patients with mild pneumonia can be treated with antibiotics as an outpatient very successfully and fully recover.ve >> pelley: is it a good sign that she is at home? >> i think it is. a unless they are bringing the hospital in
dr. jon lapook is here, our chief cbs news medical correspondent. jon, pneumonia, is that a reasonable explanation for theab unsteadiness we saw in clinton pneumonia can cause weakness and dehydration. on top of that, she was standing outside in the hot weatherth wearing long sleeves and pants. and that's a setup for further dehydration which could cause a drop in blood pressure and the kind of wobbly gait we saw. >> pelley: how fast does somebody recover from pneumonia? >> scott,...
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. >> dr. jon lapook, chief medical correspondent. would a diagnosis of pneumonia help explain why mrs. clinton looked wobbly. >> first to point out i am not mrs. clinton's physician and trying to put things in perspective based on limited information. pneumonia does help explain today's events. pneumonia can make you weak, dehydrated. dehydration, like he possibility for unsteadiness is relatively innocent, a vaso-vagal reflex. when a person's blood pressure and pulse drop, causing dizziness or fainting. today, she was apparently standing for more than an hour in hot humid weather. it was 80 degrees with over 50% humidity, wearing pants and long sleeves. total setup for a vaso-vagal. >> what is usual course of pneumonia? >> all depend on how severe. on underlying health of the patient. mrs. clinton's physicians have placed her on antibiotics implying they think bacteria are involved. still, we don't have much information including what tests have been done for example, what her chest x-ray shows. her physician advised her to rest. a
. >> dr. jon lapook, chief medical correspondent. would a diagnosis of pneumonia help explain why mrs. clinton looked wobbly. >> first to point out i am not mrs. clinton's physician and trying to put things in perspective based on limited information. pneumonia does help explain today's events. pneumonia can make you weak, dehydrated. dehydration, like he possibility for unsteadiness is relatively innocent, a vaso-vagal reflex. when a person's blood pressure and pulse drop, causing...
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sickest patient generally are hospitalized. >> dr. jon lapook. thank you. >>> we learned more about clinton's condition from her >> she is doing fine. she was even better last night before she went to sleep. had a good night's sleep. she got dehydrated yesterday. >> is that what happened? when you look at that collapse, that video that was taken, you wonder if -- if it's not more serious? >> no. >> than dehydration. >> she has been, well if it is, it is a mystery me to me and her doctors. rarely, on more than one occasion over the last, many, many years, the same sort of thing happened to her when she got severely dehydrated. and she has worked like a demon as you know as secretary of state, as a senator, and in the years since. >> but more importantly. she is on a grueling campaign? >> yeah. >> you know what that is like? >> i do. >> she is older than you when you ran. >> she had 2 1/2 hard days today she made a decision, which i think was correct. to cancel her campaign day. >> right. >> is it possible she will be away for weeks from the campai
sickest patient generally are hospitalized. >> dr. jon lapook. thank you. >>> we learned more about clinton's condition from her >> she is doing fine. she was even better last night before she went to sleep. had a good night's sleep. she got dehydrated yesterday. >> is that what happened? when you look at that collapse, that video that was taken, you wonder if -- if it's not more serious? >> no. >> than dehydration. >> she has been, well if it is, it...
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jon lapook says the diagnosis does help explain clinton's health troubles at the 9/11 memorial. >> first, it's important to point out i'm not mrs. clinton's physician and trying to put things in perspective based on limited information. pneumonia can make you weak and dehydrated. on a hot day, with further dehydration, a likely possibility for her unsteadiness is something relatively innocent in plain english, it's when a person's blood pressure or pulse drop and causing dizziness or fainting and she was apparently standing more than an hour in hot humid area and 80 degrees with over 50% humidity wearing pants and long sleeves, a total setup for vasovagal. >> clinton's physicians have placed her on anti-bicycles and implying they think bacteria are involved. pneumonia is commonly treated quickly and effectively and her doctor advised her to rest, which is pretty tough to do in the heat of a presidential campaign. >>> before revelations about her health on sunday, clinton' this morning. >> you could put half of trump's supporters into what i call the basket of deplorables. right? the raci
jon lapook says the diagnosis does help explain clinton's health troubles at the 9/11 memorial. >> first, it's important to point out i'm not mrs. clinton's physician and trying to put things in perspective based on limited information. pneumonia can make you weak and dehydrated. on a hot day, with further dehydration, a likely possibility for her unsteadiness is something relatively innocent in plain english, it's when a person's blood pressure or pulse drop and causing dizziness or...
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but dr. jon lapook has found emerging symptoms of memory >> reporter: as part of the n.y.p.d. highway patrol, anthona flammia, then 38, was one of the thousands of responders who descended on the world trade center.>> i >> i saw the horror of people jumping out of the building.t the smoke, i remember smellingsm the smoke and the jet fuel. >> reporter: in 2007, symptoms of post-traumatic stresssy disorder or p.t.s.d., emerged when he responded to a house fire. >> i remember pulling up in front of the house on the wrong >> reporter: what do you think happened? >> i blacked out. >> reporter: flammia's police career was over. the p.t.s.d. triggered black- outs. where he lost track of time. often just smelling smoke caused flash backs.me >> i couldn't eat barbecue for quite some time. >> reporter: because? >> because of the burning on the barbecue, if you burned something on the barbecue. >> reporter: and reminded you, the smell-- >> reminded me of 9/11. >> reporter: he also started to have memory problems. what is it you can't do now in terms of cognitive functions that c iv >> my
but dr. jon lapook has found emerging symptoms of memory >> reporter: as part of the n.y.p.d. highway patrol, anthona flammia, then 38, was one of the thousands of responders who descended on the world trade center.>> i >> i saw the horror of people jumping out of the building.t the smoke, i remember smellingsm the smoke and the jet fuel. >> reporter: in 2007, symptoms of post-traumatic stresssy disorder or p.t.s.d., emerged when he responded to a house fire. >> i...
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jon lapook talked to cdc director tom frieden about funding the crisis. >> we were allocated $222 million for domestic zika control. already, $200 million is out the door. rest gone in the coming weeks. >> what happens when you run on empty? >> it means we are having to make difficult choices. not invest in some of the longer term things that are so important. doubling down on our work to improve diagnosis of zika, improving the way we control mosquitoes. >> do you think it is fair to say we have blown the chance to get ahead of the zika epidemic? >> it's not too late. if congress acts soon, we can invest in programs that will help u it better. >> is the money going to be there when congress returns next week? >> i can't predict the course of that. but i can predict that the only winner from not having money for zika is the zika virus. >> dr. frieden says the way to avoid this situation in the future is to establish an infectious disease rapid response fund. >>> finally tonight a mother in tallahassee florida posted on line a photograph of her son and new friend. the photo went viral. and
jon lapook talked to cdc director tom frieden about funding the crisis. >> we were allocated $222 million for domestic zika control. already, $200 million is out the door. rest gone in the coming weeks. >> what happens when you run on empty? >> it means we are having to make difficult choices. not invest in some of the longer term things that are so important. doubling down on our work to improve diagnosis of zika, improving the way we control mosquitoes. >> do you think...
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here's dr. jon lapook. >> most people are biased. according to our research, the majority of americans show some attitudes towards minorities. >> reporter: nyu psychologist david amodio studies the science of racial bias and prejudice. in this test subjects are shown a picture of a black or white male carrying either a gun or a harmless object and must make a quick decision to shoot or not shoot. >> and now you are in the role of a police officer and what's been found is that if the person who appears is black and they're holding a cell phone or a soda can people are more likely to they were white. >> reporter: one study found subjects were about 30% more likely to shoot an unarmed black person than an unarmed white person. >> when we've used eye tracking in that task, what we find is that the eyes always go to the person's face first and then tracks down to see what's in their hand. >> reporter: so they see their color first. >> yeah. >> reporter: and they may make a biased decision based on that. >> and it's automatic. it happens w
here's dr. jon lapook. >> most people are biased. according to our research, the majority of americans show some attitudes towards minorities. >> reporter: nyu psychologist david amodio studies the science of racial bias and prejudice. in this test subjects are shown a picture of a black or white male carrying either a gun or a harmless object and must make a quick decision to shoot or not shoot. >> and now you are in the role of a police officer and what's been found is that...
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joining us is dr. jon lapook and cbs news contributor dr. tara narula. the fight for zika. for the first time aerial praying on miami beach area used naled insecticide and deemed safe but people have concerns. why the new concerns, jon? >> they are spraying something that kills mosquitoes and the natural question is what can it do to me, especially if i'm pregnant. i've spoken to the epa and the cdc and they explained to me are using, which by the way, is two tablespoons for the equivalent of a football field, it is neurotoxic to mosquitoes. it kills mosquitoes. if that dosage, they are saying it's safe for humans. it's been used for more than 50 years. you can understand people's concern and this is a classic thing of risk benefit and the public health officials are saying, look, the risk of the zika virus outweighs the possible risk of the spray. >> if you have concerns, other precaution you can ta? >> according to the epa no special precautions people need to take and don't need to leave the area while the spraying is occurring. but it's a good idea to avoid unnecessary
joining us is dr. jon lapook and cbs news contributor dr. tara narula. the fight for zika. for the first time aerial praying on miami beach area used naled insecticide and deemed safe but people have concerns. why the new concerns, jon? >> they are spraying something that kills mosquitoes and the natural question is what can it do to me, especially if i'm pregnant. i've spoken to the epa and the cdc and they explained to me are using, which by the way, is two tablespoons for the...