Hillary Clinton Hospitalized with Blood Clot

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Updated: December 30, 2012 | 8:31 p.m.
December 30, 2012 | 8:19 p.m.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is kissed by her husband as he welcomes her to  the podium at the Clinton Global Initiative, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 in New York.  (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was admitted to New York Presbyterian Hospital Sunday after doctors found a blood clot during a follow-up examination for a concussion she was diagnosed with on December 13, 2012.

Doctors discovered the blood clot earlier in the day on Sunday. Secretary Clinton will remain at the hospital for the next 48 hours to be observed by doctors, according to the Associated Press.

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