Clinton's doctor says she's 'healthy and fit to serve'

Hillary Clinton is "healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States," according to a letter written by her longtime physician and released on Wednesday.

This is not surprising.

Despite the avalanche of rumors about Clinton's health -- created by conspiracists with internet platforms and given credence by the likes of Drudge Report and Fox News -- her doctor says the candidate has not had a dire health issue during this campaign season.

The Democratic nominee for president struggled to get into her van after an abrupt exit from a Sept. 11 event this past Sunday, after which her campaign revealed she'd recently been diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia. (Non-contagious pneumonia, by the way).

Journalists were angered by the campaign not allowing reporters to follow her back to her van and for keeping them in the dark for 90 minutes after Clinton was seen wobbling on her feet.

But no serious journalist has ever indicated that Clinton currently has a dire health issue, and the letter written by her physician, Lisa Bardack, the chair of internal medicine at CareMount Medical, notes Clinton's health issues during the campaign amount to little more than her recent pneumonia, an ear infection back in January and some allergies.

Right-wing websites such as The American Mirror and WorldNetDaily have pointed to fake "evidence" (one of which was a clearly edited video) to assert that Clinton has had seizures. Some corners of the internet have falsely put forward the idea that Clinton suffers from Parkinson's disease.

Donald Trump has said he doesn't think Clinton has the "stamina" to be president.

There is no evidence for any of this. There never has been. The people saying this have no expertise in neurology. Most of the time, they have no medical expertise at all.

Perhaps this letter will do something to quiet the conspiracies. Probably not.