US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton felt unwell at a 9/11 ceremony in New York but is now better, her campaign says.
She had "felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment", the campaign said.
Mrs Clinton's Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has previously raised concerns about her health.
Her doctors say she made a full recovery from surgery she underwent in 2012 for a blood clot.
Mrs Clinton's personal doctor Lisa Bardack said last month she was "in excellent health and fit to serve as president of the United States".
The Clinton campaign has accused the Trump campaign of pushing a "deranged conspiracy about Clinton's health".
Mrs Clinton is 68 and Mr Trump is 70.
The full statement from the Clinton campaign said: "Secretary Clinton attended the September 11th Commemoration Ceremony for just an hour and thirty minutes this morning to pay her respects and greet some of the families of the fallen.
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| Mr Trump also attended the ceremony (Getty Images) |
"During the ceremony, she felt overheated so departed to go to her daughter's apartment, and is feeling much better."
The candidate came to the ceremony fresh from a political storm over comments she made about Mr Trump's supporters at a fundraiser on Friday.
She had apologised on Saturday for suggesting half of the Republican's supporters were "deplorables".
Mrs Clinton is next due to appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday and attend a rally in las Vegas on the same day.
'She stumbled'
An unnamed law enforcement source told US broadcaster Fox News Mrs Clinton had suffered a "medical episode" which required her to leave the New York ceremony early.
She appeared to faint on her way to her van, Fox said.
Fox's account of the events could not be independently verified.
A total of 2,996 people died on 11 September 2001 when al-Qaeda militants hijacked four planes, crashing two into the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York, a third into the Pentagon and the fourth into a field in Pennsylvania.
Passions are high just over two weeks before the first election debate between Mrs Clinton and Mr Trump on 26 September.
After one of the most bitterly fought election campaigns in living memory, Americans go to the polls on 8 November to elect a successor to President Barack Obama.
The Democrat is constitutionally obliged to stand down after two terms in office.
The Democrat is constitutionally obliged to stand down after two terms in office.
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