--- description: She reportedly felt lightheaded, was dehydrated title: Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Is 'Fine' After Medical Scare During Speech image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62ae15d399e0daf7/6988656eab6d77c3836a65c8/janet-yellen2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Is 'Fine' After Medical Scare During Speech by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 11:59 PM CUT  Janet Yellen arrives at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting Sept. 17, 2015 in Washington, DC. Janet Yellen arrives at a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting Sept. 17, 2015 in Washington, DC.Win McNamee—Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 11:59 PM CUT Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is feeling “fine” following a brief medical scare during a Thursday evening speech. Yellen was speaking at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst when she abruptly stopped her address. According to [_Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-usa-fed-yellen-health-idUSKCN0RO2MU20150924 "undefined"), Fed officials say she felt lightheaded and sought medical attention as a precaution. “Chair Yellen felt dehydrated at the end of a long speech under bright lights,” Fed spokeswoman Michelle Smith told _Reuters_. “As a precaution, she was seen by EMT staff on-site at U-Mass Amherst. She felt fine afterward and has continued with her schedule Thursday evening.” Yellen was discussing [inflation dynamics and monetary policy](http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/yellen20150924a.htm "undefined") when she fell ill. \[[Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/24/us-usa-fed-yellen-health-idUSKCN0RO2MU20150924 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/"},"headline":"Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Is 'Fine' After Medical Scare During Speech","datePublished":"2015-09-24T23:59:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:15:44.258Z","description":"She felt lightheaded and dehydrated, according to a spokesperson","url":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/","keywords":["Janet Yellen","Federal Reserve","Fed","interest rates"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62ae15d399e0daf7/6988656eab6d77c3836a65c8/janet-yellen2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt62ae15d399e0daf7/6988656eab6d77c3836a65c8/janet-yellen2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Janet Yellen Holds News Conference On Fed Interest Rate Decision","caption":"Janet Yellen Holds News Conference On Fed Interest Rate Decision","creditText":"Win McNamee—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/","name":"Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen Is 'Fine' After Medical Scare During Speech"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Janet Yellen: World's Most Powerful Woman?","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/mLonBRxO/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-01-09T02:42:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mLonBRxO.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/","duration":"PT5M22S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4049523/federal-reserve-chair-janet-yellen-is-fine-after-medical-scare-during-speech/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```