President Biden declared "fit to serve" by his doctor after annual physical

President Biden had his annual physical yesterday and his doctor says the results show he is fit to serve in the White House Dr Kevin OK Conor emphasized that quote an extremely detailed neurologic exam revealed no signs of trouble but the president did not take a cognitive test Nancy ctis is at the White House Nancy good morning what more do you know what we know Nate is that Dr o' Conor the president's doctor said that the only change in the president's Health since last year is that he's now using a pat machine to help with his sleep apnea otherwise the doctor said the president is a healthy active robust 81-year-old this physical was conducted at the Walter Reed military Medical Center yesterday at least 10 Specialists were told examined Biden Dr o Conor said the president's arthritis is moderate to severe which causes him to walk with a stiffened gate that many have noticed but the doctor said it isn't any worse than last year and doesn't require any additional treatment treatment now one test as you mentioned that the president did not undergo was any kind of cognitive test White House Press Secretary told reporters that a neurologist determined that Mr Biden did not need one uh the bottom line in this three-page memo Dr o' Conor says that he has quote no new concerns about Biden's Health despite constant assertions by Biden's political opponents about his health Gail Nancy are you hearing that people were surprised that he was not asked to take a cognitive test is that just no big deal now I think people were wondering about it but uh apparently according to his personal doctor and a neurologist they didn't believe it was necessary so he had a a whole host of other tests and examinations but that was something they didn't feel that they needed to look at in fact the White House Press Secretary says he gets a cognitive test every day in the Oval Office basically based on the job that he does not quite the same not quite the same and the American people they don't have MDS but they will evaluate that ladder test that Nancy was talking about there right about that exactly right thank you very much Nancy

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Published: Thu Feb 29 2024