For an 80-year-old, Joe Biden is in top form. He doesn’t smoke, he doesn’t drink, he exercises and obviously stays active at work. He has a list of minor ailments, according to the routine medical exam he underwent this Thursday at a Maryland military clinic, but the doctor’s conclusion is unequivocal: “President Biden is still a healthy and vigorous 80-year-old man, fit.” to successfully exercise the functions of the Presidency, including those of Chief Executive, Head of State and Commander-in-Chief,” concludes the statement signed by Kevin O’Connor, the President’s physician.
The White House released the medical report signed by O’Connor, who has been Biden’s doctor since 2009. Biden is the first octogenarian president in US history and is seeking re-election in 2024. If he were victorious, he would be 86 years old at the end of his hypothetical second term.
The main change since the last investigation in November 2021 is that Biden passed the Covid. The good news is that I have had mild symptoms thanks to the fact that he was fully vaccinated with two doses plus two boosters when he was infected and most importantly that he has no symptoms of ongoing Covid.
The doctor also emphasizes that Biden spent a lot of time in the sun in his youth and is being checked for possible skin cancer symptoms. The report notes that a biopsy was taken from a small lesion, which was removed from the chest for analysis.
Among the president’s health problems, the doctor cites atrial fibrillation, hyperlipidemia, gastroesophageal reflux, seasonal allergies, spinal arthritis, and mild sensory peripheral neuropathy in the feet. To treat her, he takes three common prescription drugs and two over-the-counter drugs, the report explains.
Biden sometimes suffers from some public blunders that the conservative media keeps repeating to make it appear that he is unqualified for the position. Trump says at his rallies that Biden has “cognitive decline” and “don’t even remember the next morning” what he said the day before. He projects videos at his rallies that attempt to ridicule him.
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However, the President has a very active schedule, with frequent travel in and out of the United States, public appearances, and private meetings. In the State of the Union address, he showed quick reflexes by responding in a somewhat unusual way to Republicans who criticized him. The White House spokeswoman said Thursday, “If you look at him, you’ll see that he has a busy schedule that he’s keeping to that some of us sometimes can’t follow.”
The medical exam comes the day after Donald Trump’s first official rival in the Republican primary, Nikki Haley, at her campaign-opening event, urged politicians over 75 to undergo mandatory mental fitness tests, which included not just Biden but Trump own. Haley pointed out that he thinks it’s time for a generational change.
While the November 2021 full medical report previously released by the White House also ensured that the President was healthy, fit and able to take office, it also identified similar ailments, such as frequent coughing, a peripheral neuropathy and cervical spondylosis, which are leading to contribute to stiffer and less fluid movements. It was also reported that the President regularly took multiple medications for minor chronic issues but maintained a healthy life and habits.
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