After open questions about a Parkinson’s specialist visiting the White House, US President Joe Biden’s doctor is making details public.
Kevin Conard is the neurologist who President Biden visits every year Routine health checks Biden’s personal physician, Kevin O’Connor, wrote in a letter released by the White House.
Conard was chosen not because he was a movement disorder specialist, but because he was “A highly qualified and highly respected neurologist” Be. His “very broad expertise” gives him the flexibility to assess a variety of patients and problems.
A heated debate
Earlier there was one of the daily press briefings at the White House A heated debate between journalists present and Biden’s spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre. Jean-Pierre declined to say why Canard has been visiting the White House regularly in recent months.
The New York Times, citing official visitor records, wrote that Connaught has visited government headquarters eight times since last summer has been “It doesn’t matter how hard you push me, it doesn’t matter how angry you are at me,” the spokesperson said in response to several questions about the visits. “We can’t name specialists, from dermatologists to neurologists.”
No stroke or Parkinson’s symptoms
According to O’Connor, Biden’s doctor, the results of Canard’s neurological examination Every time publicly done In late February, a published health report said Biden No possible stroke or Parkinson’s symptoms And the president has “no trepidation”. “President Biden has never seen a neurologist outside of his annual physical,” O’Connor wrote. Connard has been a neurology consultant to the White House Medical Branch since 2012.
This department of the White House is responsible for the medical needs of the President, staff and visitors to the White House. Canard stopped there Regular consultation hours far away. “Dr. Kennard has been seeing patients at the White House for over a dozen years.” In order to protect patients’ privacy, the names of specialists are generally not disclosed. In this case, an exception must be made.
A televised debacle against Trump
81-year-old Biden had to live from his life A televised debacle against Republican candidate Donald Trump Questions about his mental health are mounting. He is also under pressure in the Democratic Party. There is a debate in the US about whether Biden is actually the right person because of his old age A true Democratic presidential candidate for the November election. Biden dismisses any doubt. He refuses a cognitive health test about his mental abilities. His spokesman, Jean-Pierre, reiterated that there was no reason for this.
The White House’s current move is extraordinary and shows just how great the pressure is now. The Details Release This may have been intended to dispel speculation about Biden’s possible Parkinson’s disease. “Has the president been treated for Parkinson’s? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson’s. No, he doesn’t. Is he taking medication for Parkinson’s. No,” Jean-Pierre said at the press conference.
