White House releases more details on Biden’s health after press room shouting match
by Robert Tait in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6P35G)
White House physician clarifies in letter that Biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals
The White House clarified on Monday that Joe Biden has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, following a heated exchange between the president's press secretary and journalists seeking an explanation for why a Parkinson's disease specialist visited the White House eight times in as many months.
In an evening letter the White House physician, Kevin O'Connor, said the specialist, Kevin Cannard, has been a neurology consultant to the White House medical unit since 2012. He said Cannard had visited multiple times a year since then, and that the neurologist was chosen for his breadth of experience and expertise.
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