Joe Biden declared healthy and ‘fit for duty’ after exam at Walter Reed hospital

President lost weight since last year, but still suffers from arthritis and had small lesion removed from chest during annual check-up

Doctors declared Joe Biden, 80, healthy and fit for duty" on Thursday after a physical examination that included removing a lesion from his chest and declaring him free of symptoms of long Covid after his bout last year with the virus.

The president remains fit for duty, and fully executes all of his responsibilities without any exemptions or accommodations," White House physician Kevin O'Connor said in a summary of the health exam.