Kamala Harris was for one hour and 26 minutes acting president while Joe Biden was under anaesthesia. President Joe Biden remains ” healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty but shows some signs of ageing.
His doctor said Friday, after the oldest President in American history underwent his first routine physical check-up in office in history asking moment, briefly transferred the role to the Vice president of the United States of America, Ms Kamala Harris, while he underwent a colonoscopy.
About Kamala Harris:
Ms Kamala Harris, the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to be vice president, was for one hour and 26 minutes, acting as President when Mr Joe Biden was under anaesthesia.
For more than five hours Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, the President underwent a battery of blood, physical, gastrointestinal, dental, vision and neurological examinations.Â
Dr Kevin O’Connor, who has been Mr Biden’s primary care physician since 2009, wrote in a six-page memo released by the White House that Mr Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, “remains a healthy, vigorous, 78 years old, male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.” Dr O’Connor, however, revealed that he investigated Mr Biden for increased instances of ” throat clearing” during public remarks and stiffening of his gat.
Dr Connor’s Report:
Dr O’Connor reported that Mr Biden’s coughing was diagnosed t be the result of gastrointestinal reflux and that the stiffened gait was of a new diagnosis of “mild peripheral neuropathy,” and also spinal arthritis and compensation for a broken foot sustained a year ago.
Interest in MR. Biden’s health has been high since he declared his candidacy for the White House in 2019 and remains intense as speculation about a 2024 re-election bid swirls.
The visit to the medical centre in the Washington suburbs was for his first routine physical exam as president- and his first since December 2014. As part of the screening, Mr Biden underwent an “extremely detailed neurological exam” that ruled out stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but caught the neuropathy, which is nerve damage in the hands and feet.Â
Reason for Biden’s colonoscopy:
Dr O’Connor said the most common cause is diabetes, but Mr Joe Biden does not have diabetes. Mr Joe Biden, he said, would soon try custom orthotics to improve his gait. During Mr Joe Biden’s colonoscopy, a “benign appearing polyp” of about 3 millimetres was identified and removed and would be studied over the coming week. Dr O’Connor said Mr Biden has never had colon cancer.
Mr Biden’s reported body mass index classified him slightly overweight, but his cholesterol was under control. Mr Biden, Dr O’Connor said, is prescribed the anticoagulant Eliquis, the statin Crestor and the seasonal allergy spray Dymista and regularly takes over the counter allergy pill Allegra and the antacid Pepcid.Â
Interview of Biden:
Dr O’Connor reported that Mr Biden does not use tobacco products or drink alcohol and exercises at least five days per week. Press secretary Jen Psaki said he resumed his duties after speaking with Ms Kamala Harris and white house chief of staff Ron Klain at approximately 11.35 a.m.
As MR. In the afternoon, Joe Biden left the medical centre, and he said he was feeling “Great!”. He said, “Great physical and a great house of representatives vote,” referring to the House passage of his roughly $2 million social and environmental agenda.Â
After arriving at the White House, he said, “Nothing changed” with his health, joking. ” We are in great shape and I’m looking forward to celebrating my 58th birthday.” While acting President Ms Kamala Harris was working from her office in the West Wing, Mr Psaki said.
