{"id":1031155,"date":"2021-11-19T08:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T13:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031155"},"modified":"2021-11-19T09:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T14:02:11","slug":"biden-heading-to-first-physical-as-president-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-heading-to-first-physical-as-president-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Heading to First Physical as President: White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-heading-to-first-physical-as-president-white-house%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1031155&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>America\u2019s oldest president is set to undergo his first physical since being sworn in, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-white-house\">White House<\/a> said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a> will travel to Walter Reed Medical Center in the morning for a \u201croutine annual physical,\u201d press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>There was no physical listed on the daily schedule the White House released on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Reed is in Bethesda, Maryland, about 9 miles northwest of the White House.<\/p>\n<p>More details on the physical will be provided after Biden arrives at the facility, according to Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>The White House had said Biden would undergo his first physical as president by the end of the year but repeatedly resisted giving a set date for the check-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be doing his physical soon. As I\u2019ve noted before, as soon as he does that, we will provide that information transparently to all of you,\u201d Psaki told reporters last week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is regularly tested under the guidance of his doctor,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>The results of the physical will be made public, the White House has said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was the oldest person ever sworn in as president. He is 78; he\u2019s due to turn 79 on Nov. 20.<\/p>\n<p>The last medical assessment Biden released was in December 2019. His doctor, Kevin O\u2019Connor declared the then-candidate \u201chealthy\u201d and \u201cvigorous.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4113509\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/walter-reed-1200x801-1.jpg\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4113509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/walter-reed-1200x801-1.jpg\" alt=\"Epoch Times Photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/noscript><\/figcaption>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Marine One approaches Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in a file photograph. (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Biden has struggled with an irregular heartbeat, according to his doctor, but that rhythm is now \u201cpersistent, with a normal ventricular response,\u201d and Biden has never required medication or electrical treatment for the condition.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u00a0underwent surgery to repair a brain aneurysm in 1988 but the procedure was successful and he has not had reoccurrences, the report stated. Biden takes Nexium to help with occasional gastroesophageal reflux and several other medications for seasonal allergies and sinus congestion.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor said Biden was \u201cfit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.\u201d He said Biden doesn\u2019t use tobacco products or drink alcohol and that the Democrat worked out five days a week.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor was made the top White House physician when Biden entered office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s first scheduled event on Friday was pardoning a turkey ahead of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Biden was slated to leave Washington and fly to Wilmington, Delaware, where he maintains a residence.<\/p>\n<p>Biden often leaves Washington for the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki had a briefing scheduled for 1 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-zachary-stieber\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/WEB_ZacharyStieber-1.jpg\" alt=\"Zachary Stieber\" \/><\/a>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Zachary Stieber covers U.S. news, including politics and court cases. He started at The Epoch Times as a New York City metro reporter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>America\u2019s oldest president is set to undergo his first physical since being sworn in, the White House said Friday. 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