{"id":2290682,"date":"2024-07-08T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-biden-being-treated-for-parkinsons-disease-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T20:10:29","slug":"white-house-denies-biden-being-treated-for-parkinsons-disease-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-denies-biden-being-treated-for-parkinsons-disease-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"White House denies Biden being treated for Parkinson&#8217;s disease- Washington Examiner"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwhite-house-denies-biden-being-treated-for-parkinsons-disease-washington-examiner%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=2290682&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>The White House denied rumors that President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson&#8217;s disease after a specialist, Dr. Kevin Cannard, was found to have visited the executive campus multiple times. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden is not being treated \u200cfor Parkinson&#8217;s and is not taking medication for the disease. However, she refused to disclose the purpose of Dr. Cannard&#8217;s visits, citing \u2062security and \u200dprivacy concerns for him and other military personnel who\u200b are patients of the White House \u2062Medical Unit. \u2062Dr. Cannard, a neurologist\u200c specializing in Parkinson&#8217;s disease, has \u200bbeen supporting\u2063 the White House Medical Unit for\u200b the past two decades and visited the executive\u200c compound at least eight times in eight months.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">White House denies Biden being treated for Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/naomi-lim\/\">Naomi Lim<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T15:57:17-04:00\">July 8, 2024 3:57 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1697809\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> rejected speculation President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is being treated for Parkinson\u2019s disease after a specialist was found to be repeatedly on the executive campus\u2019s visitors log.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas the president been treated for Parkinson\u2019s? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson\u2019s? No. Is he taking medication for Parkinson\u2019s? No,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> told reporters Monday.<\/p>\n<p>During a tense press briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to confirm the purpose of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071976\/bidens-physician-met-top-parkinsons-disease-specialist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dr. Kevin Cannard\">Dr. Kevin Cannard<\/a>\u2018s visits to the White House, citing security and privacy concerns for him and other military personnel who are patients of the White House Medical Unit. Cannard is a Walter Reed National Military Medical Center-based neurologist who specializes in Parkinson\u2019s disease and has supported the White House Medical Unit for the past two decades, visiting the executive compound at least eight times in eight months, ending in March.<\/p>\n<p>After Biden told ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos last week that he would not take a cognitive test, Jean-Pierre reiterated that the president has seen a neurologist three times since becoming president, once a year during his annual physical checkup.<\/p>\n<p>Facing credibility questions, Jean-Pierre similarly defended herself after she told reporters last week Biden had not seen the White House physician, Dr. Kevin O\u2019Connor, after the debate before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-steps-up-post-debate-damage-control-as-dem-panic-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden steps up post-debate damage control as Dem panic grows - Washington Examiner\">president told donors<\/a> later that day that he had. The following day, the press secretary then differentiated between a checkup and a check-in, the latter of which she added on Monday that Biden has \u201ca couple times a week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe did not have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-former-ag-barr-initiated-spying-program-on-americans-back-in-1992\/\" title=\"FLASHBACK: Former AG Barr Initiated Spying Program on Americans Back in 1992\">medical exam<\/a>. He did not have a physical,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>But Jean-Pierre did relay that Biden had tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday morning after second gentleman Doug Emhoff contracted the respiratory disease last weekend.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1697809\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1697809\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The White House denied rumors that President Joe Biden is being treated for Parkinson&#8217;s disease after a neurologist specializing in the condition was found to have visited the executive campus multiple times. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden is not being treated for Parkinson&#8217;s, nor is he taking medication for it. She cited security and privacy concerns for not confirming the purpose of the neurologist&#8217;s visits. Jean-Pierre also clarified that Biden has seen a neurologist three times since becoming president, once a year during his annual physical checkup. 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