Biden undergoing routine physical exam at Walter Reed
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Washington — President Biden is undergoing a routine physical exam at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Maryland on Thursday, his first check-up in more than a year.
The 80-year-old's last physical was in November 2021. At the time, Mr. Biden's physician, Kevin O'Connor, wrote in a memo that the president was "fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency," while noting that the president was coughing with more frequency. O'Connor also noted the president had more stiffness and less fluidity in his gait, which he attributed to the "wear and tear" of osteoarthritic changes to the president's spine.
Mr. Biden, who is the oldest serving president in U.S. history, contracted COVID-19 last summer and suffered a rare rebound case of the disease, prompting him to isolate at the White House for several weeks. He experienced mild symptoms and was treated with the antiviral drug Paxlovid.
