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  • White House releases letter from Biden's doctor after questions about Parkinson's specialist's White House visits
    Armenian News - Tert.am - 08:51 Jul 09, 2024
    The White House released a letter from President Biden's doctor Monday night after press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced repeated questions at a briefing earlier in the day about Mr. Biden's health and whether visits to the White House by a Parkinson's disease specialist involved the president.  White House visitor logs, details of which were first reported by the New York Post and New York Times, show that Dr. Kevin Cannard, an expert on Parkinson's disease, visited the White House eight times from last summer to this spring. The logs show Cannard met at least once with Mr. Biden's personal physician.  Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday afternoon that the president is not being treated for Parkinson's.  "Has the president been treated for Parkinson's? No. Is he being treated for Parkinson's? No, he's not. Is he taking medication for Parkinson's? No," she said.  But at the time, the press secretary refused to confirm the doctor's visits, citing "security reasons."  It led to a tense back-and-forth between J...