Presidential Health

On Dec. 1 the White House released a letter from Physician to the President Dr. Sean Barbabella saying an MRI performed in early October as part of a preventative/annual exam to evaluate the cardiovascular and abdominal systems was "perfectly normal." Barbabella reported no arterial narrowing, inflammation, or clotting, that the heart chambers are a standard size and the abdominal organs are very healthy and well‑perfused with no acute or chronic concerns; the president said he did not know which body parts were scanned, that it was not the brain, and that he "aced" a cognitive test.