Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris arrives for a campaign event at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on October 4, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is in “good health” and has “the physical and mental resiliency necessary to serve as president,” her doctor said in a letter released Saturday, summarizing her medical history and condition.
Dr. Joshua Simmons, a U.S. Army colonel and the vice president’s physician, wrote that Harris, 59, maintains a healthy, active lifestyle and that her most recent physical exam in April last year “was nothing abnormal.”
He wrote in a two-page letter that she “has the physical and mental resiliency necessary to successfully discharge the duties of the presidency, including those of chief executive, head of state and commander-in-chief.”
A campaign aide who spoke on condition of anonymity said Harris’ campaign wanted to use the opportunity to draw a sharp contrast with Republican Donald Trump, who has released only limited information about his health over the years and raised concerns about his health. Questions about his fitness for office.
Trump has released very little health information, including after his ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt in July.
Simmons, who said he has been Harris’ primary care physician for the past 3 1/2 years, said the vice president has a history of allergies and hives, also known as hives, and that she has been receiving allergen immunizations for the past three years. Treatment years.
Simmons said the results of Harris’ latest blood tests and other tests were “not abnormal.”
Also noted in the report: Harris wears contact lenses for mild myopia; her family history includes colon cancer in her mother; and she is up to date on preventive care recommendations, including a colonoscopy and annual mammograms.
As Harris’ office released the medical report, her campaign highlighted recent media reports that have raised questions about Trump’s health and mental acuity and his failure to provide information about his health and medical history.
As President Joe Biden, 81, seeks re-election, Trump, 78, is eager to question the president’s health. Trump’s own health has attracted more attention since Biden was replaced by Harris.
Last November, Trump celebrated Biden’s birthday by publishing a letter His doctors reported that the former president’s physical and mental health was “good.”
this letter Posted on Trump’s social media platforms No details were included to support its claims – measures such as weight, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, or the results of any tests.
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