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| Bernie Sanders in ‘very good health,’ according to doctor for Congress | Bernie Sanders in ‘very good health,’ according to doctor for Congress |
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| Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is in “very good health,” according to a letter from the attending physician in Congress released Thursday by Sanders’s campaign. | Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders is in “very good health,” according to a letter from the attending physician in Congress released Thursday by Sanders’s campaign. |
| Brian P. Monahan, who said his office has served as the 74-year-old senator’s physician for 26 years, detailed a history of relatively minor medical procedures, including hernia repairs and the removal of a cyst from his vocal cord, and said Sanders has no history of cardiovascular disease. | Brian P. Monahan, who said his office has served as the 74-year-old senator’s physician for 26 years, detailed a history of relatively minor medical procedures, including hernia repairs and the removal of a cyst from his vocal cord, and said Sanders has no history of cardiovascular disease. |
| “You are overall in very good health and active in your professional work, and recreational lifestyle without limitation,” Monahan wrote in a single-page letter to the senator from Vermont dated Jan. 20. | “You are overall in very good health and active in your professional work, and recreational lifestyle without limitation,” Monahan wrote in a single-page letter to the senator from Vermont dated Jan. 20. |
| [Sanders says he’s ‘very healthy’ amid reports that Clinton ally is seeking medical records] | [Sanders says he’s ‘very healthy’ amid reports that Clinton ally is seeking medical records] |
| If elected president, Sanders would be 75 on Inauguration Day, the oldest man to take the oath of office. Ronald Reagan, who currently holds that distinction, took office in 1981 a few days before his 70th birthday. | |
| Hillary Clinton, Sanders’s chief Democratic rival, released a summary of her health records in July that concluded that the 68-year-old was “in excellent physical condition.” | Hillary Clinton, Sanders’s chief Democratic rival, released a summary of her health records in July that concluded that the 68-year-old was “in excellent physical condition.” |
| Earlier this month, Sanders pledged to release his records before the Iowa caucuses, which take place Monday. | Earlier this month, Sanders pledged to release his records before the Iowa caucuses, which take place Monday. |
| [Poll: Clinton leads nationally by double digits, but margin shrinks] | [Poll: Clinton leads nationally by double digits, but margin shrinks] |
| In his letter to Sanders, Monahan said he had last examined the senator in November, at which time Sanders was 6 feet tall and weighed 179 pounds. The examination was “normal,” the doctor wrote. | In his letter to Sanders, Monahan said he had last examined the senator in November, at which time Sanders was 6 feet tall and weighed 179 pounds. The examination was “normal,” the doctor wrote. |
| Monahan noted that over the years Sanders has been treated for conditions such as gout, mild hypercholesterolemia, diverticulitis, hypothyroidism, laryngitis, lumbar strain and superficial skin tumors. | Monahan noted that over the years Sanders has been treated for conditions such as gout, mild hypercholesterolemia, diverticulitis, hypothyroidism, laryngitis, lumbar strain and superficial skin tumors. |
| Sanders does not use tobacco and drinks alcohol infrequently, the letter said, also noting that his last colonoscopy was normal and that he is up to date on his vaccines. | Sanders does not use tobacco and drinks alcohol infrequently, the letter said, also noting that his last colonoscopy was normal and that he is up to date on his vaccines. |