Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren is "a very healthy 70-year-old woman," according to a Dec. 4 medical report from her physician posted by NBC News.
Ms. Warren's only medical condition is hypothyroidism, which she takes medication for, according to her physician of 20 years, Beverly Woo, MD, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School in Boston. "There are no medical conditions or health problems that would keep her from fulfilling the duties of the President of the United States," the letter from Dr. Woo concludes.
The Massachusetts senator is the first Democratic candidate to release her records in this campaign cycle. However, contenders Joe Biden, former vice president of the U.S., and Bernie Sanders, senator of Vermont, both committed in September to releasing medical records before the Iowa caucuses in February, according to CNN. Mr. Sanders suffered a heart attack in October, after which he said his records would be released "at the appropriate time," Politico reported.
President Donald Trump also recently visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., for a "routine, planned interim checkup," according to his physician. Records have not been publicized from that visit.
Politicians are not required to release medical records, though the public often demands it. A 2016 Gallup poll found 51 percent of Americans believe presidents should release all relevant medical information, up from 38 percent in 2004.
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