White House physician Kevin O’Connor insisted Monday that the president Joe Biden has not been treated for Parkinson’s, in the midst of a controversy The doctor said he was concerned about the repeated visits of an expert on the disease to the president’s residence. In a letter made public on Monday by the Biden administration itself, the doctor said that neurologist Kevin Cannard has worked for the government since 2012 and that the specialist has been in charge of examining Biden as part of his annual checkup.

“Biden has not seen a neurologist outside” of these exams every year, the letter stressed. “Seeing patients at the White House is something Dr. Cannard has done for 12 years,” it added. Biden’s health is at the center of public scrutiny after the presidential debate with former President Donald Trump on June 27.

The president had trouble following the thread of the conversation on several occasions and sounded weak. Several American media outlets, including the newspaper The New York Timesreported on Tuesday that Cannard has visited the White House eight times in the last eight months.

A Parkinson’s specialist

However, it is not clear whether these visits are related to the health of the president or another issueThe doctor specialises in movement problems and recently published an article on Parkinson’s. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre also revealed on Monday that the US president undergoes a verbal medical check-up twice a week and stressed that he has not undergone a physical examination since the debate.

On July 3, the spokesperson pointed out that the president He had not undergone a medical examination since Februarybut two days later Biden said in an interview on ABC that his doctors tested him for any infection, which came back negative. In the face of that apparent contradictionjournalists demanded transparency from the spokesperson on Monday regarding the type of controls carried out.

Jean-Pierre added to the press that in these three years of mandate Biden has been seen by a neurologist three times and assured that he is not even being treated for Parkinson’s. nor does he take medication for such an illness.