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The president's personal physician has issued Biden a clean bill of health

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President Biden is a healthy, vigorous 80 year-old, according to the White House physician who completed an annual physical. The report says Biden remains² fit to fully³ execute his role as president.

LEILA FADEL, HOST:

President Biden remains a healthy, vigorous 80-year-old. That's according to his physician who completed Biden's annual physical. NPR's Allison Aubrey reports the doctor's findings are typical of what's found in a man of his age.

ALLISON AUBREY, BYLINE⁴: Joe Biden weighs 178 pounds, has a healthy BMI, normal blood sugar levels and exercises at least five days a week. The president takes five medications. Two are over-the-counter allergy⁵ medicines to treat seasonal⁶ allergies⁷. And another, Pepcid, treats acid reflux, which is sometimes the cause of his throat clearing or coughing. The president also takes a blood thinner for a previously⁸ identified heart arrhythmia. And his doctor says he remains completely asymptomatic. He also takes Crestor, a statin medication to help control cholesterol⁹. His lab work shows his lipid levels are what his doctor described as remarkably¹⁰ low. As with millions of older adults, being on a statin to lower cholesterol is standard prevention. Here's Dr. R. Sean Morrison, chair of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Medical System.

R SEAN MORRISON: When I'm looking at a public report of lab values, would I like my president to have their cholesterol well-controlled. Yes, I'd like them to have their cholesterol well-controlled.

AUBREY: The White House physician says President Biden's stiff gait has not worsened since last year and reassured¹¹ there was no finding of any neurological conditions such as Parkinson's, though the president does have moderate to severe wear-and-tear osteoarthritis in his spine¹², which is not uncommon¹³ in 80-year-olds. There was no mention of assessment¹⁴ of memory or cognition in the report released by the White House physician. That is typically evaluated at a physical of an 80-year-old. Mount Sinai's Dr. Morrison, who has never treated the president, says. As we age, there can be normal age-related decline.

MORRISON: As we get older, we're less able to multitask. That's normal. And our processing takes a little longer. Our reaction times are a little slower.

AUBREY: But he says in a healthy 80-year-old, decision-making and judgment¹⁵ can certainly remain intact.

MORRISON: I have patients who are performing high-level executive jobs or functions well into their 80s and 90s.

AUBREY: And bottom line, the White House physician concludes Joe Biden remains fit for duty to fully execute his duties as president. Allison Aubrey, NPR News.

1 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

2 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

5 allergy   

n.(因食物、药物等而引起的)过敏症

参考例句：

• He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
• The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。

6 seasonal   

adj.季节的，季节性的

参考例句：

• The town relies on the seasonal tourist industry for jobs.这个城镇依靠季节性旅游业提供就业机会。
• The hors d'oeuvre is seasonal vegetables.餐前小吃是应时蔬菜。

7 allergies   

n.[医]过敏症；[口]厌恶，反感；（对食物、花粉、虫咬等的）过敏症( allergy的名词复数 )；变态反应，变应性

参考例句：

• Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms. 食物过敏会引发很多不同的症状。 来自辞典例句
• Let us, however, examine one of the most common allergies; hayfever. 现在让我们来看看最常见的变态反应的一种--枯草热。 来自辞典例句

8 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

9 cholesterol   

n.（U）胆固醇

参考例句：

• There is cholesterol in the cell of body.人体细胞里有胆固醇。
• They are determining the serum-protein and cholesterol levels.他们正在测定血清蛋白和胆固醇的浓度。

10 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

11 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 spine   

n.脊柱，脊椎；(动植物的)刺；书脊

参考例句：

• He broke his spine in a fall from a horse.他从马上跌下摔断了脊梁骨。
• His spine developed a slight curve.他的脊柱有点弯曲。

13 uncommon   

adj.罕见的，非凡的，不平常的

参考例句：

• Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
• Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。

14 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？

15 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。