Obama gets medical checkup, told to return for next physical n summer of 2011, when he’s 50
By APSunday, February 28, 2010
Obama told to get next checkup when he turns 50
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama has finished his first medical checkup as president and knows when he’s supposed to go see the doctor again — when he’s 50.
The 48-year-old commander in chief had a physical examination on Sunday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. His last one was in January 2007, when he was an Illinois senator.
White House physician Jeffrey Kuhlman and a team of specialists conducted the exam. The White House is expected to release results later Sunday.
The president was told to come back in August 2011 — after he hits the half-century mark — for his next checkup.
Obama also met with 12 members of the military who were receiving treatment at the medical center for injuries they suffered while serving in Iraq or Afghanistan.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a trip to the doctor for President Barack Obama.
The 48-year-old commander in chief arrived at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Sunday morning for his first physical exam as president.
During the 2008 White House race, his campaign released a statement from his longtime Chicago doctor saying Obama was in excellent health at the time of his last exam — in January 2007.
That statement also said Obama had a family history of cancer — and a smoking habit he was trying to break.
The president said at a news conference last June that he still had an occasional cigarette. It was his first public acknowledgment that he hadn’t kicked the habit.
