Doctor says Trump in 'excellent health' after check-up

Washington:  US President Donald Trump is in 'excellent health,' the White House physician said on Friday following a routine medical check-up earlier in the week. In a memorandum released by the White House, physician Sean Barbabella said that Trump 'is fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief,' following his third in-person medical check-up in 13 months.

Critics complain that reports on Trump's health often contain rosy language but hardly any independently verifiable facts. Barbabella said that Trump, who turns 80 next month, has an estimated cardiac age of someone 14 years his junior, repeating his assessment from October's check-up.  There has been repeated speculation about Trump's health, as images of bruises - some apparently covered with makeup - on his hands and swollen-looking legs circulated online. Barbabella addressed these, saying that the bruises were 'related to frequent handshaking in the setting of aspirin use for cardiovascular prevention. This represents a common and benign effect of aspirin therapy.'