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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Trump Medical Concerns: Leg Swelling and Hand Bruises Spark Fresh Second Term Fears

Trump Medical Concerns: Leg Swelling and Hand Bruises Spark Fresh Second Term Fears (Credit: Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

In US President Donald Trump's recent annual medical screening, he saw 22 specialists, a medical report the White House has just disclosed revealed. The unusually high number of physicians involved in the examination has prompted concerns about the 79-year-old president's health as he serves his second term.

According to the report, Trump underwent an assessment at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in May and his physician concluded that he remains fit to carry out the duties of the presidency. Despite those assurances, the scope of the evaluation has drawn attention from medical observers and political commentators alike.

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