NYT "reporting" on Parkinson's experts visiting the WH like it's some scandal when

[NoveltySocks]

POTUS signed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law on July 2.... This paper is ageist and ableist.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/legislation/2024/07/02/bill-signed-h-r-2365/

[shrike3]

1. Unbelievable.

Shows how ridiculous this is getting. And how little attention they pay to Joe's day to day governing.

[onecaliberal]

2. Fascist piece of shit gonna fascist. Maybe they should be sued?

[Mister Ed]

3. And are they so willfully ignorant that they confuse Parkinson's with Alzheimer's?

If the president had Parkinson's, no one would need the New York Times to tell them. The involuntary tremors would be obvious. There would be no loss of mental acuity, though.

My late father suffered from Parkinson's in his last years. As difficult a cross as that was to bear, he remained grateful to the end that he had only lost his motor control, and had not lost his mental clarity like his lifelong friend who was stricken with Alzheimer's.

I went on a canoe trip last week with an old friend who was diagnosed with Parkinson's five years ago. He's a retired attorney. His hand tremors make some tasks difficult, but he's certainly as sharp as he ever was, or sharper.

The New York Times has reduced its journalistic standards to a point that would make the editor of a supermarket tabloid blush.

[KarenS]

4. Doctors diagnosed my Mother with Parkinson's Disease but

she had no tremors, slowly she developed Parkinson's Dementia (not Alzheimer's),,,,

Some of the 'classic' symptoms aren't always present.

[Ocelot II]

8. Yes, the signs of Parkinson's are pretty apparent even in the earlier stages.

My dad also had it, and he, too, was quite lucid until maybe a month before he died (he had other ailments as well). Sometimes people have cognitive problems in later stages of the disease but it mostly affects motor control. A good friend also had it, and the symptoms - tremors and a stiff gait - appeared long before he became disabled by it, and he, too, never had cognitive issues. But in any event, the fact that a neurologist who treats Parkinsons's (among other things) has visited the WH means nothing, and the NYT in its sly way admits as much:

It was unclear whether Dr. Cannard was at the White House to consult specifically about the president or was there for unrelated meetings. Dr. Cannard’s LinkedIn page describes him as “supporting the White House Medical Unit” for more than 12 years. His biography on Doximity, a website for health professionals, lists him as a “neurology consultant to the White House Medical Unit and the physician to the president” from 2012 to 2022, which would include the administrations of Presidents Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump.

Records from the Obama administration, when Mr. Biden was vice president, show that Dr. Cannard made at least 10 visits in 2012 plus a family tour; four in 2013; one in 2014; four in 2015; and eight in 2016. Mr. Trump rescinded Mr. Obama’s voluntary White House visitors disclosure policy, so records are not available for his four years in office.

Dr. Cannard did not respond to repeated requests for comment. The White House would not comment specifically on the purpose of Dr. Cannard’s recent visits or whether they were related to the president. “A wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat the thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds,” Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman, said in a statement.

But if a veterinarian visited the White House the NYT would probably print a story suggesting that Biden has fleas.

[marybourg]

10. My DH had no tremor, had a soft voice, a stiff gait and some loss of

mental acuity. Like most diseases, Parkinson’s varies among individuals.

[Takket]

5. The NYT is an absolute disgrace. Everyone should cancel it

[Liberal In Texas]

6. I saw their Breaking News email on this and refused to open it.

They're grasping at straws to find anything to make Biden look bad. This newspaper has been taken over by the right. Liberal media my ass.

[BigmanPigman]

12. So did I.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

7. If it was because of that, then the White House should say so.

[Ocelot II]

9. It wasn't. NYT is trying to draw an unwarranted conclusion about Biden's health

from the fact that a neurologist who had been part of the WH medical unit for more than 12 years has visited the White House. The WH's comment was: “A wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex to treat the thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds." As I mentioned above, if a veterinarian visited the WH, the NYT would float the idea that Biden had fleas.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

21. In case it wasn't clear, I meant the idea that Dr. Cannard was there to advise ...

... on the law mentioned in the OP.

But I also don't understand why the White House won't simply deny that Dr. Cannard saw Biden.

From ABC News:

Asked repeatedly at Monday's briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to say if the neurologist ever treated the president or consulted on his care, citing privacy concerns, but did say Biden was not being treated for Parkinson's disease.

ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Mary Bruce pressed Jean-Pierre on reporting about Cannard's visit with the president's personal physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor.

"You're refusing to say if he was here to evaluate the president or if he was consulting on the president's health. So, what then was that meeting about?" Bruce asked.

Jean-Pierre said she would not elaborate on the meeting "because we will not confirm or speak to names that you're providing to me. It is out of security."

How hard is it to just say no?

[LymphocyteLover]

26. I think it has to do with HIPAA, also, maybe Cannard met with Biden without treating him

[struggle4progress]

11. "... a wide variety of specialists from the Walter Reed system visit the White House complex

to treat thousands of military personnel who work on the grounds ..."

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/parkinsons-expert-visited-white-house-8-times-8/story?id=111754494

[Ocelot II]

13. The doctor the NYT mentions, Dr. Cannard, is a movement disorder specialist.

Dr. Cannard has published a paper on Parkinson's, one of many conditions that is, among other things, a movement disorder. Dr. Cannard is one of the many doctors that have worked at the WH medical department. Therefore, according to NYT, we can infer that Biden has Parkinson's - this, notwithstanding the fact that after “an extremely detailed neurologic exam,” doctors including White House physician Kevin O’Connor determined that Biden did not have Parkinson's. O’Connor also described consulting a movement disorder specialist like Dr. Cannard to advise him on Biden’s gait problems. Biden has been diagnosed as having peripheral neuropathy, which can have many different causes and which can cause gait problems. It's not Parkinson's. Peter Baker gets righteously dragged for this by Emptywheel, here: https://www.emptywheel.net/2024/07/08/peter-baker-argues-joe-biden-is-unfit-because-peter-baker-is-too-lazy-to-read-the-homework/

[paleotn]

14. I think some "official acts" are in order.

Starting with "turning off" the NYT's until further notice.

[Warpy]

15. Throwing shit against the wall to see what sticks is more likely

Having representatives of a Parkinson's advocacy group means he's got Parkinson's. That's the real narrative behind their bile.

I'm sure if a PCOS group visits the WH, they'll hint he has that, too.

Ignore the Grey Lady, she's not even trying hide her rreal profession any more. You know, the oldest profession according to men.

[PortTack]

16. Anyone still subscribing? Set them free if you are. They think they can print anything without repercussions

Let’s show them!

[johnnyfins]

17. Someone please get Michael J Fox on this.

He is relentless in his fight, and I am sure would be HIGHLY offended at this.

[leftgirl]

18. NYTIMES on same page as RIGHT WING RAG DAILY MAIL

Wow.......they're both reporting the same crap things - the Daily Mail is right wing rag &
takes many things out of context and creates false narratives etc.....

sound familiar NYTIMES ????

NYTIMES .....how low can we go ......why are you not reporting on the dangers of trump.........
NYTIMES .....one trick pony ......wow.....
NYTIMES .....lazy journalism

[SocialDemocrat61]

19. Just love Jeri Ryan

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[LymphocyteLover]

25. seriously

[sarchasm]

22. Canceled my subscription today.

I know... FINALLY!

[LisaL]

23. Better late than never.

[NoMoreRepugs]

24. All Biden has to do is overcome the MSM, Phootie, China and the Republicans.

I’m Ridin’ with Biden ALL the WAY.