Consider McCain's health as well as candidate's age

As a physician, I am concerned that presidential candidate John McCain has not been willing to release his medical records for public scrutiny. While I can appreciate that the senator is a "very young" 72-year-old man, he is clearly at an age where his mortality is significantly more likely than for a younger man. The country should understand if he is at significant risk for a disease process that would carry enough morbidity to make him unable to perform ... Full Story »

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by James Staley - Oct. 13, 2008

A medical doctor makes a sound case for the relevance of McCain's medical records and for the release of those records. His age, his cancer battles, and the fact he allowed reporters and doctors only three hours (no copying of records allowed) to peruse 1,173 pages of his medical documents raises the suspicion he is hiding something damaging. Since presidential candidates have traditionally released medical records to the public, there is no reason the press or voters should give McCain a pass on this relevant information.

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