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May 2, 2023 · JFK suffered from various illnesses and injuries throughout his life, from scarlet fever to spinal problems to osteoporosis. He took multiple medications and had several surgeries, but kept his health challenges a secret from the public.
Nov 22, 2019 · The former president suffered from various health problems, including back pain, ulcers, infections, and a rare adrenal gland disorder. Learn how he hid his illness from the public and how it may have affected his presidency and assassination.
- Dr. Howard Markel
Jul 8, 2020 · In 1955, JFK was at the lowest point in his health—his genetic autoimmune disease had wiped out considerable adrenal function, he had suffered numerous infections and muscle spasms, and was in constant pain. Despite the promise of surgery, he could not turn his body or walk without crutches.
- Forest Tennant, MD, Drph
Nov 5, 2013 · Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy before the president’s medical ailments could. But the evidence suggests that Kennedy’s physical condition contributed to his demise. On November 22, 1963 ...
Jul 11, 2017 · Though JFK’s chronic low back pain has been well-documented, the analysis provides a uniquely comprehensive look at the health problems that plagued Kennedy until the day he died, despite...
Dec 2, 2002 · In 1947 J.F.K., then 30, learned he had Addison’s disease, a dysfunction of the adrenal glands that, among other things, regulate blood sugar and the body’s response to stress. The treatment?...
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Apr 27, 2020 · President John F. Kennedy (JFK) had a complex medical history that is now thought to be an autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 2 with Addison’s disease and hypothyroidism. He also had gastrointestinal symptoms from adolescence, which now fit well with coeliac disease.
