Bill Clinton's doctor, who accompanied the former U.S. president to Pyongyang last month, has told the U.S. government that North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is still recovering from what appears to have been a stroke last year but is in stable condition, sources in Washington say.
Diplomatic sources said Roger Band, a professor of emergency medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who regularly checks Clinton's health, accompanied the former president on a visit to the North and got a close look at Kim. Brand had been briefed by U.S. government officials, the sources said.
The U.S. administration was looking for concrete information about Kim's health after rumors that he suffered a stoke in August last year, asking Band to look closely at Kim's teeth, facial color, hair, scalp, speech, movements of hands and feet, and weight. Band was by Clinton's side in a meeting with Kim that lasted over three hours. Based on Band's observation, the U.S. government has reportedly concluded that Kim's condition has significantly improved.
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