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| New Doctor’s Note Describes Donald Trump’s Health as ‘Excellent’ | New Doctor’s Note Describes Donald Trump’s Health as ‘Excellent’ |
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| Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign released a new note from his doctor on Thursday declaring that he is in “excellent physical health,” citing a battery of tests that were administered at various points over the last three years in addition to a physical examination taken last week. | Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign released a new note from his doctor on Thursday declaring that he is in “excellent physical health,” citing a battery of tests that were administered at various points over the last three years in addition to a physical examination taken last week. |
| Mr. Trump’s newest disclosure came as he has been criticized for declining to release in-depth records related to his health, taxes, his personal fortune, as well as his businesses. | Mr. Trump’s newest disclosure came as he has been criticized for declining to release in-depth records related to his health, taxes, his personal fortune, as well as his businesses. |
| Until now, Mr. Trump, 70 — who would be the oldest person in history elected to the presidency in the United States — had only released a short note from his doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, which was filled with superlatives but offered no window into his fitness to serve. The candidate also went on a television show hosted by the celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday to stoke interest in some of the results of his checkup. | Until now, Mr. Trump, 70 — who would be the oldest person in history elected to the presidency in the United States — had only released a short note from his doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, which was filled with superlatives but offered no window into his fitness to serve. The candidate also went on a television show hosted by the celebrity Dr. Mehmet Oz on Wednesday to stoke interest in some of the results of his checkup. |
| The note from the campaign said that Mr. Trump was examined on Sept. 9 by Dr. Bornstein, who wrote that the candidate is examined annually every spring. | The note from the campaign said that Mr. Trump was examined on Sept. 9 by Dr. Bornstein, who wrote that the candidate is examined annually every spring. |
| While several reports have put Mr. Trump’s height at 6 feet 2 inches, the doctor’s note puts it at 6-3 and his weight at 236 pounds. It says that Mr. Trump was hospitalized only once as a child, at age 11, and that his blood pressure is 116/70 with a blood sugar level of 99. He has a calcium score of 98 as of 2013, which was also the year of his last colonoscopy, the doctor wrote. The note put his cholesterol level in normal range, with HDL cholesterol at 63, LDL at 94 and triglycerides at 61. | While several reports have put Mr. Trump’s height at 6 feet 2 inches, the doctor’s note puts it at 6-3 and his weight at 236 pounds. It says that Mr. Trump was hospitalized only once as a child, at age 11, and that his blood pressure is 116/70 with a blood sugar level of 99. He has a calcium score of 98 as of 2013, which was also the year of his last colonoscopy, the doctor wrote. The note put his cholesterol level in normal range, with HDL cholesterol at 63, LDL at 94 and triglycerides at 61. |
| His last transthoracic echocardiogram was in December 2014. He had a normal EKG and chest X-ray on April 14 of this year. He takes a low dose of aspirin and a statin, rosuvastatin, also known as Crestor, that lowers cholesterol. | His last transthoracic echocardiogram was in December 2014. He had a normal EKG and chest X-ray on April 14 of this year. He takes a low dose of aspirin and a statin, rosuvastatin, also known as Crestor, that lowers cholesterol. |
| Dr. Bornstein declared Mr. Trump in “excellent physical health,” and noted that his parents, Mary and Fred, lived into their 80s and 90s. The doctor did not note that the elder Mr. Trump had Alzheimer’s disease. | |
| The press release accompanying the doctor’s note made mention of the candidate “setting records for number of events, size of crowds, and breadth of travel on the campaign trail.” | The press release accompanying the doctor’s note made mention of the candidate “setting records for number of events, size of crowds, and breadth of travel on the campaign trail.” |
| “We are pleased to disclose all of the test results which show that Mr. Trump is in excellent health, and has the stamina to endure — uninterrupted — the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign and, more importantly, the singularly demanding job of president of the United States,” the press release said, in an apparent veiled reference to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, who is returning to the campaign trail on Thursday after a three-day absence following a near-collapse on Sunday. | “We are pleased to disclose all of the test results which show that Mr. Trump is in excellent health, and has the stamina to endure — uninterrupted — the rigors of a punishing and unprecedented presidential campaign and, more importantly, the singularly demanding job of president of the United States,” the press release said, in an apparent veiled reference to Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee, who is returning to the campaign trail on Thursday after a three-day absence following a near-collapse on Sunday. |
| Until the “Dr. Oz Show” appearance and the release of the letter, little was known about Mr. Trump’s health. | Until the “Dr. Oz Show” appearance and the release of the letter, little was known about Mr. Trump’s health. |
| Mr. Trump has boasted of his strength and endurance on the campaign trail, but the only information available until this week was the short, unusual letter released last December by Dr. Bornstein, who declared that the candidate would be the healthiest person ever to serve in the White House. He did not explain why that would be, other than offering a few indicators of his vital signs. | Mr. Trump has boasted of his strength and endurance on the campaign trail, but the only information available until this week was the short, unusual letter released last December by Dr. Bornstein, who declared that the candidate would be the healthiest person ever to serve in the White House. He did not explain why that would be, other than offering a few indicators of his vital signs. |
| There are no laws or rules governing how much candidates need to disclose about their health. At 70, Mr. Trump would be the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House if he wins in November. Mrs. Clinton, 68, would be close behind. Their ages, along with Mrs. Clinton’s concussion injury in 2012, have prompted calls for much more extensive medical disclosures from both. | There are no laws or rules governing how much candidates need to disclose about their health. At 70, Mr. Trump would be the oldest candidate ever elected to the White House if he wins in November. Mrs. Clinton, 68, would be close behind. Their ages, along with Mrs. Clinton’s concussion injury in 2012, have prompted calls for much more extensive medical disclosures from both. |
| Last Sunday, Mrs. Clinton nearly collapsed near the World Trade Center memorial in Lower Manhattan as she attended observances of the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Several hours after videos were posted on television and online showing her struggling to get in her van while being assisted by aides, it was revealed that she learned two days earlier that she was told she had pneumonia. | Last Sunday, Mrs. Clinton nearly collapsed near the World Trade Center memorial in Lower Manhattan as she attended observances of the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Several hours after videos were posted on television and online showing her struggling to get in her van while being assisted by aides, it was revealed that she learned two days earlier that she was told she had pneumonia. |
| Mrs. Clinton has released more information about her health than Mr. Trump. Neither has provided actual medical records or made their doctors available to the news media, although Dr. Bornstein was interviewed by NBC recently. The doctor said that he wrote the note for Mr. Trump in about five minutes as a car idled outside his office, waiting for him. | Mrs. Clinton has released more information about her health than Mr. Trump. Neither has provided actual medical records or made their doctors available to the news media, although Dr. Bornstein was interviewed by NBC recently. The doctor said that he wrote the note for Mr. Trump in about five minutes as a car idled outside his office, waiting for him. |