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Doctor's Note Deems Trump In 'Excellent Physical Health'

The one-page letter provides a partial view into Donald Trump's medical records, showing that he takes cholesterol medication and is overweight while recent EKG, chest X-ray and a colonoscopy results are normal.

Donald Trump released聽a letter from his personal doctor聽on Thursday聽that summarizes his latest physical exam, saying he takes a cholesterol-lowering drug and is overweight but overall is in 鈥渆xcellent physical health.鈥 Trump discussed the results of the exam on "The Dr. Oz Show"聽on Thursday afternoon,聽saying that presidential candidates have an "obligation" to voters to be healthy and that he feels like he is still in his 30s. (Costa and Johnson, 9/15)

Donald Trump released a one-page doctor鈥檚 letter聽Thursday saying he is聽鈥渋n excellent physical health鈥 while pressing his case that he has more strength and stamina than Hillary Clinton. The letter from Harold N. Bornstein, a Manhattan doctor who has treated Trump since 1980, said the Republican presidential nominee takes low-dose aspirin and a statin drug聽to lower his cholesterol. (Finnegan, 9/15)

Until now, [Donald] Trump had released far less health information than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, and Thursday's TV show and letter were an attempt to address that disparity. Clinton has faced her own increased scrutiny this week after a bout of pneumonia. On Wednesday, she released updated details from her doctor declaring her fit to serve as president. Trump's latest letter was more detailed than a four-paragraph summary that his physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, had issued last December. Still, it doesn't offer a complete picture of the candidate's health. (Neergaard, 9/15)

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