Trump's Medical Report Is More Insane Than His Campaign

[Kat]

Donald Trump’s doctor released a medical report so silly that when we asked the American Medical Association about its language, their spokesman started to laugh.

Donald Trump’s doctor appears to be just as bombastic as he is.

It’s the only conclusion to be drawn from a hilariously bizarre letter that the mogul’s doctor—Harold Bornstein—wrote about his yuuuugely terrific health. And the letter raises as many questions as it answers.

Bornstein, a Manhattan gastroenterologist who shared a medical practice with his father, writes he has been Trump’s doctor since 1980. His father, Jacob Bornstein, died in 2010 at the age of 93. But that didn’t stop Trump from Twitter-thanking Bornstein the elder for writing up his letter.

“I am proud to share this health report, written by the highly respected Dr. Jacob Bornstein of Lenox Hill Hospital,” the mogul tweeted, linking to the letter.

Trump later deleted the tweet, probably because Jacob Bornstein is dead. Harold Bornstein, however, is very much alive and says Donald Trump is the picture of health. In the letter, he describes his health over the past few decades using language that veers from standard to bizarre.

For example, he describes Trump’s recent physical exam as “show[ing] only positive results.”

While it’s clear he means to say everything was normal, the word “positive” is an odd use of the term in medicine. Rather, it typically means that some result or finding was present—and those findings aren’t always great news (think testing positive for a disease). The wording is clearly chosen more for rhetorical effect than clear medical communication—and that choice left some experts scratching their heads.

“It’s very odd for a doctor to say, ‘He’s had a complete medical examination that showed only positive results,’” said Jonathan Moreno, a professor of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. “Normally a positive result in the language of medicine is not a good thing. Nonetheless, I will not accuse Dr. Bornstein of not writing his own letter.”

Bornstein also describes Trump’s “laboratory test results” as “astonishingly excellent” (without noting which tests were run). That is a weird thing to say, as not many doctors would describe themselves as “astonished” at their patient’s lab results.

Like Trump, Bornstein seems allergic to detail. And there’s one conspicuous absence in the letter, according to Moreno: It has no mention of whether the mogul has ever had a colonoscopy. Bornstein is a gastroenterologist—not a general practitioner—so if Trump has had a colonoscopy, Bornstein probably did it. And at 69, Trump is of age to get the routine (if unpleasant) test.

“I think that’s a very reasonable question at this point for a journalist to ask: Has he had a colonoscopy?” said Moreno.

If the mogul has had one, Moreno added, voters may be curious as to whether the exam found any colon polyps and, if so, if any had to be removed. A Trump spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on whether the real estate magnate has had a colonoscopy or had any colon polyps removed.

The letter uses standard language to report that Trump is cancer-free and hasn’t had any significant surgeries. An interesting omission, however, in a letter that goes out of its way to praise Trump’s “extraordinary” strength and stamina is the status of those bone spurs that were so bad they kept him out of serving in Vietnam. Maybe they got better all on their own, as the report makes clear he’s never had any orthopedic surgeries.

And then it goes completely off the rails.

“If elected,” Bornstein writes, “Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

This is, of course, hooey. It’s embarrassing that a doctor even wrote it—unless, of course, Bornstein time-traveled to the 19th century to check on Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison. Reached for comment regarding this, a spokesperson at the American Medical Association just giggled.

More: Trump's Medical Report Is More Insane Than His Campaign

Is there anything about Trump that is honest and real - that can be proven as factual? It's all just smoke and mirrors. Trump's so-called doctor sounds like a paid shyster.

Sounds like he is in excellent health.

How about Clinton? Will she make it to the election?

Maybe - if she survives Trump's Second Amendment assassins.

Or her TB/dementia

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

 

[Ozone]

so how many libtards so far have dedicated their entire lives to scrutinize every possible connotation and denotation of every word ever written or spoken by trump or about trump ? it has to be hundreds by now. when i was in high school i had an english teacher like that, so me and my buddies would sit in class and casually discuss the 2nd amendment. needless to say, i got an a+ in that class.

 

[Norman]

Donald Trump’s doctor released a medical report so silly that when we asked the American Medical Association about its language, their spokesman started to laugh.

Donald Trump’s doctor appears to be just as bombastic as he is.

It’s the only conclusion to be drawn from a hilariously bizarre letter that the mogul’s doctor—Harold Bornstein—wrote about his yuuuugely terrific health. And the letter raises as many questions as it answers.

Bornstein, a Manhattan gastroenterologist who shared a medical practice with his father, writes he has been Trump’s doctor since 1980. His father, Jacob Bornstein, died in 2010 at the age of 93. But that didn’t stop Trump from Twitter-thanking Bornstein the elder for writing up his letter.

“I am proud to share this health report, written by the highly respected Dr. Jacob Bornstein of Lenox Hill Hospital,” the mogul tweeted, linking to the letter.

Trump later deleted the tweet, probably because Jacob Bornstein is dead. Harold Bornstein, however, is very much alive and says Donald Trump is the picture of health. In the letter, he describes his health over the past few decades using language that veers from standard to bizarre.

For example, he describes Trump’s recent physical exam as “show[ing] only positive results.”

While it’s clear he means to say everything was normal, the word “positive” is an odd use of the term in medicine. Rather, it typically means that some result or finding was present—and those findings aren’t always great news (think testing positive for a disease). The wording is clearly chosen more for rhetorical effect than clear medical communication—and that choice left some experts scratching their heads.

“It’s very odd for a doctor to say, ‘He’s had a complete medical examination that showed only positive results,’” said Jonathan Moreno, a professor of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. “Normally a positive result in the language of medicine is not a good thing. Nonetheless, I will not accuse Dr. Bornstein of not writing his own letter.”

Bornstein also describes Trump’s “laboratory test results” as “astonishingly excellent” (without noting which tests were run). That is a weird thing to say, as not many doctors would describe themselves as “astonished” at their patient’s lab results.

Like Trump, Bornstein seems allergic to detail. And there’s one conspicuous absence in the letter, according to Moreno: It has no mention of whether the mogul has ever had a colonoscopy. Bornstein is a gastroenterologist—not a general practitioner—so if Trump has had a colonoscopy, Bornstein probably did it. And at 69, Trump is of age to get the routine (if unpleasant) test.

“I think that’s a very reasonable question at this point for a journalist to ask: Has he had a colonoscopy?” said Moreno.

If the mogul has had one, Moreno added, voters may be curious as to whether the exam found any colon polyps and, if so, if any had to be removed. A Trump spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on whether the real estate magnate has had a colonoscopy or had any colon polyps removed.

The letter uses standard language to report that Trump is cancer-free and hasn’t had any significant surgeries. An interesting omission, however, in a letter that goes out of its way to praise Trump’s “extraordinary” strength and stamina is the status of those bone spurs that were so bad they kept him out of serving in Vietnam. Maybe they got better all on their own, as the report makes clear he’s never had any orthopedic surgeries.

And then it goes completely off the rails.

“If elected,” Bornstein writes, “Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

This is, of course, hooey. It’s embarrassing that a doctor even wrote it—unless, of course, Bornstein time-traveled to the 19th century to check on Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison. Reached for comment regarding this, a spokesperson at the American Medical Association just giggled.

More: Trump's Medical Report Is More Insane Than His Campaign

Is there anything about Trump that is honest and real - that can be proven as factual? It's all just smoke and mirrors. Trump's so-called doctor sounds like a paid shyster.

Sounds like he is in excellent health.

How about Clinton? Will she make it to the election?

Maybe - if she survives Trump's Second Amendment assassins.

Or her TB/dementia

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I don't know, she doesn't look too good.

And just look at how many stairs are there in the white house!

 

[Lakhota]

Sounds like he is in excellent health.

How about Clinton? Will she make it to the election?

Maybe - if she survives Trump's Second Amendment assassins.

Or her TB/dementia

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

 

[Norman]

Maybe - if she survives Trump's Second Amendment assassins.

Or her TB/dementia

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

 

[Rambunctious]

 

[Lakhota]

Or her TB/dementia

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Donald Trump’s doctor released a medical report so silly that when we asked the American Medical Association about its language, their spokesman started to laugh.

Donald Trump’s doctor appears to be just as bombastic as he is.

It’s the only conclusion to be drawn from a hilariously bizarre letter that the mogul’s doctor—Harold Bornstein—wrote about his yuuuugely terrific health. And the letter raises as many questions as it answers.

Bornstein, a Manhattan gastroenterologist who shared a medical practice with his father, writes he has been Trump’s doctor since 1980. His father, Jacob Bornstein, died in 2010 at the age of 93. But that didn’t stop Trump from Twitter-thanking Bornstein the elder for writing up his letter.

“I am proud to share this health report, written by the highly respected Dr. Jacob Bornstein of Lenox Hill Hospital,” the mogul tweeted, linking to the letter.

Trump later deleted the tweet, probably because Jacob Bornstein is dead. Harold Bornstein, however, is very much alive and says Donald Trump is the picture of health. In the letter, he describes his health over the past few decades using language that veers from standard to bizarre.

For example, he describes Trump’s recent physical exam as “show[ing] only positive results.”

While it’s clear he means to say everything was normal, the word “positive” is an odd use of the term in medicine. Rather, it typically means that some result or finding was present—and those findings aren’t always great news (think testing positive for a disease). The wording is clearly chosen more for rhetorical effect than clear medical communication—and that choice left some experts scratching their heads.

“It’s very odd for a doctor to say, ‘He’s had a complete medical examination that showed only positive results,’” said Jonathan Moreno, a professor of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania. “Normally a positive result in the language of medicine is not a good thing. Nonetheless, I will not accuse Dr. Bornstein of not writing his own letter.”

Bornstein also describes Trump’s “laboratory test results” as “astonishingly excellent” (without noting which tests were run). That is a weird thing to say, as not many doctors would describe themselves as “astonished” at their patient’s lab results.

Like Trump, Bornstein seems allergic to detail. And there’s one conspicuous absence in the letter, according to Moreno: It has no mention of whether the mogul has ever had a colonoscopy. Bornstein is a gastroenterologist—not a general practitioner—so if Trump has had a colonoscopy, Bornstein probably did it. And at 69, Trump is of age to get the routine (if unpleasant) test.

“I think that’s a very reasonable question at this point for a journalist to ask: Has he had a colonoscopy?” said Moreno.

If the mogul has had one, Moreno added, voters may be curious as to whether the exam found any colon polyps and, if so, if any had to be removed. A Trump spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment on whether the real estate magnate has had a colonoscopy or had any colon polyps removed.

The letter uses standard language to report that Trump is cancer-free and hasn’t had any significant surgeries. An interesting omission, however, in a letter that goes out of its way to praise Trump’s “extraordinary” strength and stamina is the status of those bone spurs that were so bad they kept him out of serving in Vietnam. Maybe they got better all on their own, as the report makes clear he’s never had any orthopedic surgeries.

And then it goes completely off the rails.

“If elected,” Bornstein writes, “Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

This is, of course, hooey. It’s embarrassing that a doctor even wrote it—unless, of course, Bornstein time-traveled to the 19th century to check on Millard Fillmore and William Henry Harrison. Reached for comment regarding this, a spokesperson at the American Medical Association just giggled.

More: Trump's Medical Report Is More Insane Than His Campaign

Is there anything about Trump that is honest and real - that can be proven as factual? It's all just smoke and mirrors. Trump's so-called doctor sounds like a paid shyster.

Sounds like he is in excellent health.

How about Clinton? Will she make it to the election?

Maybe - if she survives Trump's Second Amendment assassins.

What's the matter...mommy not changing your diaper ?

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Much more likely it will be her ultimate arc nemesis that will finally get her for good... Stairs.

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

 

[Lakhota]

Well, if Bush made it through 8 years of falling and choking on carrots - I'm sure Hillary will be just fine. Bush's daddy only puked on one dignitary - Japanese Prime Minister Miyazawa Kiichi.

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

 

[Sun Devil 92]

I thought it was Ford that fell all of the time.

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

 

[ScienceRocks]

The Trump campaign needs to be taken to the funny farm.

Who would have them? Maybe Obama could place them in a "reeducation" camp.

That's what public education is for.

Better then limiting oneself to the bible like most of the middle east limits itself to the Koran.

 

[ScienceRocks]

Trumps a few years older.

 

[Lakhota]

Broaden your education.

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Is Bush up for the election? I didn't realize.

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

I am sure you are.

 

[Lakhota]

No, he isn't - but neither is Obama.

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

I am sure you are.

So, you would rather think I was on welfare for 69 years? Whatever...

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Oh..yes he is.

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

I am sure you are.

So, you would rather think I was on welfare for 69 years? Whatever...

Anyone who uses the term Nazicon on such a frequent basis......probably qualifies.

 

[Lakhota]

Only in NaziCon minds...

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

I am sure you are.

So, you would rather think I was on welfare for 69 years? Whatever...

Anyone who uses the term Nazicon on such a frequent basis......probably qualifies.

Whatever...

If Republicans Don't Want to be Compared to Nazis, They Should Stop Acting Like Nazis

 

[Sun Devil 92]

Still reading your fairy tales and masturbating to the thought of continued assistance from the state ?

I'm comfortably retired with 3 monthly retirement checks. Thanks for your concern...

I am sure you are.

So, you would rather think I was on welfare for 69 years? Whatever...

Anyone who uses the term Nazicon on such a frequent basis......probably qualifies.

Whatever...

If Republicans Don't Want to be Compared to Nazis, They Should Stop Acting Like Nazis

Post something credible. That article smells like what you'd find in a horse pasture.

Kansas is find.

Arizona is fine.

Both are much better that Illinois and they don't have Chicago type killings.

GFY...welfare queen.

 

[Kat]

The Trump campaign needs to be taken to the funny farm.

Who would have them? Maybe Obama could place them in a "reeducation" camp.

That's what public education is for.

Better then limiting oneself to the bible like most of the middle east limits itself to the Koran.

How would you know? You live with all conservatives? I will take the Bible any day over the crap you obviously read.