US EditionTrump Discusses CT Scan and Health in WSJ Interview
Trump disclosed taking 325 mg aspirin daily causing bruising and clarified his October Walter Reed scan was a CT, not MRI, amid ongoing health scrutiny.
- In an interview published Thursday, President Donald Trump told The Wall Street Journal he is taking more aspirin than his doctors recommend.
- Trump takes 325 milligrams daily and said, `They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don't want thick blood pouring through my heart`, adding he is `a little superstitious` after 25 years.
- Photos last week showed fresh left-hand discoloration and a right-hand persistent bruise despite makeup, while observers noted ankle swelling and Jonathan Reiner said bruising can be a one-off trauma in older people.
- Medical experts warned that aspirin raises bleeding risk and said the issue now centers more on transparency than medical facts, while Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, said Trump disclosed additional imaging details because he `has nothing to hide`.
- Trump disclosed the procedure was a CT scan, not an MRI, and Sean Barbabella said the results were `perfectly normal and revealed absolutely no abnormalities`; Trump regretted the imaging as it raised health questions.
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Trump says higher aspirin dose causes hand bruises, dismisses health concerns
"They'd rather have me take the smaller one. I take the larger one, but I've done it for years, and what it does do is it causes bruising," the 79-year-old US President said on the recent reports of visible bruising, including persistent marks on his right hand and new discolouration on his left.
Trump claims White House doctors report him in 'perfect health,' says he 'aced' third straight cognitive exam
President Donald Trump claimed that White House doctors say he is in "perfect health" and that he "aced" his cognitive examination amid growing scrutiny.
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In a recent interview, President Trump addressed concerns about his health after facing criticism regarding his well-being. At 79, he is the oldest person to hold the presidency and has been under scrutiny for visible bruising and signs of fatigue. Trump attributed his bruises to aspirin and denied allegations of dozing off during meetings.
President Trump has said for months he got an MRI; it was actually a CT scan
A new interview with the Wall Street Journal is shedding light on President Donald Trump's health. Since October, the president has said he underwent and MRI during his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, but he was mistaken. It turns out, he had a CT scan. MRI vs. CT MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It uses magnetic fields and radio waves to form detailed images of organs inside the body. It's often used t…
In particular, the U.S. president claimed to have "successfully passed" his "cognitive examination", while questions about the state of health of the oldest head of state ever elected to the United States have been revived in recent weeks.
Donald Trump gave a lot of explanations about his state of health. Many American media were concerned about the state of shape of the American president, highlighting among other things the presence of hematomas on the hand of the...
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