Trump releases doctor's note showing he is in 'excellent physical health'

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Donald Trump has released a letter from his physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, in advance of Trump's pre-taped appearance on The Dr. Oz Show. In the letter, Bornstein details some of Trump's vital statistics and states that Trump stands 6 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 236 pounds, which would qualify him as overweight per the body mass index measurement. Bornstein also notes that Trump was only hospitalized once, at 11, for an appendectomy, and that his parents "lived into their late 80s and 90s," though he does say Trump takes the cholesterol-lowering drug Statin.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.