As to the aptly named Dr. Oz, Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.
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Trump in the realm of Oz. How appropriate.
It is time to cover the Trump campaign on the entertainment pages until it produces something truly newsworthy, like a detailed and consistent policy statement grounded in facts and reality. Otherwise, gullible Americans will be deceived, by the sheer mass of news coverage, into thinking of Trump as someone who could actually be entrusted with the job of President.
It is time to cover the Trump campaign on the entertainment pages until it produces something truly newsworthy, like a detailed and consistent policy statement grounded in facts and reality. Otherwise, gullible Americans will be deceived, by the sheer mass of news coverage, into thinking of Trump as someone who could actually be entrusted with the job of President.
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I have lost ALL respect for Dr. Oz. Why didn't he call the man out for being so overweight and what a risk that is with his high cholesterol level? Why didn't he ask him to get on the scale to see how much he really weighs? Why didn't he say the paper he showed from his doctor indicted no official lab results? Why was Dr. Oz a party to perpetuating the deceit we hear day after day from this candidate? I wonder what Oprah now thinks about Dr. Oz, the physician she made so famous?
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Only Trump would use a faux-health TV show to reveal some small potion of his health records. Its classic! You cant write this stuff...no comic-writer alive could script this.
And Oz's (could we find a more appropriate name for a scam health expert/doctor, Oz, a scam wizard?) failure to call Trump on his claim that campaigning is exercising...well...goes to show how calculated was Trumps appearance. And how it played to his band of misfit fans. A group that gets its "education" from faux-news TV shows and talk-radio pundit/entertainers.
And all these Trumplodites, and hard-core anti-Clintonites...who insist that Hillary misled us by not telling us she was sick...lol! How many of them go to work sick, or send their sick kids to school thereby exposing others..?
How many of them (I see at least one commentator here) applaud the Trump-Oz appearance, but who in their own lives say; "I don't go to no doctors, I don't trust them..." Yet the Oz appearance is a-okay and legit.
Lol. And I mean that LOL...I've been literally laughing out loud at the Trumplodites for many months now...their hypocrisy, their rank sexism, racism and deplorable excuse for a candidate forces the laughter to burst forth. If not for the safety and sanctity of the rest of us, they deserve to be ruled-over by their King with no clothes. (Rather the King who wears suits that cost more then most of them earn in 3 months.)
And Oz's (could we find a more appropriate name for a scam health expert/doctor, Oz, a scam wizard?) failure to call Trump on his claim that campaigning is exercising...well...goes to show how calculated was Trumps appearance. And how it played to his band of misfit fans. A group that gets its "education" from faux-news TV shows and talk-radio pundit/entertainers.
And all these Trumplodites, and hard-core anti-Clintonites...who insist that Hillary misled us by not telling us she was sick...lol! How many of them go to work sick, or send their sick kids to school thereby exposing others..?
How many of them (I see at least one commentator here) applaud the Trump-Oz appearance, but who in their own lives say; "I don't go to no doctors, I don't trust them..." Yet the Oz appearance is a-okay and legit.
Lol. And I mean that LOL...I've been literally laughing out loud at the Trumplodites for many months now...their hypocrisy, their rank sexism, racism and deplorable excuse for a candidate forces the laughter to burst forth. If not for the safety and sanctity of the rest of us, they deserve to be ruled-over by their King with no clothes. (Rather the King who wears suits that cost more then most of them earn in 3 months.)
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Oz is a disgrace & huckster. Trump degrades serious discourse with wild bluster as a childish imitation of manhood.
Testosterone is not wisdom or manliness. Can we even trust these numbers from a goofball shill like Bornstein ? Would we prefer a broadcast of a real medical visit. Egad.
To overcome the spin, that would mean corrupting the privacy of true healthcare encounters.
And yet- this is the Trump effect. Cast so much doubt on veracity as sales pitch replaces accuracy that we need to question basic statements, looik under the bed-- like a parent of a defiant dishonest teen.
Trump is that child- immature, unencumbered by civility, truth, expertise, depth of thought, seriousness of purpose or a capacity for guilt.
He needs Kellyanne & Ivanka like a boy needs a mommy to reign him in.
Testosterone is not wisdom or manliness. Can we even trust these numbers from a goofball shill like Bornstein ? Would we prefer a broadcast of a real medical visit. Egad.
To overcome the spin, that would mean corrupting the privacy of true healthcare encounters.
And yet- this is the Trump effect. Cast so much doubt on veracity as sales pitch replaces accuracy that we need to question basic statements, looik under the bed-- like a parent of a defiant dishonest teen.
Trump is that child- immature, unencumbered by civility, truth, expertise, depth of thought, seriousness of purpose or a capacity for guilt.
He needs Kellyanne & Ivanka like a boy needs a mommy to reign him in.
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A pair of con men in collusion. We deserve better than this.
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Really? "there are no commercial breaks" in Dr's offices?. Don't know what else you would or could call the drug and equipment reps who show up unannounced bringing pens, memo pads and other trinkets, all festooned with their company's name and logo. They also bring in breakfasts and lunches big enough to 'feed the five thousand', disarmingly and relentlessly chat up the staff and ever so graciously "just want to have a moment of the Dr's time" to make sure they know the latest, always positive research on the "game changing" product they represent. The medical literature they bring in support of their sales pitch seldom if ever holds up under careful scrutiny, which often actually shows that their product is "not inferior" to that of their competitors, or reports a miniscule lower rate of adverse reactions. They know how many of our patients to whom we have prescribed their products and praise us for having such excellent clinical judgement. We modestly evince our gratitude while secretly reveling in the otherwise infrequent confirmation that we are the greatest Dr the world has ever seen. Numerous studies have shown that though Drs swear they are never swayed by these tactics, our prescribing behavior puts the lie to this all too human self-delusion.
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I've read that some of those lab reports he gave Oz were years old. I'd like them to give the dates for the exams. Yes, I think Trump will lie. He's already made himself an inch taller so he wouldn't fall in the obese category
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He's the Wizard of Oz, chatting with the Tim Man.
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OOps! He's the Wizard of Oz, chatting with Scarecrow. (If I only had a brain.)
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Im also a physician. And for years my kids refused to watch Grey's Anatomy with me because I ruined it by saying things like "Interns don't do open heart surgery in the elevator in real life".
And in real life, the charade conducted by Mr Trump and Dr Oz should be seen in the wayDr Lamas describes it - a performance. But somehow Mr Trump continues to get away with this sort of fiction - and millions of Americans buy it
And in real life, the charade conducted by Mr Trump and Dr Oz should be seen in the wayDr Lamas describes it - a performance. But somehow Mr Trump continues to get away with this sort of fiction - and millions of Americans buy it
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Did Dr. Oz promise Mr. Trump a ride home to Kansas in his hot air balloon, too?
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I've always regarded Dr. Oz as the lowest form of "doctor", with the possible exception of "Dr" Phil. My opinion of him lowered further when he was forced to renounce those much-touted vitamin supplements, or whatever product(s) he was pushing/selling, as something good for one's health, not just his wallet. With this Trump "exam", he's at a new low. He brings up his TESTOSTERONE level? What does that have to do with anything, except for pandering to Trump's already-too-pumped up supporters. Trump had an echocardiogram of his heart? This is not a routine test: where's the question from you, Dr. Oz, on why this test was performed? I'm throwing up in my mouth, and hoping we don't all need to see real doctors on November 9.
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Your experience in a green room full of quack nostrums completely confirms what I've always suspected.
It's a duck.
It's a duck.
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Trump is completely delusional if he sees himself as 35. Oz is a total fraud for not calling him on it.
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Cut Trump some slack. When I look in a mirror, I don't even recognize the person on the other side. "That's no 25 year old, that is some late-middle aged dude."
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The Oz and Trump/Medical Evaluation show -- it wasn't "Celebrity Apprentice". The "Oz/Trump Medical Evaluation Show" did present a picture of "rehearsal" -
particularly, the look the "astonishment" on the face of Oz when the Trump pulled from his suit breast pocket his "complete medical history." What a SHAM!!!!
particularly, the look the "astonishment" on the face of Oz when the Trump pulled from his suit breast pocket his "complete medical history." What a SHAM!!!!
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Oz walks the line between physician and quack so often and with such determination that I'm amazed he still has a position at a major teaching hospital or even a medical license. When was the last time he saw a real patient? If I was sick I wouldn't want him near me.
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I've given up trying to make sense of the whole Trump phenomenon. It defies explanation. His supporters are somehow capable of ignoring the person he has shown himself to be, and can overlook even his most egregious statements and behavior. Instead, they project onto him qualities that they wish he had. Those wished-for qualities have become the reality, and Trump has become a sort of imaginary statesman. It's incredible to witness.
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Obesity, high cholesterol is manageable. Pneumonia is curable.
Personality disorders are not. Trump is dangerous. Not voting or not voting for HRC is a vote for Trump.
Personality disorders are not. Trump is dangerous. Not voting or not voting for HRC is a vote for Trump.
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Dr. Oz is a sham. He sold out his medical credentials years ago.
I can tell you from personal experience that anyone who thinks Trump is healthy because he has a decent cholesterol level, gained by use of a statin, is kidding themselves.
His love for fast food means his arteries and veins are a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen. 70% of men over 60 have cardiovascular disease. It's not just his coronary arteries that put him at risk, it's every vein and artery in his body. If you have vascular disease in one place, you have it everywhere. His carotid arteries are probably blocked too -- giving him a high probability of stroke.
You can't get rid of the kind of crud that high-fat, especially high-fat processed food, puts into your body. Well, you can to a certain extent, but you have to radically change your life-style to a plant-based, very low fat diet (10% fat) full of foods that are good for your endothelium, the best of which are dark green leafy vegetables.
I don't see Trump eating any dark leafy green vegetables -- or any other fruits & vegetables. Apparently he just eats grease. And any 70-year-old man who looks in the mirror and sees a 35-year-old is denying the reality of his own health and mortality.
Let's look at the big picture here. Pneumonia can be successfully treated with antibiotics. But in many cases, the first symptom of heart disease is instant death.
I can tell you from personal experience that anyone who thinks Trump is healthy because he has a decent cholesterol level, gained by use of a statin, is kidding themselves.
His love for fast food means his arteries and veins are a heart attack or stroke waiting to happen. 70% of men over 60 have cardiovascular disease. It's not just his coronary arteries that put him at risk, it's every vein and artery in his body. If you have vascular disease in one place, you have it everywhere. His carotid arteries are probably blocked too -- giving him a high probability of stroke.
You can't get rid of the kind of crud that high-fat, especially high-fat processed food, puts into your body. Well, you can to a certain extent, but you have to radically change your life-style to a plant-based, very low fat diet (10% fat) full of foods that are good for your endothelium, the best of which are dark green leafy vegetables.
I don't see Trump eating any dark leafy green vegetables -- or any other fruits & vegetables. Apparently he just eats grease. And any 70-year-old man who looks in the mirror and sees a 35-year-old is denying the reality of his own health and mortality.
Let's look at the big picture here. Pneumonia can be successfully treated with antibiotics. But in many cases, the first symptom of heart disease is instant death.
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He sees a thirty five year old man? I see 300 pounds of hamburger meat, well past its 'sell by' date.
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Trump continuing to stuff his face (and therefore arteries) with greasy fast food is the best thing he can do for his country.
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A hack and a quack... A double definition of phoniness...
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Dr Oz should now be censured by the state of New York licensing board. He has probably deserved to have his license revoked for a while now given the pop medicine he has peddled at times. This pander to Trump was remarkable. A 70 year old male who has a BMI over 30, eats fast food and does not exercise is not fit and cannot be declared remarkably healthy. That Oz said that Fat Donald was slightly overweight was simply a lie. If Dumpy Don was one of Oz's post cardiac surgery patients he would have told him he needs to lose a lot of weight. Trump is not chubby, he is an obese 70 year old man, Melania will be rich soon and can get a younger husband,
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After Hillary's collapse and revelation of pneumonia (or was it heat exhaustion, dehydration or the flu), there was an outcry about Trump's health. He answered that on Oz' show, in public. There was no indication the show was scripted. At least Oz is an MD, unlike "Dr." Jimmy Fallon, where Hillary tried to yuck it up and pass her serious health issues off as comedy.
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A real doctor rather than a TV hack?
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Does this so-called doctor Oz actually have a license to practice medicine?
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Trump has now managed to trivialize medicine and good health. And 46% of Americans are going to vote for him. Amazing. What has happened to our country?
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Does Oz really have a medical license to practice any kind of medicine out side a T.V. show ? And what state is he licensed to practice ? Where did he study medicine and get his M.D. ? Guatamala ? Inquiring minds want to know.
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Dr. Oz is just embarressing. Fawning over Donald Trump for his testosterone lab? While the audience giggles and claps. How can anyone take either of these people seriously? They are entertainers, that's all.
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EVERYTHING IS MISSING from Dr. Oz's exam room. He's a charlatan, who only care about the big bucks, not healing. He PLAYS a "doctor" on TV. Who could possibly believe anything he says?
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How many men who are 70 years have their testosterone level checked routinely?
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Those who take supplements! It could be important to know if candidates take hormone supplements. High levels of testosterone can change behavior (aggressiveness).
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Enough of all this health speculation.
I recommend that both candidates undergo independent executive physicals at a independent major facility, such as the Mayo Clinic.
The reports would be both well received and respected.
The other reports as about as trustworthy as the candidates.
I recommend that both candidates undergo independent executive physicals at a independent major facility, such as the Mayo Clinic.
The reports would be both well received and respected.
The other reports as about as trustworthy as the candidates.
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Talk about pay for play. Oz has lusted after the US health czar position for years- an appointed spot formally called the US Health Commissioner. He didn't make it. But now he may have his chance. Come on my show, Oz whispers in Trump's ear, I boost your polls by deeming you the exemplar of good health (with an enviable dose high octane male juice), and you turn around an anoint me health czar. Who cares is we defrauded the hapless public by pretending I'm a real doctor doing serious work.
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Two shameless profiteers who've built their careers through delivery of over-simplified "explanations" to an intellectually challenged audience looking for easy answers to everything...
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Not quite sure what the point of this article is; don't we all know these kinds shows are just entertainment for people too lazy to pick up a book?
No?
Well, then I guess I've just discovered something else to be worried about: I am the most naive person in America.
No?
Well, then I guess I've just discovered something else to be worried about: I am the most naive person in America.
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The oh, so phony bit of "I have my doctor's report in my pocket, do you want to see it?", while turning to the audience was pure absurd theatrics.
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Why Trump had Testosterone blood levels done ? To prove his " stamina" ?
Any reasonable physician should have asked the question about the need to have this test done. It is not a part of routine screening test,
Any reasonable physician should have asked the question about the need to have this test done. It is not a part of routine screening test,
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What's missing? Seriousness, to begin with. This was nothing more than theater.
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The Dr. Oz appearance was great example of what Trump is all about: "reality" TV, make things look and sound good, it's all about getting the audience to love you — on with the show. Are they clapping? Good, they like this shtick, I'm on a roll now, I'll give 'em more like that, maybe turn it up a bit and really get them going. Substance, reality, and accuracy are completely irrelevant.
The very embodiment of "truthiness."
The very embodiment of "truthiness."
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This is great.
When does Trump go on Dr. Phil and discuss his psychotic behavior?
Then see Judge Judy with a few of the peeple he conned.
When does Trump go on Dr. Phil and discuss his psychotic behavior?
Then see Judge Judy with a few of the peeple he conned.
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Where better than Oz TV to certify the health of Trump. How fitting. How sad. It is just another act in the Trump Sham Show.
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Dr. Lamas, I hope you can overcome the desire you have to become a TV doctor. You sound like a smart, thoughtful and caring physician and it would be a shame to throw it away for fame and fortune for it will surely change you. Let the clowns go on TV and make believe. Serious physicians will quietly and unglamorously go on doing what we were called to do: relieve pain and suffering.
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Forget about the physical for the Orange Clown; I want a full mental exam and the full tax returns as well as the blind trust. without that, the Orange Clown is disqualified the same way he claimed Obama was disqualified.
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Like Trump, Dr. Oz seems to be more interested in fame and a fast buck than anything else.
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As a nurse who was worked with many hard working doctors for decades in the real world, I see Dr. Oz and Donald Trump's mockery of medicine on TV the other day insulting and disgusting. Dr. Oz has lowered himself, but let us hope he will never take the profession to those lows again.
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Trump makes me sick. But Dr. Oz is too busy putting on his perfectly fitting scrubs, working out 7 days a week, while seeking his own celebrity to notice.
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I used to think there was a place for Dr. Oz I now know he is nothing more than a TV celebrity playing as a doctor. How very sad and disappointed Oprah must be.
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I am unable to wrap my head around any of this.
It just gets curiouser and curiouser.
It just gets curiouser and curiouser.
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Dr. Oz is such a doofus. He failed to reveal the most salacious of the medical tests and its results: a deep pelvic CT scan (with contrast) revealed that Donald Trumps's "ding-dong" is only slightly than Hillary's!
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Every time I see Trumps face I feel ill.
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The Dr. Oz Show is to medicine what the Sean Hannity Show is to journalism and what The Celebrity Apprentice Show was to business. All of these shows are commercial entertainments. What is missing in Dr. Oz's TV exam room is a medical doctor. The reality is that Dr. Oz is no wizard and Trump needs an immediate triple transplant of a brain, a heart and courage.
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I am a health care provider (nurse practitioner). A testosterone level is not a routine test on a physical exam. It might be ordered if the male patient complains of erectile dysfunction or muscle weakness. My question is, why was this test done in the first place?
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Probably for the two reasons you mentioned...
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Trump probably made the boorish Dr. Bornstein order a testosterone level, figuring if it came back with a "good" result, he'd tout it to his minions, as if it meant something. If it came back low, of course it wouldn't have appeared on that magic paper he whipped out of his pocket. Why was the echo done, where was that question from "Dr" Oz?
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Modern medicine should not be reduced to a reality show on television. There is enough pseudoscience in our lives as it is, why ask for more? The salves and lotions and soothing balms of these charlatans have as much promise as the campaign of Mr. Trump: that is to say, none.
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This op-ed is very much appreciated. In national and local media, there is a sort of pedestal setting of certain types of physicians, placing them in a celebrity status. Dr. Oz is the most extreme of them. It contaminates how society really should view their physicians, as advisors for their health, making such advice on sound clinical and basic science research rather than sensationalism.
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trump is so full of you know what? he could never loose weight - in fact I expect him to explode soon.
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Everything about Donald Trump is the newest infomercial that will make you lose weight while eating 5000 calories a day sitting in front of your tee vee, or donating to the right church that will buy your way into heaven or that "steal" on a bar of real gold for 50.00.
Nothing has changed. There have always been people who believe in fairies and angels and little tin gods. And there have always been snake oil salesmen and charlatans and tent revivalist to take advantage of them.
What has happened now is those people can be reached and mobilized en masse. Now the little tin god has been elevated by those people who believe they can buy their way into heaven or send in 10.00 for a real diamond.
And in the craven desire for power, the political parties, the government and the new media have allowed this monster to fester and grow.
Now, when the fall of the republic and the end to their machinations is near because their monster is ALIVE! they want the rest of us to give our lives to save them...
Nothing has changed. There have always been people who believe in fairies and angels and little tin gods. And there have always been snake oil salesmen and charlatans and tent revivalist to take advantage of them.
What has happened now is those people can be reached and mobilized en masse. Now the little tin god has been elevated by those people who believe they can buy their way into heaven or send in 10.00 for a real diamond.
And in the craven desire for power, the political parties, the government and the new media have allowed this monster to fester and grow.
Now, when the fall of the republic and the end to their machinations is near because their monster is ALIVE! they want the rest of us to give our lives to save them...
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Dr. Lamas acknowledges that she would like one day to be the female Dr. Oz. This aspect of her 15 minutes of fame is meant, I guess, to help her on the road to that goal.
The New York Times does not have a humor section. If it did, this Op-Ed would be in that section. I loved the Lamas description of what a “real life” physical exam is like. She’s kidding, right? In “real life,” in comes the doctor, intent on doing as little as possible in as little time as possible so he or she can move on to the next patient. Why is beyond my pay grade.
Once, two weeks after my annual physical I was back in the doctor’s office because my groin hurt. Immediately, you need a hernia operation. Wait. I said. I was just here two weeks ago. How come you didn’t do that quick thing doctors do to check the hernia. “We don’t do that any more unless the patient has a complaint.”
I switched to another doctor. He had no clue about a swollen ankle which followed his prescribing a blood pressure medication. I learned from my podiatrist that swollen ankle was the first side effect listed for that medication. Another switch, until the doctor went out four times during my annual physical, then wanted me to come back to go over the results, i. e., charge for another office visit when the mail was perfectly adequate. It took two months before I had his report about the physical.
Borrowing from another context, you can’t live with ‘em [doctors] and you can’t live without ‘em.
The New York Times does not have a humor section. If it did, this Op-Ed would be in that section. I loved the Lamas description of what a “real life” physical exam is like. She’s kidding, right? In “real life,” in comes the doctor, intent on doing as little as possible in as little time as possible so he or she can move on to the next patient. Why is beyond my pay grade.
Once, two weeks after my annual physical I was back in the doctor’s office because my groin hurt. Immediately, you need a hernia operation. Wait. I said. I was just here two weeks ago. How come you didn’t do that quick thing doctors do to check the hernia. “We don’t do that any more unless the patient has a complaint.”
I switched to another doctor. He had no clue about a swollen ankle which followed his prescribing a blood pressure medication. I learned from my podiatrist that swollen ankle was the first side effect listed for that medication. Another switch, until the doctor went out four times during my annual physical, then wanted me to come back to go over the results, i. e., charge for another office visit when the mail was perfectly adequate. It took two months before I had his report about the physical.
Borrowing from another context, you can’t live with ‘em [doctors] and you can’t live without ‘em.
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Donald, sorry you have had such negative experiences with physicians.
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I'm sorry too. I used to hate all doctors.
Then I found my doctor. In 20 years, he's saved my life a few times through his relentless attention to detail and deep concern. He goes through my entire 20-year medical chart every visit. When I went through a devastating personal crisis, he was the first one to help, and one of the few who did. When I was unemployed for 2 years he never asked me to pay. We just kept a balance. He was the first person I paid when I returned to work, not that he asked.
I admit, he's a highly unusual doctor in this regard. He doesn't accept any insurance so he's always out of network and more expensive. But I'm glad to pay. In the long run, he's kept me healthier and my medical expenses down.
The doctors he refers me to are also excellent.
A large part of the problem with doctors today is our medical system. It's driven by big business -- private equity, big insurance companies, big pharma, and now, big hospital systems. Doctors are fed up and burned out. In most cases they signed up because they wanted to care for people. Unless you're a surgeon, cardiologist, or gastroenterologist, the money isn't really there. Our health system has devolved to such a disgusting mess that they're prevented from doing what they'd really like to do -- take good care of you.
I know it doesn't seem like it, but doctors are in bad shape today. Be kind to them. I say this not just as a grateful patient, but as someone who works in physician recruiting.
Then I found my doctor. In 20 years, he's saved my life a few times through his relentless attention to detail and deep concern. He goes through my entire 20-year medical chart every visit. When I went through a devastating personal crisis, he was the first one to help, and one of the few who did. When I was unemployed for 2 years he never asked me to pay. We just kept a balance. He was the first person I paid when I returned to work, not that he asked.
I admit, he's a highly unusual doctor in this regard. He doesn't accept any insurance so he's always out of network and more expensive. But I'm glad to pay. In the long run, he's kept me healthier and my medical expenses down.
The doctors he refers me to are also excellent.
A large part of the problem with doctors today is our medical system. It's driven by big business -- private equity, big insurance companies, big pharma, and now, big hospital systems. Doctors are fed up and burned out. In most cases they signed up because they wanted to care for people. Unless you're a surgeon, cardiologist, or gastroenterologist, the money isn't really there. Our health system has devolved to such a disgusting mess that they're prevented from doing what they'd really like to do -- take good care of you.
I know it doesn't seem like it, but doctors are in bad shape today. Be kind to them. I say this not just as a grateful patient, but as someone who works in physician recruiting.
There was a Dr. Oz episode long ago in which he discussed the various, um, manifestations of human feces in the interest of letting women know that even though "it" looked weird, they are still perfectly healthy. He even had an extensive display of plastic reproductions on a table. My understanding is you can find his p__p chart online.
Now I'm tempted to say something about a "reprise" or "sequel" or something like that but maybe I should have just not started typing.
Now I'm tempted to say something about a "reprise" or "sequel" or something like that but maybe I should have just not started typing.
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My, my, the green checked haters are getting their own pulse rates up as a result of someone else's lab results.
There are attacks on Dr. Oz himself for his endorsement of various health supplements and with the placebo effect of many products, having people feel better isn't the worst thing in the world.
But, cutting through all the snide remarks, Trump presented test results that indicate a man in good health. His low PSA score indicates only that he is unlikely to be afflicted by prostate cancer in the future. His blood pressure is optimal and all the other blood work shows someone in quite good health.
Trump does not smoke, drink, or do drugs, so perhaps that plays a role? He might be a few pounds over his optimal weight, but he is a large man who is quite active.
Did no one see him fly to Mexico one morning to meet with their President, hold a news conference, and then fly back to Arizona to hold a large rally?
No one is catching him to prevent a face plant, no one is helping him climb a few stairs, and there is no large "body man" with an injectable just a few feet away from him at all times.
Get over it! He is a robust man in excellent health, and there you have it.
There are attacks on Dr. Oz himself for his endorsement of various health supplements and with the placebo effect of many products, having people feel better isn't the worst thing in the world.
But, cutting through all the snide remarks, Trump presented test results that indicate a man in good health. His low PSA score indicates only that he is unlikely to be afflicted by prostate cancer in the future. His blood pressure is optimal and all the other blood work shows someone in quite good health.
Trump does not smoke, drink, or do drugs, so perhaps that plays a role? He might be a few pounds over his optimal weight, but he is a large man who is quite active.
Did no one see him fly to Mexico one morning to meet with their President, hold a news conference, and then fly back to Arizona to hold a large rally?
No one is catching him to prevent a face plant, no one is helping him climb a few stairs, and there is no large "body man" with an injectable just a few feet away from him at all times.
Get over it! He is a robust man in excellent health, and there you have it.
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He brags about only eating fast food and thinks waving his hands around at rallies is "exercise". Great--he doesn't smoke, drink or do drugs. His diet and lack of exercise aren't the marks of a healthy person. Not exercising in itself is considered a risk factor as great as being a smoker.
Concur. As a retired physician, I believe Dr. Oz's show is a publicity stunt, a feel-well reality show impossibly far to represent the real thing. But, as long as there is a public demanding to see, and hopefully participate, in a TV show, so be it. It may even help some folks feel better already, as the show is supposed to infuse a feeling of accomplishment for their health...or lack thereof. Some colleagues hinted that charlatanism may at play in some of the assertions, expert advice, and condoned prescriptions for a lasting health. Lets give Dr. Oz the benefit of the doubt, as some good may come out of it. But the real thing it is not.
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Oz gave up any credibility, or being given the benefit of the doubt years ago. No good will come of his "visit" with Trump.
am i the only one who has seen trump's body in profile? If he only weighs 237 ibs i'll eat my hat. Was the paper he gave OZ actual test results or typed out in a letter? Given trumps problem with the truth why should anyone with an IQ over 50 believe these were actual test results.
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Agreed. It's hard to believe a man 6'3" who is as broad and bulky as Trump is only weighs 237 pounds.
I took the headline as brain teaser. What's missing from Dr. Ox's TV exam room? My guess: a doctor?
I am going to read the article now and find out if I guessed correct!
I am going to read the article now and find out if I guessed correct!
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Marco Rubio quip about small hands did get under Trump's skin hence the showy display of testosterone findings. Second, Trump is definitely very insecure about his masculinity.
Where is Elizabeth Warren when we desperately need her? She more than any other surrogate understands all this and knows how to inflame him.
Where is Elizabeth Warren when we desperately need her? She more than any other surrogate understands all this and knows how to inflame him.
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He should be insecure about his masculinity, and his humanity in general. He has no redeeming features whatsoever, in either category.
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Mehmet Oz sought me out and approached me at a prominent national cardiology convention years ago. He wanted to see the angle behind the heart-attack prevention program of my company was studying clinically, with evidence-based medical standards. He spoke one-on-one with me for about five minutes. It was immediately clear to me that his interest was purely commercial, self-aggrandizing, and bent on burnishing his fame. The man is and was a charlatan. How appropriate that he interviewed Trump on television, making things look real that were not. Fake and shameless.
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Nothing about heel spurs in Trump's medical report? I guess he outgrew them now that he's too old to serve in the military.
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It should be no surprise that he had the testosterone level included in that alleged report. If that is not enough, we can look at his long tie as if he is saying, "Mine is longer than yours".
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What's missing is a real patient. Instead Oz examines a fabrication.
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Personally, the thought of giving Donald a physical exam just makes my skin crawl. It is a thought I cannot unthink. And Dr Oz is a major loon to be a part of Donald's charade. Nowhere does medical health exam involve giving the doctor a copy of a report edited by the patient for maximum effect. Does Donald think this is what his followers want? What a sham.
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Not real. No televised prostate exam.
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Dr. Oz gave us all the rectal exam that he should have performed on his elderly patient!
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Trump apparently experienced a late growth spurt. To avoid being classified obese he mysteriously grew from 6'2" to 6'3" overnight. Another of his campaigns lies which will go unnoticed and unchalleged.
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Not only did he grow, his weight plummeted from 267 lb to 236. I checked out his body mass index at both weights (the difference of an inch in height is minimal). Anyhow, his BMI drops from 34 (obese) to 30 (overweight). Strange coincidence. Just going from his appearance, I'd bet on the higher weight--and maybe that is an understatement.
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There is an all important issue that was mentioned (not sure it was in that TV interview) but, to my knowledge, not commented upon. ALZHEIMER's runs in the Trump family. I know one or two things (maybe seven) about genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's. It may start with erratic behavior.
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Dr OZ is on TV to make money, period. Trump wants to be President to make money, period. They are both windbag's telling people what they want to hear to increase their ratings. The one difference in them is I would rather see Dr OZ become President of the USA. As a side note is not the Dr. from a country that Trump would bar???
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"The Deplorables" live in the blurred space between fiction and reality. Their map of reality does not fit the territory. Dr Oz says so so it must be true. The lack of critical thinking is astounding.
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Before deciding to do Thursday's show, Dr. Oz should have taken note of how Matt Lauer's stock plummeted after he allowed Trump to use him. No TV host looks good after a fawning interaction with the Donald.
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I anticipate that Trump will release his tax returns with an analysis by Bernie Madoff from his prison cell.
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Like many in journalism who come in contact with Trump, Mehmet Oz seems to have shirked his professional medical responsibilities for ratings. I found the segment to be very very shallow.
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Most of Oz's show is shallow. His name reminds me of another Oz who was written about in a book and then a movie was made.
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Are we surprised that a Presidential candidate born from a reality show uses a reality show? It's all rigged, exaggerated, artificially plumped and primed - ready for the masses to consume in bite-size calories so that their minds become as fat-laden as their bodies.
The whole Trump presidency is a joke - though for many of us, it is also a nightmare.
The whole Trump presidency is a joke - though for many of us, it is also a nightmare.
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Serious endeavor and entertainment have long blurred their lines in almost every aspect of our life,including spectator sports,TV programming and education.We need everything to be "fun".Is it a surprise that politics and medicine have recently joined the list?Both Oz and Trump are simply taking advantage of the lowest common denominator mindset in our culture today.Anyone expecting an exchange of useful information on any of the shows has unrealistic if laudable expectations.
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It is obvious that Donald Trump wants everything his own way. That includes changing all the rules and regulations and laws that have been developed and refined over a couple of hundred years in the USA. And clearly, Trump doesn't care that he is demonstrating his dangerous attitude, and his interference and obstruction of things we must do to reduce our list of potential leaders to the very best few. Trump continues to have it his way. He does not care that responsible citizens have serious problems with how he is going about his goal of the Presidency. As long as he can muster enough fear among citizens who, apparently are not thinking, and who will vote for him as many citizens used to buy snake oil when the flim-flam man came to town on his wagon. The flim-flam man was also a showman, and he spoke very fast, and never allowed his listeners to finish a sentence or question. This is Trump and his surrogates. They are all bullies with a clear talent for serial-lying, scapegoating, and spreading fear and division. Trump is shown to emulate the speech and mannerisms of some of our world's recent dictators and war lords, and mass murders. If we are not open to facts and evidence, if we fell asleep when we were in history classes and civics classes, if we are looking for the quick fix, not unlike snake oil, we will elect a monster to the Presidency. I'll be clear: Trump is the monster. Not Hillary Clinton.
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Dr. Oz managed to increase viewers and to promote the unsubstantiated version - Trump's own version - of his health status. He didn't tell the audience that he had not been given actual medical test reports. I even suspect the weight is a lie, and the compliment on testosterone perhaps revealed a significant reason for the Hilary hatred - not sufficient testosterone.
Fawning over your guest as you both perform for an audience looking for easy answers is obnoxious.
I don't think either Trump or Clinton have serious chronic disease or health problems. And tho' I support HRC, both teams -all the experts that money can buy - handled questions awkwardly. Now, could we move on?
Fawning over your guest as you both perform for an audience looking for easy answers is obnoxious.
I don't think either Trump or Clinton have serious chronic disease or health problems. And tho' I support HRC, both teams -all the experts that money can buy - handled questions awkwardly. Now, could we move on?
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The comments here and in other articles reveal people's perplexity why this fascination for Trump's every word. Why, we all ask, give this unlikely and unpresentable individual so much coverage. Other than television with its voracious appetite for material and its pursuit of audience, and hence money, what is there that drives media obsessively to this person. And it strikes me that the reason may be our feeling of wonderment. Are we really seriously considering this contumacious lier for the presidency? is the process so out of whack that makes possible such political aberration?
We can't believe that this is really going on and we return to it time and again in the hopes that the next time, it won't be there, like probing an aching tooth with our tongue. So the articles and the comments keep on raining down, trying to understand if this is really going on, only to find out that what we thought was a political nightmare is actually true.
We can't believe that this is really going on and we return to it time and again in the hopes that the next time, it won't be there, like probing an aching tooth with our tongue. So the articles and the comments keep on raining down, trying to understand if this is really going on, only to find out that what we thought was a political nightmare is actually true.
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Lyin Don. Who knows what was on those papers, a list of normals or real results? Caught on his own petard, today. Who can believe anything lyin Don says. For the last year he's duped millions, defamed anyone who got in his way.
I ask his supporters, can't you see Lyin Don lies about everything. What makes you nobodies think he's telling you the truth? Stop the train, pull the emergency cord and jump off before the crash.
I ask his supporters, can't you see Lyin Don lies about everything. What makes you nobodies think he's telling you the truth? Stop the train, pull the emergency cord and jump off before the crash.
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OZ has overstayed his term on TV....most of his programs are junk medicine....he was better back on Oprah....
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What's missing in Dr. Oz's TV exam room: A brain? Ethics?
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I am waiting for Donald to go on the Dr. Phil show where we can get a real psychological evaluation of the man.
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The Trump is the Wizard of Oz in an orangutan suit. The media is Trump's greatest ally in turning the election into a reality TV show starring the most ignorant, incompetent fraud to ever seek the office of the President of the United States. Appearing on a pseudo-medical reality show is just another way that Trump cheapens the electoral process and turns it into "entertainment" for his adoring, low-information fans.
If the voters of this nation seek an Entertainer-in-Chief instead of a competent experienced Commander-in-Chief, then Trump truly will become the friend of our worst enemies.
If the voters of this nation seek an Entertainer-in-Chief instead of a competent experienced Commander-in-Chief, then Trump truly will become the friend of our worst enemies.
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To the commenters who think Trump's obese, what about Clinton? She didn't even publish her weight for good reason. Fast closing in on at least 180-no wonder she needs help climbing stairs.
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Wow! That's a pretty vicious comment for a Canadian.
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And we know Hillary Clinton's weight how?
Oh, Brian, are you reading and believing celebrity magazines and tabloids again?
Those with hypothyroid disorders often pack on pounds as do people like Mrs. Clinton, whose autoimmune disease is treated with Armour Thyroid. Hypothroidism often affects muscle strength, which can make physical exercise challenging. No one chooses a thyroid disorder, but some 10 million Americans have one. Hormone supplementation is required, and a side effect is weight gain.
People like Mrs. Clinton who have deep-vein thrombosis can experience leg pain that makes walking or climbing arduous.
Many seeking political office binge to relieve stress, bond with citizens nationwide, and keep their energy levels elevated.
Donald Trump indulges his appetites (plural), so the fact that he overeats is hardly surprising. He's aware that he should consume healthier foods in moderation and work out, but he's not known for self-discipline or self-denial. A risk-taker, he depends on Lady Luck. The Lady has been very good to the man, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has surrendered his cardio cred for involvement in weight-loss scams and a syndicated feel-good daytime TV show with impressive ratings, knows enough to back off with just the hint of a moue.
No wonder Mr. Trump sought comfort and a sense of control on the Dr. Oz set. So much of Mr. Trump's reality show cum presidential campaign is entertaining fiction.
Anyone for a detox cleanse?
Oh, Brian, are you reading and believing celebrity magazines and tabloids again?
Those with hypothyroid disorders often pack on pounds as do people like Mrs. Clinton, whose autoimmune disease is treated with Armour Thyroid. Hypothroidism often affects muscle strength, which can make physical exercise challenging. No one chooses a thyroid disorder, but some 10 million Americans have one. Hormone supplementation is required, and a side effect is weight gain.
People like Mrs. Clinton who have deep-vein thrombosis can experience leg pain that makes walking or climbing arduous.
Many seeking political office binge to relieve stress, bond with citizens nationwide, and keep their energy levels elevated.
Donald Trump indulges his appetites (plural), so the fact that he overeats is hardly surprising. He's aware that he should consume healthier foods in moderation and work out, but he's not known for self-discipline or self-denial. A risk-taker, he depends on Lady Luck. The Lady has been very good to the man, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, who has surrendered his cardio cred for involvement in weight-loss scams and a syndicated feel-good daytime TV show with impressive ratings, knows enough to back off with just the hint of a moue.
No wonder Mr. Trump sought comfort and a sense of control on the Dr. Oz set. So much of Mr. Trump's reality show cum presidential campaign is entertaining fiction.
Anyone for a detox cleanse?
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Can it get any worse? Yes, but I can't predict how. We've had an on-air review of Trump's health without data, we've had a press conference without questions, and we've had a Clinton's Secret Service detail described as bodyguards, who, Trump said, should be without weapons... God help America!
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Dr. Oz has 'jumped the shark' with his fluff interview with Donald Trump and his shameful interviews with people who say they have been to heaven and back. It's time for Dr. Oz to head back to the reality of his medical practice. Good riddance!
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Why publish this serious article on such a bizarre event? Why do NYT and other newspapers keep trying to apply a veneer of normality to the gong-show that is Trump's run for the presidency? Enough already! It is not normal for a presidential candidate to go on the Dr. Oz show to brag about his health!
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I can't believe this nonsense! A reality tv doctor and a reality tv presidential candidate. The USA is really in deep manure.
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Two frauds are better than one.
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Gosh, whenever I go visit my internist, the first thing that happens is the nurse has me stand on a scale, then I sit in a chair and she takes my blood pressure. This is entered into the computer, and she then says, "The doctor will be with you shortly."
Dr. Oz didn't do this-- but he surely could have on television. Do we really believe that Trump weighs 236? Maybe, although his mid-section does appear somewhat ample, despite bespoke suits.
But as the author reports, this was for television. The same people who happily waited for Trump to lead a tour on his new hotel and to announce that now he is confident that Barack Obama was "Born in the U.S.A." (sorry, had to sing that) -- and that Hillary Clinton started that false rumor in the first place.
Maybe I'd feel a lot better if someone ran on a campaign to Make America Healthy Again. Michele Obama caught a lot of flack for her efforts.
Dr. Oz didn't do this-- but he surely could have on television. Do we really believe that Trump weighs 236? Maybe, although his mid-section does appear somewhat ample, despite bespoke suits.
But as the author reports, this was for television. The same people who happily waited for Trump to lead a tour on his new hotel and to announce that now he is confident that Barack Obama was "Born in the U.S.A." (sorry, had to sing that) -- and that Hillary Clinton started that false rumor in the first place.
Maybe I'd feel a lot better if someone ran on a campaign to Make America Healthy Again. Michele Obama caught a lot of flack for her efforts.
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What's missing in Dr Oz's exam room is any semblance of medical credibility. The man has sold his soul for fame, celebrity, and wealth.
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Dr. Oz is an MBA of Wharton and what he does on TV is show. Trump is a showman and that suits each other to present a SHOW on Trump's health.
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Dr. Oz...my mother, if she were still alive, would ask: have you no shame?
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The Con Don and Dr. Oz probably get along great. Both are ego maniacs who only care about "ratings". The Con Don gets an F+++++ in my book. Dr. Oz - I just don't watch.
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I meant The Con Don gets F------- - whatever doesn't even rate.
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The reality is, patients find a visit to a Physician a stressful event. Often you make an appointment because you are sick, or don't feel well. There may be a considerably period of time before you can be seen, so many scan the internet for their symptoms, causing stress. Then the big day arrives and you find yourself in the waiting room to be seen. The off to an examining room and waiting again. In rushes the hurried Physician, usually with an apology for being behind schedule. Then the exam, then some quick Physician lingo, and then a prescription, often with a req for blood work or other test, and a return visit is scheduled, with scant conclusion of the initial visit. CBC blood work I found usually will have a couple readings outside the range, and that may cause the start of further test. So in conclusion, a visit may span a couple months of anxiety. According to BMI indexes most are overweight. Blood pressure measured with one reading in a doctors office, is probably the worst possible setting. All while the Doc is eyeing the door to get to the next exam room. As for Dr OZ obviously the real world of a Physician was or is not as desirable as a being a TV celebrity as his female audiences are always stacked with questions , questions the obviously are not clear about from the interface with their own GP.
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A mental health diagnosis is should be required for candidates. Need I say more?
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OZ is a quack.
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In past elections, the New York Times interviewed the candidates and contrasted their views on the important issues of the day. Now Dr Oz and Ellen do the interviewing and the Times is reduced to commenting of these daytime entertainment shows and making snarky comments in the hope of registering clicks.
Last week we learned of Colin Powell's views of the candidates not from a Times interview of the general, but because Buzzfeed recovered his email from the garbage.
So instead of learning the candidates positions on jobs, the Middle East, poverty, homelessness etc., we hear about junk like cholesterol levels, who has pneumonia, and opinions about where Obama was born.
I'm sorry if the Times loses the clicks, but there's more authoritative information elsewhere on the Internet.
Last week we learned of Colin Powell's views of the candidates not from a Times interview of the general, but because Buzzfeed recovered his email from the garbage.
So instead of learning the candidates positions on jobs, the Middle East, poverty, homelessness etc., we hear about junk like cholesterol levels, who has pneumonia, and opinions about where Obama was born.
I'm sorry if the Times loses the clicks, but there's more authoritative information elsewhere on the Internet.
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I can't figure out who is the bigger quack, the doctor or his patient.
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I'm not a big TV watcher and never heard of Dr. Oz until today reading the newspaper. Actually this thing was great entertainment or perhaps, better put, it shows a country sick to the core.
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Dr. Oz lost my respect a long time ago when began promoting weight loss products and flaky diets on his show. Trump knew what he was doing when he went to his show and made a mockery out of actually giving out his medical records. Dr. Oz should be ashamed of himself but lets face it, he sold out his reputation a long time ago.
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He has a Republican political elected office in mind as a second act.
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Look forward to a joint venture: TRUMP/OZ nutritional supplements. Guaranteed to make you feel great again.
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And Mexico will pay for them!
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What was missing from this reality TV show? Any shred of integrity, from both the host and his pathologically mendacious guest, that's what was missing. Mehmet Oz long ago sacrificed any medical credibility in his pursuit of greater wealth based upon peddling all manner of quack-products. Prior to the show, he announced that he would not ask any questions not approved by Drumpf - that he would not pursue any topic Drumpf didn't want to disclose - and there is no proof whatsoever that Drumpf's pieces of paper contained any accurate medical information. The ridiculous testosterone levels provide all of the proof that we need here: Drumpf and Oz "doctored" this phony medical records disclosure to boost their respective ratings with a large swath of incredibly gullible fools. The rest of us were not similarly swayed.
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Maybe they should have a tape measure and an accurate scale at the debates with everyone's shoes off.
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To this day I remain convinced that Robert Young as Marcus Welby, MD, was closer to the American ideal of a doctor than any other portrayer of the genre, be they an actual trained physician or an actor posing as one. Dr. Oz, from what I read, is a competent physician. This passes for high praise today.
Many define a "good" doctor as one who gives them what they ask for, what they think they want or need, depending on the most recently viewed television commercial. A nurse by profession, I have known a few physicians I would place in the same league as the fictional Dr. Welby, who knew the difference between wants and needs where a patient's welfare was concerned. They are, like perfect gems, rare, and if you are fortunate enough to have one as your health overseer, you are indeed lucky.
Donald Trump makes sure his wants get priority over his needs.
Many define a "good" doctor as one who gives them what they ask for, what they think they want or need, depending on the most recently viewed television commercial. A nurse by profession, I have known a few physicians I would place in the same league as the fictional Dr. Welby, who knew the difference between wants and needs where a patient's welfare was concerned. They are, like perfect gems, rare, and if you are fortunate enough to have one as your health overseer, you are indeed lucky.
Donald Trump makes sure his wants get priority over his needs.
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Dr. Oz got used like a phony TV prop by Mr Trump and we learned nothing new or informative about Mr. Trump's health.
It's all part of Mr. Trump's big lie and carnival act campaign; designed to divert voters from the fact that Mr. Trump is a fraud, with no substantive or achievable plans or policies and simply unfit to be our President.
It's all part of Mr. Trump's big lie and carnival act campaign; designed to divert voters from the fact that Mr. Trump is a fraud, with no substantive or achievable plans or policies and simply unfit to be our President.
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regretfully, there's no analysis of his middle finger, but I suspect that it's the one we're seeing
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"Dr" Oz is a phony TV prop, he's nothing but a shill for "health" products and treatments.
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It strikes me that we know exactly what Mr. Trump wants us to know about his health. When a con man says "Look at this!" I think it is wise to keep an eye on the things not being pointed to. So, if Mr. Trump is interested in convincing the public of his fitness to serve as President, then I think the American public needs to see the result of an objectively administered and reported psychological exam.
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Why did he have a testosterone level drawn? Infertility? Erectile dysfunction? Prostate cancer? Something is going on here. We need answers.
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Obviously he had it drawn so he could boast about it on TV.
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Dr. (?) Oz is a shill for big pharma and the rest of the medical industry. He lost his credibility several years ago and has continued to push questionable medical drugs and supplements. After the latest Donald "I'll tell you what to ask me" Trump, I wonder if Dr. Oz should lose his medical license for practicing medicine in a TV studio. I, for one, would not trust him with my life.
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Observation without a MD report: a 70 yo obese man prone to steady screaming out bursts and eating a diet heavy in fat, salt and sugar, with possible testosterone supplements, and no meaningful exercise. If you knew someone like that, what would you give as betting odds on a serious medical event?
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Just simple first year medical student observation; a 70 year old overweight man, presenting a puffy flush face especially under frequent hyperbolic temperament flares. Nother there says health.
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"Doctor" Oz has always been a sham.
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This isn't a doctor-patient relationship. It's one Wharton grad "examining" another Wharton grad. And they both embarrass a fine institution.
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Dr. Oz is to real medicine what most TV and newspaper news is to real news. What Happy Meals and Dunkin Donuts are to real food. What pornography is to real sex. What today's Pop music is to music. What most evangelical megachurches are to religion. And so on. It's all about entertainment, ratings, and somebody making profit. It's Capitalism 101.
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If he even has one to begin with, Oz should lose his medical license for taking part in this dog and pony show.
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Next: President Trump pleads his case for extrajudicial killings before Judge Judy.
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Of course, the encounter was a clever way for Trump to appear to release information about his health without venturing into anything that could be too damaging.
I didn't watch the show and am basing this comment on the clips I have seen. What struck me the most was that Donald Trump, once again, seemed to be bragging about his health. The testosterone part sent it over the top. He's a manly man!!!!
In contrast, the letter from Clinton's doctor was pretty objective. Rather dull in fact. It told people not to worry, she's in pretty good health and gave a few details.
Dr. Oz said he'd like to have Clinton come on the show. I wonder what people would say if she tried to brag in a similar fashion.
I didn't watch the show and am basing this comment on the clips I have seen. What struck me the most was that Donald Trump, once again, seemed to be bragging about his health. The testosterone part sent it over the top. He's a manly man!!!!
In contrast, the letter from Clinton's doctor was pretty objective. Rather dull in fact. It told people not to worry, she's in pretty good health and gave a few details.
Dr. Oz said he'd like to have Clinton come on the show. I wonder what people would say if she tried to brag in a similar fashion.
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Additionally distressing is that Oz and Trump are in a sense two of a kind: performers first, and intellectual lightweighs.
He may be a fine cardiac surgeon, but it's not unusual for doctors and scientists to be utter ignoramuses and fools outside their very narrow specialties. Look at Ben Carson. Or Linus Pauling - two-time Nobelist (Peace and Chemistry) and his thoroughly debunked notions on the miracle powers of Vitamin C megadoses.
When you pull back the curtain on the Great and Powerful Oz, there's less there than meets the eye. As one observer tartly noted, Dr Oz never met a woo he didn't like. This is a guy who had so-called psychic John 'I Not Only See Dead People, I Chat With Them' Edward on his show, and sat there credulously nodding with his vacant smile as Edward held forth. He also goes in for all kinds of questionable 'alternative medicine'.
So it isn't surprising that he was willing to participate in a piece of political theatre with Donald Trump, is it? I'd call it a dog and pony show, except that Trump is only half a pony.
He may be a fine cardiac surgeon, but it's not unusual for doctors and scientists to be utter ignoramuses and fools outside their very narrow specialties. Look at Ben Carson. Or Linus Pauling - two-time Nobelist (Peace and Chemistry) and his thoroughly debunked notions on the miracle powers of Vitamin C megadoses.
When you pull back the curtain on the Great and Powerful Oz, there's less there than meets the eye. As one observer tartly noted, Dr Oz never met a woo he didn't like. This is a guy who had so-called psychic John 'I Not Only See Dead People, I Chat With Them' Edward on his show, and sat there credulously nodding with his vacant smile as Edward held forth. He also goes in for all kinds of questionable 'alternative medicine'.
So it isn't surprising that he was willing to participate in a piece of political theatre with Donald Trump, is it? I'd call it a dog and pony show, except that Trump is only half a pony.
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Is a medical practitioner screening Mr. trump for skin cancer? His skin color is a bit unsettling.
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Hillary, can you please practice well and clean Trump's clock in the debate? Please? The fate of the Republic hangs in the balance.
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Oz used to be a doctor; now he's a snake oil huckster, promoting dubious nostrums. And his latest promotion, a whopping dose of Drumpf, is literally lethal. This is the WORST sort of malpractice.
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Well, at least Dr. Oz confirmed the many rumors against him with this frivolous interview of Trump. Maybe someday we'll learn he was duped, but today he is a quack that needs to be removed from influencing the public with medical advice.
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I was 9 years old the first time I saw a television. Yesterday, I canceled my cable TV service. There must be a thousand channels on TV and not one is worth watching. The only thing this year that was good was "The Night Of" on HBO. I also quit TV because I'm tired of seeing Trump's smug-ugly face on the news. He's not news; he's a buffoon. But his carnival act causes networks to run him all day and night for cheap ratings.
I can get world news on the internet. I can watch Netflix movies on the internet. Who needs TV anymore? It's outlived it usefulness and ruined its potential.
I can get world news on the internet. I can watch Netflix movies on the internet. Who needs TV anymore? It's outlived it usefulness and ruined its potential.
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Welcome to the club. I yanked the cable off the side of my house and got rid of the tv 15 years ago.
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I watch sports.
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Trump is an exhibitionist who hides the important stuff. Only he would think to 'share' his medical standing before a national TV audience tuned into a popular show. Only he would assure a fawning public during a policy debate that despite small hands, he is very well-endowed. Yet, he will not release his tax returns. Some speculate that he wants to hide that he's not the billionaire he claims to be. Some believe that his returns would show that he gets out of paying taxes. Now while Trump boasts that as a businessman, he has always attempted to slip the yoke of taxation, I would ask how this stance meshes with his supposed adulation of our military and vets. Those who defend our country put their lives on the line, yet it is the rest of us, tax-payers, who clothe the military, outfit them for war, and take care of them when they get back.
So, Mr Trump, don't tell us about your testosterone levels and what a Man you are. Show us your tax returns. It is one thing to avoid the draft, it is quite another to shirk your responsibility to the country you so claim to love by letting others shoulder the tax burden that pays for our military and every other public good.
So, Mr Trump, don't tell us about your testosterone levels and what a Man you are. Show us your tax returns. It is one thing to avoid the draft, it is quite another to shirk your responsibility to the country you so claim to love by letting others shoulder the tax burden that pays for our military and every other public good.
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"What’s Missing in Dr. Oz’s TV Exam Room"
More to the point, plenty is missing upstairs in anyone who takes him seriously. This is "entertainment", nothing more.
But then, that's what the mass media have reduced our elections to. The cable networks endlessly showed an empty podium while pundits breahtlessly set the scene for Trump's sensational announcement of Barack Obama's birthplace. I'm sure the President is mighty relieved to learn from the Ultimate Authority on Everything that his two terms in office have been legal.
More to the point, plenty is missing upstairs in anyone who takes him seriously. This is "entertainment", nothing more.
But then, that's what the mass media have reduced our elections to. The cable networks endlessly showed an empty podium while pundits breahtlessly set the scene for Trump's sensational announcement of Barack Obama's birthplace. I'm sure the President is mighty relieved to learn from the Ultimate Authority on Everything that his two terms in office have been legal.
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Dr. Oz has long since lost his professionalism to being an TV advertising figure.
TV figures are not Physicians and they are not Presidents, either.
TV figures are not Physicians and they are not Presidents, either.
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Unlike Hillary Clinton, Trump has had no publicly reported health related incidents that call into question his ability to perform the duties of elected office. Hillary has had several episodes that have materially affected her ability to do her job while serving the citizens of the country. There is no mandate to provide medical information to the public, but since Hillary has had so much trouble in the past, and continues to do so, it is incumbent upon her to reassure the voting public that she is healthy enough for the rigorous job she is running for. Trump really has no obligation to provide any information to the public and should not be criticized for refraining from providing more than what he already has done.
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For some reason, Trump gets away with things that Hillary....and probably any other candidate would not. Health records, tax returns, all the untrue statements just seem to get glossed over by the media. I am really baffled by this kid glove treatment...he is running for President of the United States, not Entertainer of the Year.
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I would rather have a sick Hillary Clinton than that con man running on the republican ticket. He is a liar, loves Putin and is mentally unbalanced as evidenced by his constant lying, so give me a break. Hillary had a clot caused by a fall that she recovered from and she had pneumonia from exposure to endless campaign crowds, she is perfectly able to serve as president and even on her death bed she would be a superior president compared to Trump.
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"Trump has had no publicly reported health related incidents..." Nobody knows Trump's medical history, except Trump and his doctors going back to childhood. And with Trump's lifelong history of secrets and lying (e.g. birtherism) -- he can't be trusted to tell the truth. In fact, he truly can be trusted only to lie. Along with this Trump hasn't released any medical history records -- only last week's physical results, as shown on a piece of paper a TV doctor interpreted. So, we don't truly know anything about Trump's health.
So, Trump may very well have had past serious medical issues and can have current serious chronic issues. Because of this doubt -- actually a black hole of no information -- along with Trump's lying, he should release a complete medical history. That would make his health transparent, just as Hillary Clinton's is.
But then, this election is reality TV, right? Truth doesn't fit into that box.
So, Trump may very well have had past serious medical issues and can have current serious chronic issues. Because of this doubt -- actually a black hole of no information -- along with Trump's lying, he should release a complete medical history. That would make his health transparent, just as Hillary Clinton's is.
But then, this election is reality TV, right? Truth doesn't fit into that box.
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We have learned:
Mr. Trump is fat (267 lb).
Mr. Trump takes testerone supplements.
Neither is healthy.
Mr. Trump is fat (267 lb).
Mr. Trump takes testerone supplements.
Neither is healthy.
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How do you know he takes testosterone supplements? I didn't see that in the article.
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Relax, the Hillary trolls don't need real facts, just their rhetoric.
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Was anyone surprised at Trump's fast recovery from an appendectomy? One night in the hospital, 60 years ago? It was always a longer stay in those days. Let's get real, Don -- for the first time in your campaign.
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"Do compelling TV for Idiots" -i s Oz's primary credo.
"Do no harm" is as far away from his TV shystering as his fake potions and charms are from real medicine.
Health as an unreality show!
"Do no harm" is as far away from his TV shystering as his fake potions and charms are from real medicine.
Health as an unreality show!
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I did not watch the Dr. OZ show, but I wonder if he focused at all on Trump's mental health. I wonder about Trump's mental state.
Does he have any learning disability, LD? I think so. Donald Trump seems to not understand the difference between telling the truth and lying. He seems not to understand that to run for president you really need experience in government, first.
I hope that Clinton will grill Trump about his mental health and his confusion and obvious learning disability, LD...
Does he have any learning disability, LD? I think so. Donald Trump seems to not understand the difference between telling the truth and lying. He seems not to understand that to run for president you really need experience in government, first.
I hope that Clinton will grill Trump about his mental health and his confusion and obvious learning disability, LD...
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Hillary Clinton needs to "hit the nail on the head". Trump has mental and LD, learning problems that make him a dangerous character, to be running for president.
I hope that she hammers away, during the debates and beyond...
I hope that she hammers away, during the debates and beyond...
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A qualified doctor?
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He performs surgery, at least, he used to.
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Dr. Lamas, you discussed reviewing test results that are seldom indicated for routine patients: PSA and cardiac ultrasound. I hope you don't do these as general screening exams.
Come to think of it, Clinton's chest CT wasn't indicated either. A plain x-ray is quite enough (99% of the time).
Come to think of it, Clinton's chest CT wasn't indicated either. A plain x-ray is quite enough (99% of the time).
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She's is a pulmonologist, neither test is routinely in her purview.
The PSA test is routinely done on men of a certain age and there is usually a reason for an echocardiogram to be done, the letter from Trump's doctor did not specify why.
As for Clinton's chest CT, it may have been done to rule out a pulmonary embolus, (blood clot in the lung), not unreasonable given her past medical history.
The PSA test is routinely done on men of a certain age and there is usually a reason for an echocardiogram to be done, the letter from Trump's doctor did not specify why.
As for Clinton's chest CT, it may have been done to rule out a pulmonary embolus, (blood clot in the lung), not unreasonable given her past medical history.
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I don't even know what a cardiac ultrasound is. What I have found most interesting abourt these medical revelations is that they showed both Trump and Clinton are still, despite their advanced ages, both on private insurance, not Medicare, or perhaps just paying out of pocket. But Medicare does not cover many of these tests as part of an "annual wellness checkup" . Actually, I haven't been able to find one doctor (including my own) or teaching hospital geriatrics department in Manhattan that will do a Medicare "annual wellness checkup," They all want a minumum of $300 to $400 to do an annaul physical, and even that doesn't include some of the things these 2 had.
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My GP behaves like a robot. He goes through the motions. I go through the motions, it's what he wants.
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My husband was an Emergency Medicine physician (FACEP) and medical director of a busy Medic One. He despised Dr. Oz as a film flam man. No doctor is as all knowing as Dr. Oz. Jack was stunned that he was a shill for phony so-called health products. He should stick to the one area of medicine he knows. But Trump and Oz are a perfect match of con men.
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Perhaps he should make an appointment with Dr. Phil.
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President Bush, I recall, made public the results of his colonoscopy; including a Doctor's notation of "polyps, requiring continued digital surveillance" . Say what you will about Dubbya, and I cracked a joke about this notation that got me punched out by a co-worker, but W was not "all hat and no cattle" on the exam table.
What is Mr Trump's excuse.
What is Mr Trump's excuse.
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Bush was already elected and serving in office. Trump is still a private citizen.
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That's a good point, OSS, and I really respect G.W. Bush for being so forthcoming. Amazing how a decade ago I couldn't stand him, but thanks to Trump, he doesn't look that terrible at all these days.
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And George Bush is secretly rooting for The Donald so that The W will not go down in history as America's worst president.
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I am speechless. What is wrong with you Americans? Dr. Oz drank the kool-aid years ago. Oprah made him rich. Even more rich than he could have imagined and he was probably pretty well off. He will say anything and do anything. Is this what America has become? People, I think we are doomed. The western world is finished if this is the best we can come up with.
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Both Trump and H. Clinton have ordered their personal physicians to release "health information" to the public. The resulting letters are breezy and superficial, must be assumed suspect (because hired), and mean absolutely nothing. How gullible do they think we are? There should be an independent panel of physicians who review actual medical records and make a public statement of their conclusions, following parameters carefully set in advance and agreed to by all concerned.
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A TV personality "sharing" his health record with another TV personality and in prime time. Good thing I watched the football game.
And if Donald Trump or anyone else for that matter, thinks he looks 35, they need to add an eye exam to their next physical, maybe a head exam too, especially Trump. He really needs one.
Trump does not look healthy at all: He looks less fit than Mitt Romney. He looks less fit than John McCain who is approximately 10 years older and suffers permanent injuries as a result of being a POW (He earned his Purple Heart the honest way). He looks less fit than Clint Eastwood who is 16 years older. He looks less fit than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, two of his predecessors. The guy looks as if he is about to blow a gasket!
Still, I am more concerned about his mental health than his physical one.
And if Donald Trump or anyone else for that matter, thinks he looks 35, they need to add an eye exam to their next physical, maybe a head exam too, especially Trump. He really needs one.
Trump does not look healthy at all: He looks less fit than Mitt Romney. He looks less fit than John McCain who is approximately 10 years older and suffers permanent injuries as a result of being a POW (He earned his Purple Heart the honest way). He looks less fit than Clint Eastwood who is 16 years older. He looks less fit than George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, two of his predecessors. The guy looks as if he is about to blow a gasket!
Still, I am more concerned about his mental health than his physical one.
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So how big is his penis, Doc? Why is his testosterone level important; why does someone get a cheer for something he has no control over anyway -- or maybe it's high because he's taking some medication? In any case, what on earth does that number have to do with the job for which he is applying?
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Good questions. The answers are unsavory. It's all a stunt. And half our fellow Americans are taken in.
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I worked at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons many years ago. You may not believe this but Mehmet Oz was at one time an extremely competent and credible cardiologist/thoracic surgeon. Not only an excellent doctor but quite wonderful at explaining science to our donors and friends. He was a pleasure to work with and handsome to boot.
He was not the kind of showman that he is now. something happened between the cup and the lip and what happened is m-o-n-e-y. Appeal to everyone. Say no to nothing. I guess no one would watch if he was still a real doctor and said quite firmly that no, dandelion root would not cure cancer.
He was not the kind of showman that he is now. something happened between the cup and the lip and what happened is m-o-n-e-y. Appeal to everyone. Say no to nothing. I guess no one would watch if he was still a real doctor and said quite firmly that no, dandelion root would not cure cancer.
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it's been a very long time since I've respected Dr. Oz, and participating in the Donald Trump Reality Show Caravan did not help. I'm assuming he needed a shot in the ratings department.
It also comes as no surprise that Donald Trump sees himself as a 35 year old. We've been force-fed a steady diet of his delusions for over a year now. The only revealing thing now is that he more than likely takes testosterone injections/supplements. He's no miracle man.
It also comes as no surprise that Donald Trump sees himself as a 35 year old. We've been force-fed a steady diet of his delusions for over a year now. The only revealing thing now is that he more than likely takes testosterone injections/supplements. He's no miracle man.
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Please don't insult 35-year olds by comparing them to Trump.
Please dont insult anyone by comparing them to Trump.
Please dont insult anyone by comparing them to Trump.
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Did you read the article? It said there that he thinks of himself as a 35 year old. I insulted no one.
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We should ask for a review of both the medical and - very important - the pharmacy records by a neutral party. Stimulants??? There are established methods of doing a search of the pharmacy data for usage of controlled substances. Might be helpful to know this before the Russians find out. Urine tests before the debates?? Recommend random drug screens?? The review of the taxes is of some interest (probably no reported income - yawn) but this gentleman is most likely taking something that might be of some concern to the electorate. If this guy is using amphetamine ... might explain a thing or two...
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But how to explain his skin color----too many carrots???
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His skin color looks like jaundice possibly, indicating liver problems.
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Such a wonderful description of the intimacy and vulnerability inherent in the connection between the clinician and patient. Also the reference to the computer screen that pushes to interfere with that relationship. In the midst of this magical space healing somehow takes place. Not made for TV! Thank you Dr Lamas.
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Forgive me for my callousness (towards Trump, not towards the American people) but I was hoping that the "medical report" had some dire warnings, since political dire warnings have been ignored by half the electorate.
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pfwolf01 of the Bronx: "I was hoping that the "medical report" had some dire warnings..."
The elephant in the room is Trump's psychological health. Will the media notice the elephant, or will they simply resume the email witch-hunt?
The elephant in the room is Trump's psychological health. Will the media notice the elephant, or will they simply resume the email witch-hunt?
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DR. Oz conveniently or otherwise, neglected to query Mr. Trump as to whether or not he has received or currently is receiving Testosterone shots, before crediting his 70 year old physiology.
S.M.E.
S.M.E.
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I was just wondering if the testosterone level and the PSA results are mutually consistent?
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We are talking about a time-pass TV Show, not much unlike what Trump used to peddle. Mike Wallace on Sixty Minutes it was not.
Some professional courtesy to a fellow showman perhaps, Dr. Oz? I hope you cash in your reciprocating chips early and often... Or, we can always catch you on Judge Judy later, although she has a $5,000 limit on any kerfuffle.
Some professional courtesy to a fellow showman perhaps, Dr. Oz? I hope you cash in your reciprocating chips early and often... Or, we can always catch you on Judge Judy later, although she has a $5,000 limit on any kerfuffle.
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Duh. It is quite obvious that Trump knows the difference between a TV doctor and a personal physician who does the real exam. He already had the real exam with his personal physician and brought the results to the TV doctor for the publicity he could provide. There is no mandate that presidential candidates provide any personal medical information to the voting public. Trump did so as a courtesy and he chose a TV doctor to interpret and explain the results to the public. He could have chosen an uneducated reporter.
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"He already had the real exam with his personal physician"
There you go, believing Trump at his word. There is no evidence he has a physical last week. Just assume everything that man says is a lie.
There you go, believing Trump at his word. There is no evidence he has a physical last week. Just assume everything that man says is a lie.
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Duh, the initial letter from that personal doctor was fraudulent, the following exam was likely fraudulent as well, and there's no reason to believe the Trump campaign about his health. Particularly because glancing at his face, jowls, and gut, any doctor could tell you he's cruising toward a heart attack.
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Love your name association, Aristotle. Are you being facetious?
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The Oz show - "the Operating Theatre".
The Trump candidacy - "Political Theatre"
The Trump candidacy - "Political Theatre"
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"Doctor" Oz was obviously paid well to try to make Trump look good. Trump came right out and admitted to being 267 pounds, which means in reality he is probably 307 pounds, and this means he's obese. Being obese is unhealthy, without doubt. But the fawning, bought-and-paid for "doctor" Oz just says he's slightly overweight.
To my mind, Trump is a hideous, bigoted, fascist liar. Anyone who speaks up for him, like this Oz fraud, is a repugnant enabler of the fascist liar, and I can never trust them again.
To my mind, Trump is a hideous, bigoted, fascist liar. Anyone who speaks up for him, like this Oz fraud, is a repugnant enabler of the fascist liar, and I can never trust them again.
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Why did you ruin a sensible comment (first paragraph) with name-calling?
Just to clarify, the claimed weight of 267 lbs qualifies as obesity, but the Trump campaign just came out with a ridiculous lie that he's 236 lbs instead, to barely duck the obesity limit. Astounding that they can claim two weights for him over 30 pounds apart, within a day, and expect anyone to believe them about anything after that.
Like, if I ever told somebody that I was 155 pounds, and then two hours later told them I was actually 125 pounds, I'd expect to be ridiculed for a long time. But apparently Trump supporters are dumb enough to believe the most ludicrous lies imaginable.
Like, if I ever told somebody that I was 155 pounds, and then two hours later told them I was actually 125 pounds, I'd expect to be ridiculed for a long time. But apparently Trump supporters are dumb enough to believe the most ludicrous lies imaginable.
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!
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You are just as likely, maybe more so to get wrong or useless advice from Dr. Oz than you are correct advice. But then again, that is still better odds than getting accurate and knowledgable information from Mr. Trump.
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I wonder why he didn't get the vaunted Dr. Ben Carson to examine him. At least we'd get some interesting word salad to chew on.
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Ha! Well put.
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Dr. Carson is a neurosurgeon, not an internist.
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Because Carson is just another flim-flam artist; as anyone in Baltimore will tell you. "Helping Hands" indeed.
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Oz is a reality-show vaudevillian every bit as much as Trump.
Thanks to broadband, we can all get dumber.
Thanks to broadband, we can all get dumber.
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I'm an ER physician and this whole campaign has distressed me greatly.
The endless prying and innuendo about Secretary Clinton, she released the results of a CT scan of her chest for heaven's sake, while Trump produces a badly written letter proclaiming he is the healthiest person in America ever to run for President.
Trump, not to be outdone by real medical records appears on Dr Oz.
What did we expect from Donald Trump and Dr. Oz other than a made for TV, worthless script with a super human testosterone level thrown in for good measure.
I don't watch medical dramas on TV, they make me crazy when they put
x-rays upside down and backwards on the view-box, diagnose disease/injury with tests no longer used, and bring the dead back to life.
You are right Doctor, the lines of fiction and reality are blurring and it is dangerous, very dangerous.
The endless prying and innuendo about Secretary Clinton, she released the results of a CT scan of her chest for heaven's sake, while Trump produces a badly written letter proclaiming he is the healthiest person in America ever to run for President.
Trump, not to be outdone by real medical records appears on Dr Oz.
What did we expect from Donald Trump and Dr. Oz other than a made for TV, worthless script with a super human testosterone level thrown in for good measure.
I don't watch medical dramas on TV, they make me crazy when they put
x-rays upside down and backwards on the view-box, diagnose disease/injury with tests no longer used, and bring the dead back to life.
You are right Doctor, the lines of fiction and reality are blurring and it is dangerous, very dangerous.
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The answer to the question of Mr Trumps health is "what is the survival curve for a 70 year old US male?" You can add in factors like weight, ethnicity, family history, diet, exercise, etc and get a slightly different probability.
The survival curve for all US males, says that he has a 2.41% of dying before he reaches 71. Half the men Trump knows, that are now his age, will be dead before Trump is 85. By the time he reaches a 4th year in office he has a 40% of surviving to his next birthday.
Dr Oz didn't read his BMI (body mass index). Probably Mr Trump is classed as obese. He says he takes statins, and visibly has what we called in a Stanford University longitudinal study on cholesterol and exercise (for which I did some of the biostatistics), a "gut-to-butt" ratio that is off the charts for a cardiac event.
The survival curve for all US males, says that he has a 2.41% of dying before he reaches 71. Half the men Trump knows, that are now his age, will be dead before Trump is 85. By the time he reaches a 4th year in office he has a 40% of surviving to his next birthday.
Dr Oz didn't read his BMI (body mass index). Probably Mr Trump is classed as obese. He says he takes statins, and visibly has what we called in a Stanford University longitudinal study on cholesterol and exercise (for which I did some of the biostatistics), a "gut-to-butt" ratio that is off the charts for a cardiac event.
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American is being entertained into oblivion by the Buffoon Quasi-Presidential Candidate Trump, it's time not to change the channel but to stop watching at all..
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What’s Missing in Dr. Oz’s TV Exam Room?
I'd venture any semblance of integrity - medical, journalistic, political, or intellectual?
I'd venture any semblance of integrity - medical, journalistic, political, or intellectual?
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There is reality, there is illusion, and there is the Land of Oz. The Terrain of Trump is another matter altogether, a strange dimension in the intergalactic ether, where organized human consciousness has yet to venture.
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Just another bit of daytime "theater" (not the serious kind, more like the soaps) on daytime TV...everything's fine, thumbs up to health, etc etc etc. Of course there's no mention of something practicing physicians and real patients (not on TV) must do--deal with insurance companies, coverage, lack thereof. I read somewhere that Dr. Oz used to be a respected surgeon. After this Tv event, I wouldn't trust anything he (or Trumps) says about health in general and Trump's health in particular.
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Dr Oz's credibility as a physician is a low as Mr Trump's credibility as a presidential candidate. Unfortunately, both have the ability to do real harm. How do we get these two clowns off the stage?
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I think the audience needs its IQ tested. Couldn't believe the stupid applause.
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Daytime TV audiences have a standard IQ average of about 65. Particularly those who watch Oz, The View, Jerry Springer, and other worthless pap.
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There's a giant teleprompter that tells them when to clap or cheer. They're not smart enough to figure it out on their own. ;-)
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Trump has grown an inch to 6'3".
The reason for this is that if he stayed at 6'2", he would be considered obese under current medical standards
The reason for this is that if he stayed at 6'2", he would be considered obese under current medical standards
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Most people shrink 1 inch every 20 years over age 30'
Trump's high school history and behavior is compatible for ADHD, treated with amphetamines. We need to gesticulate more to exercise like Donald.
Trump's high school history and behavior is compatible for ADHD, treated with amphetamines. We need to gesticulate more to exercise like Donald.
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Jrodby, as a physician specializing in nutrition and digestive diseases I can tell you Trump is obese. To make it easier for his supporters to understand, he's HUGE, he's FAT, he's a tub 'o ....
While I hate to contradict his eminent boot licking doctor, Trump is an obese 70 year old make who eats fast food and doesn't exercise! He could not possibly the most fit person to be POTUS.
While I hate to contradict his eminent boot licking doctor, Trump is an obese 70 year old make who eats fast food and doesn't exercise! He could not possibly the most fit person to be POTUS.
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Mehmet Oz is a fraud. He promotes all manner of snake oil remedies which no doubt enrich his already sufficient coffers. The fact that he continues to be broadcast is an indictment of the shabbiness of much of network tv, and a reflection of the circus that is our present presidential election.
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I'd say they found soul mates. And they both won. No matter what the country's opinion, everyone is talking about them. Again. Yay.
We've all been punked, still.
We've all been punked, still.
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So it was show,and HRC didn't just stumble,she probably passed out
We got her results via her doctor in a written statement.
Let's solve the problem,have them both examined by an independent panel of doctors,and let the chips fall where they may.
I am an independent and not voting for either Clinton or Trump
We got her results via her doctor in a written statement.
Let's solve the problem,have them both examined by an independent panel of doctors,and let the chips fall where they may.
I am an independent and not voting for either Clinton or Trump
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Well if you're not voting, you don't matter in the slightest.
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But you'll get either one. Just stay home, same result.
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This was not about disclosing facts about The Donald's health. I was just more shameless self-promotion of DJT, the "doctor," and the show's producer. We know nothing more, but they sure scored.
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I work at a major medical center, and there is a story told of a senior doctor asking a group of residents, "How do we define a healthy person?" The residents were temporarily flummoxed but finally one of them timidly ventured and answer: "Someone who has never had a medical work-up?"
The story has lived on because there is profound truth in that answer.
The story has lived on because there is profound truth in that answer.
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Sometimes, a doctor is equal parts detective. The patient doesn’t want anything to be found wrong with him or her and is not forthcoming.
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Perhaps Dumpster has hidden away the 6 foot tall painting of himself in some dreary attic. He thinks it is putrifying like Dorian Gray's portrait but those with eyes to see know that Dumpster himself is the rotting corpse of hatred, bigotry, misogyny, and know-nothingness.
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My take was a version of the old-fashioned "He's up and taking nourishment", and that was about it. I thought of my most recent CBC report and the number of items checked as significantly "low" or "high". Not too many, fortunately (I'm 75), but the fact is that any one of them could ultimately lead to unpleasant consequences if not treated or subjected to a life style change.
I'm not a doctor - just a retired bean counter - but to my eye Mr. Trump looks to be anything but a "picture of health". He's clearly significantly overweight, and his color (if not cosmetically enhanced) is high. His propensity for junk food doesn't bode well at his age.
Are any of those layman's observations sufficient to disqualify him? Of course not! But the absurd brevity of a gastroenterologist's report demands the question: "Is that all there is? Are you "suppressing" something? If so, what?"
And laughably, paying special notice to a high testosterone level. We didn't need that. He's already assured us that "There's nothing wrong there; I guarantee it!" I don't think anyone's contemplating casting a ballot for him based on his performance in the boudoir. The prime consideration is what his performance would be like in the Oval Office, where testosterone doesn't count for much.
I'm not a doctor - just a retired bean counter - but to my eye Mr. Trump looks to be anything but a "picture of health". He's clearly significantly overweight, and his color (if not cosmetically enhanced) is high. His propensity for junk food doesn't bode well at his age.
Are any of those layman's observations sufficient to disqualify him? Of course not! But the absurd brevity of a gastroenterologist's report demands the question: "Is that all there is? Are you "suppressing" something? If so, what?"
And laughably, paying special notice to a high testosterone level. We didn't need that. He's already assured us that "There's nothing wrong there; I guarantee it!" I don't think anyone's contemplating casting a ballot for him based on his performance in the boudoir. The prime consideration is what his performance would be like in the Oval Office, where testosterone doesn't count for much.
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Hey neighbor, your medical assessment gained by watching this sorry spectacle on TV is every bit as good as "Dr. Oz's." If not much, much better.
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Dr. Oz should meet Matt Lauer. The two of them could compare notes on how to win audiences by pandering to the lowest common denominator. Donald Trump.
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• I hadn’t seen the show in quite some time before I tuned in for Thursday’s event.
There's a reason why we haven't owned a TV for the last decade and I only watch it when I can't avoid it at my local pub. It's always "sport", which doesn't interest me either, and the sound is off.
• I think we both wished it could be that simple.
“For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.” ~ H.L. MENCKEN
There's a reason why we haven't owned a TV for the last decade and I only watch it when I can't avoid it at my local pub. It's always "sport", which doesn't interest me either, and the sound is off.
• I think we both wished it could be that simple.
“For every problem there is a solution which is simple, clean and wrong.” ~ H.L. MENCKEN
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It is difficult to trust any professional or any official reports or studies these days. Studies are issued today and are debunked tomorrow. So-called scientists (from Harvard at that) are hired by the sugar industry to say fats are bad and sugars are good when they know these conclusions are untrue. Doctors of presidential candidates issue bogus medical reports that don't really say anything or they lie through their teeth. Dr Oz is an entertainment program, what's the excuse of practicing physicians?
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If you have no faith in anyone's credentials or motoves, how can you believe in ANYTHING? Or do you just pick whatever you already believe or want to believe?
There is zero proof that the candidates' "practicing physicians" ARE lying. In any case, the the candidates are out in public -- we can see for ourselves how they function. No amount of medical records can guarantee anyone's future health, and several presidents have served outstandingly despite ill health.
There is zero proof that the candidates' "practicing physicians" ARE lying. In any case, the the candidates are out in public -- we can see for ourselves how they function. No amount of medical records can guarantee anyone's future health, and several presidents have served outstandingly despite ill health.
Isn't looking the mirror and seeing a 35 year old reason enough for Donald Trump to have his eyes and head examined?
When I look at him, something I try very hard to avoid, I see an fleshy extremely unattractive man with orange hair, small hands and constantly pursed lips who, if he was not born into wealth would more than likely be spending his twilight years sitting on a park bench in seedy clothing leering at young women who, if they happen to even notice this pathetic creature, chuckle and keep on walking. The only difference between Trump and this guy is that Trump's wealth has fooled both himself and his supporters into actually believing that he and he alone can "make America great again".
When I look at him, something I try very hard to avoid, I see an fleshy extremely unattractive man with orange hair, small hands and constantly pursed lips who, if he was not born into wealth would more than likely be spending his twilight years sitting on a park bench in seedy clothing leering at young women who, if they happen to even notice this pathetic creature, chuckle and keep on walking. The only difference between Trump and this guy is that Trump's wealth has fooled both himself and his supporters into actually believing that he and he alone can "make America great again".
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I think the new frontier will be presidential candidates appearing on the Jerry Springer show, where they can abuse each other, scream at each other and then end up in a made for TV wrestling match broken up by Jerry's bouncers.
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Addressing Trump's weight, Dr. Oz commented that he was "slightly overweight" when, in fact, Trump is "obese" or "very obese" by all standard measures.
This one fact alone tells me everything I need to know about both Dr. Oz and the lack of seriousness attributed to this false interview.
This one fact alone tells me everything I need to know about both Dr. Oz and the lack of seriousness attributed to this false interview.
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We don't need a scale and a measuring tape or a TV doc to know whether one is "slightly overweight" or "chubby" or "morally skinny." We have our eyes.
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Thanks. I agree! This would be an excellent opportunity to set out the guidelines! It might come as a surprise to many people.
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A more thorough examination would have had a significant number of "men in white coats" standing by for the next psychotic break of Mr. Trump.
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So his physical results show that he has grown at least an inch to 6'3" and he weighs 236 pounds.
What this program was missing was a measuring tape and a scale.
What this program was missing was a measuring tape and a scale.
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Dr Bernstein included the Donald's bouffant hairdo in his height. Discrepany explained. It had the (likely intended) effect of getting his BMI just under the cut line for obesity. Buy how do we know that these are actually his numbers? Is there a chain of custody? Moreover, is he secretly getting testosterone injections? Was Dr Charlatan (oops) Mehmet Oz paid under the table to put Donald on his show and if so was it out of campaign funds, PAC money or from Trumps' Foundation, which he hasn't personally funded since 2009? His appearance surely boosted Oz's ratings, the only measure of worth that either one of them cares about. Finally, everyone knows that shows like "Dr. Oz" are scripted. It's clear as it can be that Donald or one of his lackeys wrote Dr. Bernstein's first medical report, with ludicrous terms such as "astonishly excellent" and "all positive" lab and exam results. Given that, one has to wonder whether Oz's softball questions and fawning astonishment at seeing Trump's testosterone level weren't likewise scripted by Trump. We live in hope that this latest of Trump's "gaffes", any one of which would disqualify any other candidate, is the one that, at long last, "jumps the shark" on "The Donald J. Trump Show". However, as he proclaimed in January, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody...and I wouldn't lose any voters...". Tragically, he just might be "astonishingly" right.
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And isn't it funny that that foot problem that was so severe that it kept him out of the draft somewhere along the line magically disappeared.
Should I show my records? I don't know. I have them right here. What do you think, should I?
Who would release records in such a way another than a TV reality show star? Pure show.
Who would release records in such a way another than a TV reality show star? Pure show.
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If anyone had any illusions about the practice of real medicine on that show, they should have been shattered when Dr. O highlighted The Donald's testosterone level. Oz is not a good straight man--his mugging was as spontaneous as a space shuttle launch. And the smirk on Trump's face was sickening. How can people want such a grotesque vulgarian to represent them on the world stage?
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...as if it matters vis-a-vis doing the job of POTUS what a person's testosterone level is or if they even have one. And as if it matters vis-a-vis overall health. I mean who cares other than him?
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Very easy, Bystander. You see, the United States has become a reality TV show. Truth no longer sells, it's not profitable, but fiction does, so, according to the laws of capitalism, fiction is a better product. Get it?
Sadly, while we are dying of a cancerous GOP and its malignant tumor, Donald, tRump, his testosterone levels is what really concerns us.
Only in America.
Sadly, while we are dying of a cancerous GOP and its malignant tumor, Donald, tRump, his testosterone levels is what really concerns us.
Only in America.
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I didn't see the show but when I read about that in the article I knew immediately it as a setup.
Both Oz and Trump are loathsome. But what of the cheering audience? The applause sign goes on, an off-camera audience prompter waves his arms and the crowd goes wild. How can any of them not feel they need a long, long shower after they get home?
Both Oz and Trump are loathsome. But what of the cheering audience? The applause sign goes on, an off-camera audience prompter waves his arms and the crowd goes wild. How can any of them not feel they need a long, long shower after they get home?
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It is one thing to compare a TV Dr (maybe he only plays on on TV?) and real doctor with real patients, but it is still another thing to assume a brief visit with your real doctor can accurately assess your real health and how to improve it. That takes even more time and a greater understanding of you and what is really healthy than even your doctor and you may know together.
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Trump has grown an inch from 6'2" to 6'3", hmm. Almost everyone his age have begun to shrink, another reason why he is different.
Then there is his amazing amount of testosterone, what does that mean.
More questions, no real answers.
Then there is his amazing amount of testosterone, what does that mean.
More questions, no real answers.
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He had become an inch taller so as not to be considered obese.
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Is Trump's "commendable" testosterone level evidence of doping? I recognize he's not competing athletically and subject to that kind of sanction.
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He must be popping viagra day and night
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Funny. I'm sure if Hillary had done the same she would have been lauded for her transparency (at least by op-eds and news reports).
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All good comments, but let's remember how HRC's health issues have been obscured behind staffers, aides, lies, and a dog and pony show from her personal physician. Hold both of them to the same standard Daniela.
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@ Starman: Did I miss an appearance by HRC on Dr. Oz's show? When I read this article, I thought it to be about Dr. Oz's show. Perhaps you read something different.
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I don't often watch Dr. Oz, although I do visit his website for diet information (I teach online and am often online). Yesterday, I watched the hour-long TV show with Mr. Trump, his extraordinary daughter and Dr. Oz. I am a bit older than Mr. Trump, but can relate to what I see in the mirror and his statement about seeing a 35-year-old man. Perhaps one has to reach some age---and to have enjoyed excellent health throughout the years as Mr. Trump and I each have. I don't smoke, drink alcohol or use drugs---as Mr. Trump. It's amazing how much these practices help one maintain the "numbers" that are so important to our doctors. Mr. Trump and I have both achieved the "numbers." We could upon request walk the "5 miles" that NYT researchers have reported to be a predictor of 'living into old age.' I'm with him.
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@caroline m: That would be excellent. Please get your favored candidate to walk 5 miles (while monitored carefully by camera to prevent any shortcuts or long stops). He appears to me to be badly bloated in addition to being overweight - and I'm sure that has much to do with his famed penchant for fast food. Not smoking, drinking, or doing drugs isn't dispositive of one's ability to age well - genetics, diet, and happenstance also play major roles. Given that Dr. Oz didn't actually examine the candidate (and neither did the doctor who wrote the letter), a five-mile walk would be reassuring.
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And that has exactly what to do with his competence to be president?
Zero.
Zero.
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Trump told Dr. Oz that when he looks in the mirror, he sees a man of 35.
Trump needs to get his eyes--and head--examined.
Trump needs to get his eyes--and head--examined.
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It's not the republican party's nominee that needs his head examined, but rather those supporters held captive to his manipulation. Trump is succeeding on his own terms quite handsomely. Strictly and only for himself and for his purposes - and his kids. It has yet to be revealed what it is that he really wants from all this, but it doesn't really have anything to do with things we have traditionally put under the category of "president".
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Maybe he has one of the "thin" mirrors they have in fun-houses.
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Dr. Oz is in the same class as "Dr. Phil" and "Dr. Drew"--reality TV hacks who say anything for ratings, pander to their audiences and dispense pez for medical advice. Has the AMA or APA every thought of sanctioning these yo-yos?
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Dr. Oz and Donald Trump.
Enough said.
Enough said.
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I really hurt for the office of the presidency.
A major candidate "revealing" his medical test results on Dr. Oz then later yukking it up with Jimmy Fallon.
Where does it go from here?
Paging Maury!......
A major candidate "revealing" his medical test results on Dr. Oz then later yukking it up with Jimmy Fallon.
Where does it go from here?
Paging Maury!......
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Speaking of missing, I don't see anything about percussion, palpation, or auscultation: only inquiry and possibly inspection.
Two (and a half, if you take pulse) out of five barely raises practice above TV standards.
Two (and a half, if you take pulse) out of five barely raises practice above TV standards.
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Why shouldn't Trump-the-Reality-TV-Star turn to Dr. Oz to give him a medical thumbs up? It's the reality everyone pays attention to -- the reality that has nothing to do with reality.
But I'm curious why Dr. Oz agreed to do it. Is he really that hard up for ratings? It certainly didn't do his reputation any good.
But I'm curious why Dr. Oz agreed to do it. Is he really that hard up for ratings? It certainly didn't do his reputation any good.
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His reputation as a serious doctor disappeared down the rabbit hole so long ago that competing with soap operas for ratings is the only professional accomplishment he can have left.
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Despite Dr. Oz's brilliant medical background, he is chasing ratings and allowing himself to be played by the Donald. The show of the Donald taking his prepared notes from his pocket after asking the audience "should I" was pure theater and Oz allowed this to happen. Columbia should take away his teaching position.
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He's a Republican and a Trump supporter.
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I wish you had not turned this review into a slick magazine piece in your desire to be politically correct. Donald J Trump is a clown conman who performs, and that was a performance, with willing props. I want to see a report from his neurologist; his limited vocabulary, lies and inability to remember anything, plus family history, surely point to Alzheimers's, which killed his father. He is obese, taking statins and aspirin, which may point to his blood looking like sludge. Aspirin is a blood thinner; statins have the same effect by pulling out cholesterol. He is not a healthy man.
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Why didn't Dr. Oz declare "Yes, you are the father of Ivanka!!" I thought it was that kind of show.
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Extreme kudos to Dr. Lamas for her cogent and honest appraisal of medicine, TV medicine and the foolishness of Dr. Oz and Mr. Trump. There are two issues here. One is the Putin-esque advertisement of a presidential candidate's serum testosterone level as if that somehow relates to health, competence and leadership. I wonder whose level is higher? Mr. Trump or Mr. Putin? The second issue is what kind of physician would allow himself to be a shill for Mr. Trump medically and on TV. Both issues are a sad commentary on our country, our politics and our daytime TV.
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We have yet to see the republican nominee shirtless, thank god.
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I'm very worried about Hillary's health. Her testosterone level is extremely so low compared to The Donald.
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So Trump is contented that he sees a 35 yr. old in the mirror. Melania, watch out! The man is on the prowl again!
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When I read that, I thought it was evidence that he is truly delusional.
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It's entirely likely - along with all the other shams and scams and lies - that his medical records are entirely bogus - completely fictional - ginned up and falsified. I wonder how much Oz got paid.
Anyone that believes ANYTHING this republican nominee says about ANYTHING is a fool. He is playing everyone for fools. He is playing the media for fools, and saddest of all is that they are willing victims.
Anyone that believes ANYTHING this republican nominee says about ANYTHING is a fool. He is playing everyone for fools. He is playing the media for fools, and saddest of all is that they are willing victims.
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I don't much care for Trump either. But "M" you do realize, I hope, that every single word you wrote also applies to H. Clinton. What a mess we are in. At least Trump, unlike Clinton, is not repeatedly and publicly exhibiting alarming symptoms of a major, debilitating condition that affects thinking ability -- very possibly Parkinson's -- while all along gaily tossing out excuses and diversions (dehydration, oh wait it's pneumonia -- oops, I mean the flu ) -- and she offers these improbable diagnoses ONLY when caught out, having failed to notify even her hard-working campaign staff.
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Judy, you seem to have a severe case of Fox News Intoxication, or Alex Jones Disease. These diseases can become chronic, but here are a couple of remedies that can help restore your synaptical perception of reality.
http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-has-parkinsons-disease/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/25/wikileaks-plays-doctor-...
http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-has-parkinsons-disease/
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/25/wikileaks-plays-doctor-...
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Judy, there is absolutely no credible evidence that Clinton has Parkinson's, indeed, there is no evidence that she has a "condition that affects thinking".
Dehydration, pneumonia, and flu are not mutualy exclusive.
Dehydration, pneumonia, and flu are not mutualy exclusive.
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So we learned that a TV show was acting like - I don't know - a TV show and the author seems to believe in an excluded-middle world: either you are in an 'small' examining room or you know nothing about a person's health.
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What was missing? A thorough psychiatric exam.
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Let's now have an through examination of his taxes.
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... for Suze Orman.
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If he gets that rad examination on television, it will be just about as accurate as these medical results — complete flim-flam. I don't think Dr. Oz deals with non-medical issues (I've never watched his show, but I'm not sue of that). However, Donnie could have his two-page tax synopsis read by his buddy, Matt Lauer.
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What I find most distressing is the fact that, again, a letter from a physician was written by someone else and signed by the doctor. This latest letter was as unprofessional as it gets (and I've been an editor off and on for the past 40 years)! The letter is supposed to be about Trump, but most of the first paragraph is about the doctor (that info goes on the letterhead). The lab results in the body of the letter only show numbers and not units of measure; no lab report withholds units (just look at your own at home or from your doctor's office). Finally, no physician refers to test results as "within the normal range"; what is written is "within normal limits"!
So what we get is a bunch of unimportant numbers in a letter ghost-written by one of Trump's flunkies. And, worse, too many in the general public (and certainly his supporters) will take it as gospel.
What we really need, and I believe should have, for all candidates for president is a psychological evaluation as to their fitness for office! I'm sure Trump could do this himself since he has a "great brain" and knows more than the psychologists!
So what we get is a bunch of unimportant numbers in a letter ghost-written by one of Trump's flunkies. And, worse, too many in the general public (and certainly his supporters) will take it as gospel.
What we really need, and I believe should have, for all candidates for president is a psychological evaluation as to their fitness for office! I'm sure Trump could do this himself since he has a "great brain" and knows more than the psychologists!
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@Marty: Test results may be phrased as being "within the normal range." Physical examination results are more often phrased as being "within normal limits." --former medical transcriptionist
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How can we believe a letter written by the same doctor who shamed himself the first time?
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Trump could write his own psych evaluation, because he also has a lot of "good words" in that "great brain". To date, he has used those good words to scam poor people out of money for bogus degrees from a bogus university; the charge of $35,000 and the worthless degrees are now part of a class action suit in a court of law. It is not surprising that Trump is challenging the judge of that court on the basis of Mexican descent, a baseless challenge at best, another example of his bigotry at worst. The Trump Foundation is now under investigation by the NYC Attorney General. The "birther" scandal is being walked back by Trump spokesmen; however, Trump still clings to it as a way to get people to watch him campaign. Hopefully, the debate will end this nightmare election. It will, if Trump doesn't find a way to avoid a debate; his NFL excuse failed, but he still has time to find something else. I don't believe the polls; Trump will not be President; Hillary Clinton will be a competent experienced President. There are millions of us voters who wonder how we got to this place; how did this fraud become a candidate for one of the two major political Parties? That is a question we need to ask and think about. How did a TV scam artist become a candidate for President?
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Indeed, the room with more than two in it is sometimes way too crowded.
There are few places that people, as patients, should be able to trust the other person in the room with them, their doctor if they have been lucky enough to find someone they wish to claim to be their doctor after s/he earns your trust. Ask any question. Expect a knowledgeable and honest answer.
There is a lot about being a doctor that isn't in any way glamorous, and despite skyrocketing costs, the ability to make a lot of money has vanished in the last decade, if that was the doctor's motivation to start with.
But to interact with people on such a basic level, to be trusted, to be representing the best that we can be for our patient, is something that few other professions can bring. The news is not always good. But the frequent end-of-visit hug or sincere handshake, no matter what the news, is worth so much more than being a talking salesman for very questionable products or unconfirmed suggestions to better health (all easy, of course!) than what Oz represents.
Find a good doctor. Tell him or her to keep it honest and keep the human part in the forefront.
There are few places that people, as patients, should be able to trust the other person in the room with them, their doctor if they have been lucky enough to find someone they wish to claim to be their doctor after s/he earns your trust. Ask any question. Expect a knowledgeable and honest answer.
There is a lot about being a doctor that isn't in any way glamorous, and despite skyrocketing costs, the ability to make a lot of money has vanished in the last decade, if that was the doctor's motivation to start with.
But to interact with people on such a basic level, to be trusted, to be representing the best that we can be for our patient, is something that few other professions can bring. The news is not always good. But the frequent end-of-visit hug or sincere handshake, no matter what the news, is worth so much more than being a talking salesman for very questionable products or unconfirmed suggestions to better health (all easy, of course!) than what Oz represents.
Find a good doctor. Tell him or her to keep it honest and keep the human part in the forefront.
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Ah Donald , he gets all of us played and he does well and it's working . What a joke! I have relatives live in France and they can't believe in what's happening here in the state during this presidential campaign. America they said becoming the butt of joke over there . For them ( French )America is d. Trump.
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When George W Bush became president a lot of us here in Lahore were dumbfounded as to how a man of such limited knowledge and understanding of the real world be elected to lead the free world. That amazement turned into acute curiosity when Bush revealed after being into office for a few years that he regularly leaned on his "extraterrestrial" contacts for decision making - that was scary even from Third World standards.
Eight years later enters Trump who makes Bush look like a slightly more evolved version of Ann Coulter.
The cruel side effects of America's love affair with the free market are getting scarier with each passing day. Trump might be in great health both physically and commercially, he has a very unhealthy mind! Dr. Oz needs to be reevaluated for medical licensing for not detecting Trump's vivid affliction.
Eight years later enters Trump who makes Bush look like a slightly more evolved version of Ann Coulter.
The cruel side effects of America's love affair with the free market are getting scarier with each passing day. Trump might be in great health both physically and commercially, he has a very unhealthy mind! Dr. Oz needs to be reevaluated for medical licensing for not detecting Trump's vivid affliction.
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Will someone please tell me something warm and fuzzy, with reassurance that Donald Trump won't become President? This is like a nightmare on its way to becoming true. I can think of no worse option than Donald Trump to be our President. A man who has lived his life in the pursuit of riches for himself at the expense of those around him. A man with little intellectual curiosity or moral compass. A man who has little understanding of the events of the world or even the basics of how our government or military works. A man who I can see delegating the heavy lifting of real government work to his kids.
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Donald Trump will not become President (of the United States, at least. Mexico? Not betting on it.)
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Start volunteering for Clinton. You'll feel better!
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I can think of one scenario that comes close to being as frightening as that.
Clinton loses.
The Deplorables rise from the swamps in a feeding frenzy stoked by Drumpf's malevolent campaign.
They just keep on getting angrier until they burst from their graves and attack all those they keep being told are to blame for their ills...
Because, seriously, what will we do with their hate and violence if the leader of their sect doesn't win???
Clinton loses.
The Deplorables rise from the swamps in a feeding frenzy stoked by Drumpf's malevolent campaign.
They just keep on getting angrier until they burst from their graves and attack all those they keep being told are to blame for their ills...
Because, seriously, what will we do with their hate and violence if the leader of their sect doesn't win???
What was missing was the exam. This was nothing more than a publicity stunt. What was televised was another sales pitch of the Trump brand. Instead of selling his (highly questionable) celebrity business status, it was selling his supposed super macho health status. Dr. Oz should be ashamed for participating in such an endeavor. Just mentioning testosterone levels gave that part of the scam away. From my experience, testosterone measurements are not part of any standard lab workup. They are only taken if there is a medical problem that may be linked to testosterone levels.
A few numbers does not indicate health. Now I'll play doctor. I've seen this guy's belly on TV swinging a golf club. No way he weighs 237. At 6-3 with a belly like that and the size of his hips, he doesn't come in a pound under 250 and is probably over 260. Let's ask his work out buddies how fast he can run a mile. Better yet, lets televise it. Call it the Trump Fitness Hour. Or maybe he can launch the Trump Fitness Academy and for the low price of $30,000, Trump will share his secret path to super macho health and testosterone levels.
I'm making fun of him but the scary part is that millions will buy it and cast their ballots for him. Trump knows how to sell himself and he knows who his customers are.
A few numbers does not indicate health. Now I'll play doctor. I've seen this guy's belly on TV swinging a golf club. No way he weighs 237. At 6-3 with a belly like that and the size of his hips, he doesn't come in a pound under 250 and is probably over 260. Let's ask his work out buddies how fast he can run a mile. Better yet, lets televise it. Call it the Trump Fitness Hour. Or maybe he can launch the Trump Fitness Academy and for the low price of $30,000, Trump will share his secret path to super macho health and testosterone levels.
I'm making fun of him but the scary part is that millions will buy it and cast their ballots for him. Trump knows how to sell himself and he knows who his customers are.
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It was reported previous to the Oz comedy show that his weight was 267. Then the scammers, oh, I'm sorry, the campaign, realized that would end up having him clinically obese. So voilà: he's 237. Magically just under obese. Every high-fives and starts to focus in on the next scam. Another big fat greasy lie.
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