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    Top-Tier Coverage

  1. President Trump appears to have purposefully hidden his use of a hair-loss drug

    Feb 2, 2017 | Washington Post

    By Aaron Blake

    President Trump's personal physician, Harold Bornstein, is still talking to the press, and still saying some strange things.
  2. Trump's longtime doctor says Trump takes medication to promote hair growth

    Feb 2, 2017 | CBS

    By Rebecca Shabad

    President Trump’s longtime physician says one of the medications the commander-in-chief takes is intended to promote hair growth, according a report by The New York Times.
  3. Trump's longtime doctor reveals president takes hair-growth drug, report says

    Feb 2, 2017 | Fox News

    President Trump takes a prostate drug marketed to promote hair growth, the 70-year-old billionaire’s longtime physician revealed in a series of wide-ranging interviews published Wednesday by The New York Times.
  4. Regional Coverage

  5. Doctor claims Trump takes medication for hair growth, rosacea, cholesterol

    Feb 2, 2017 | Cox Media

    By Michelle Ewing

    President Donald Trump's longtime physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, has revealed more details about Trump's health and the medication he purportedly takes, The New York Times reported Wednesday.
  6. Report: Donald Trump takes hair growth drug

    Feb 2, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    By James T. Mulder

    The secret to Donald Trump's distinctive mane may be a drug he takes that promotes hair growth.
  7. Trade Coverage

  8. Longtime doctor: Trump takes drug to promote hair growth

    Feb 1, 2017 | The Hill

    By Nikita Vladimirov

    President Trump's longtime doctor told The New York Times that Trump takes several medications, including a drug to promote hair growth.
  9. Trump's doctor says president takes hair-growth medication

    Feb 2, 2017 | Politico

    By Louis Nelson

    President Donald Trump takes four different medications daily, his longtime doctor told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday, including one that promotes hair growth in men.
  10. Donald Trump’s Doctor Says He Takes A Drug To Help His Hair Grow

    Feb 1, 2017 | BuzzFeed

    By Brianna Sacks

    The president takes medication to bolster his hair growth, Trump’s longtime physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, told the New York Times. Finasteride, otherwise known as Propecia, is marketed to treat male-pattern baldness, and apparently works like a dream.
  11. President Trump Takes a Drug to Promote Hair Growth, Says His Longtime Doctor

    Feb 2, 2017 | People

    By Julia Mazziotta

    President Donald Trump regularly takes three different prescription medications, including a prostate-related drug intended to stimulate hair growth, his longtime doctor tells The New York Times.
  12. Donald Trump Is Taking a Prostate Drug to Prevent Baldness

    Feb 2, 2017 | Cosmopolitan

    By Mehera Bonner

    Donald Trump's hair is full of secrets, and they're finally being revealed. Turns out the president's infamous combover owes a lot to prostate drugs, which he's reportedly been taking to avoid going bald.
  13. Donald Trump’s doctor tells the New York Times all about the president’s minor health ailments

    Feb 2, 2017 | Salon

    By Matthew Rozsa

    President Donald Trump’s personal doctor has shed some new light on the health of his most famous patient.
  14. Donald Trump's doctor finally reveals the secret behind that hair

    Feb 1, 2017 | Policy.Mic

    By Tom McKay

    The question of President Donald Trump's infamous hair — long subject to investigative reports, curious architectural analyses, open mockery and the simple vagaries of high-speed wind systems — may have finally been resolved.
  15. Trump’s Doc May Have Violated Privacy Laws to Dish on President’s Male Baldness Pills

    Feb 2, 2017 | Law Newz

    By Rachel Stockman

    The quirky Upper East Side doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, apparently can’t stop talking about his now very famous patient, President Donald Trump. A new tell-all piece published in The New York Times is almost uncomfortable to read because it is so personal. Bornstein told reporters that Trump takes Propecia which is marketed to treat male baldness. But some are questioning if Dr. Bornstein’s “meandering” interview with The Times is a violation of HIPAA, which is a federal law that requires doctors to protect patients medical records and keep health issues confidential.
  16. Trump’s Doctor Spills The Beans On What’s Really Behind That Full Head Of Hair

    Feb 2, 2017 | Uproxx

    By Kimberly Ricci

    In 2017, the word “normal” no longer applies to anything even remotely political in America. This weirdness is perfectly encapsulated by a story about Donald Trump’s longtime doctor, the gloriously odd Harold Bornstein. According to the New York Times, Bornstein has revealed in a series of four phone chats that Trump takes a handful of medications, and yes, Bornstein was intent upon revealing all of them.
  17. President Trump Takes a Hair-Growth Drug, According to His Doctor

    Feb 2, 2017 | Daily Intelligencer

    By Margaret Hartmann

    Dr. Harold Bornstein — who rose to fame by declaring longtime patient Donald Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” in a hastily composed letter — thinks he should be the White House physician. Though he’s known Trump for more than 30 years, he apparently thought revealing the president’s private medical information to his least favorite publication — and complaining about the inauguration — were smart ways to pursue this goal.
  18. Coverage That Mentions Alleged Side Effects

  19. Trump's doctor reportedly claims President takes drug for hair growth, antibiotics for skin condition

    Feb 2, 2017 | New York Daily News

    By Chris Sommerfeldt

    The mystery of The Donald's 'do is once again in the crosshairs. Trump allegedly takes a prostate-related drug to stimulate hair growth, the new commander in chief's longtime doctor recently revealed to the New York Times.
  20. Should the Leader of the Free World Be Taking Propecia?

    Feb 2, 2017 | Men's Journal

    In an interview with the NYTimes today, President Donald Trump’s long-time physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, noted that the leader’s PSA levels are low because he takes Finasteride (also known as Propecia) to keep his locks long. The leader of the free world might want to think twice about continuing with this prescription.
  21. President Trump’s infamous mane aided by hair-growth meds: Report

    Feb 2, 2017 | Metro

    By Nikki M. Mascali

  22. Donald Trump & Finasteride (Propecia) Hair Growth Drug: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    Feb 1, 2017 | Heavy.com

    By Jessica McBride

    President Donald Trump’s doctor has revealed that the president takes a hair growth drug called “Finasteride,” which is used to treat male pattern baldness, according to The New York Times.
  23. Trump's Long and Real Hair Secret? Propecia Hair-growth Drug, Says his Doctor

    Feb 1, 2017 | Inquisitr

    By Paula Mooney

    President Donald Trump has long been known for his signature hair and hairstyle. Now the public is learning more about how Mr. Trump gets his real hair to grow so long, thanks to Propecia. President Trump takes Propecia for hair growth, according to Mr. Trump’s longtime doctor, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein. According to the New York Times, Dr. Bornstein also reported that Mr. Trump takes medications other than Propecia for his overall health. There are drugs to help alleviate rosacea, as well as Mr. Trump’s statins taken to control blood cholesterol and lipids.
  24. Trump Takes Common Drug for His Hair

    Feb 2, 2017 | Newsr

    By John Johnson

    President Trump's longtime physician has revealed a detail that the president probably won't be thrilled about: He tells the New York Times that Trump takes the drug Propecia for hair growth. Dr. Harold Bornstein, who has treated the famous patient for more than three decades, says Trump takes a small dose of finasteride to ward off baldness. "He has all his hair," says the doctor, who adds that he himself takes it for the same reason. "I have all my hair." Expect murmurs over the revelation given that Propecia is the subject of a class-action lawsuit over purported side effects that include serious depression and a loss of sex drive.
  25. International Coverage

  26. Trump Takes Drugs For His Hair? President's Physician Claims He Takes Medication To Stimulate Hair Growth

    Feb 2, 2017 | International Business Times

    By Shreesha Ghosh

    President Donald Trump's physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, claims the 70-year-old takes several medications that include medicines to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and statin, a lipid-lowering medication for elevated blood cholesterol.
  27. Broadcast Coverage

  28. Early Today (NBC)

    Feb 2, 2017 | NBC

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  29. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

    Feb 2, 2017 | CNN

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    Top-Tier Coverage

  1. President Trump appears to have purposefully hidden his use of a hair-loss drug

    Feb 2, 2017 | Washington Post

    By Aaron Blake

    President Trump's personal physician,  Harold Bornstein, is still talking to the press, and still saying some strange things.

    In a new interview with the New York Times, Bornstein discloses that Trump takes a couple of previously undisclosed drugs: finasteride, a prostate drug that can be (and in Trump's case is) used as a hair-loss treatment, and another drug for rosacea, a skin problem.

    Here's the Times report:

    President Trump takes medication for three ailments, including a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth, Mr. Trump’s longtime physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, said in a series of recent interviews.

    The other drugs are antibiotics to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids.

    Dr. Bornstein, who spoke by telephone in four interviews over the past month, also said that Mr. Trump takes a daily baby aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack. Over all, he pronounced Mr. Trump healthy and his medical care “as exactly up to date.”

    The Times notes that Trump's use of the hair-loss drug "has not been publicly known." But that seems to be a charitable characterization; a less-charitable one would be that his use of these drugs was deliberately hidden.

    When he was a presidential candidate, Trump and Bornstein made two separate medical disclosures — one in a hyperbolic letter from Bornstein that was widely derided for claiming that Trump would be the healthiest president ever (despite being the oldest ever elected), and a second in an at-times-strange interview Trump did with Dr. Oz, the controversial TV host and commentator.

    In the initial letter, Bornstein only disclosed that Trump takes “81 mg of aspirin daily and a low dose of a statin.” There was no mention of any other medications, though the letter didn't necessarily say these were the only drugs he was taking.

    But in the interview with Oz, Oz seemed to be led to believe that the statin was the “only” drug Trump was taking, and Trump didn't correct him. Here's the transcript:

    OZ: You're only on the statin drug you mentioned. If a patient of mine had these records, I’d be really happy. And I’d send them on their way.

    TRUMP: That's good.

    OZ: I must say, I would have shared this earlier. Why didn't you blast this out?

    TRUMP: I didn't think it was necessary, you know, the public has known me for a long time.

    The two quickly moved on to other topics.

    In a separate portion of the interview, Oz gave Trump another chance to mention his use of finasteride, when he mentioned how good Trump's prostate specific antigen, or PSA, level was. Finasteride helps lower PSA, but Trump again didn't mention that he was taking a drug that might have that benefit (emphasis added):

    OZ: Bladder or prostate issues? I saw the one letter released had a low PSA.

    TRUMP: My PSA has been very good. I don't know what's going on, but so many of my friends are having problems where they're getting the operation or they’re going for radiation. And it's always the first number I ask for. I say give me that number. I want to know, and my number’s been -- as you say it's been a very good number.

    Trump has never been a model of personal disclosure — whether on his personal finances (he still hasn't released his tax returns) or his medical history. The Oz interview, notably, didn't include a public medical report and relied upon Oz to relay all the information.

    But Trump was clearly given two opportunities to disclose these drugs — three, if you include his first medical letter — and he declined in each case.

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  2. Trump's longtime doctor says Trump takes medication to promote hair growth

    Feb 2, 2017 | CBS

    By Rebecca Shabad

    President Trump’s longtime physician says one of the medications the commander-in-chief takes is intended to promote hair growth, according a report by The New York Times.

    Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, who produced Mr. Trump’s health letters during the presidential campaign, spoke to the Times in a series of interviews over the last month. He said that Mr. Trump takes a prostate-related drug called finasteride to maintain the growth of his scalp hair, which Bornstein said he takes, too.

    “He has all his hair,” Dr. Bornstein told the Times. “I have all my hair.”

    The president also takes a daily baby aspirin to prevent the risk of a heart attack, a long-acting tetracycline, an antibiotic, to control rosacea, and a statin for lipids and elevated blood cholesterol, he said. Bornstein added that the president is healthy overall and his medical care is “exactly up to date.”

    The White House declined to comment on the comments from Bornstein, the report said, and wouldn’t say whether he is still the president’s doctor.

    Bornstein noted that he has been Mr. Trump’s doctor since 1980 and has conducted his annual checkups, routine tests and colonoscopies. Mr. Trump previously saw Bornstein’s father.

    Last September, Mr. Trump’s campaign released more of his medical information in a second letter from Bornstein. The letter detailed Mr. Trump’s cholesterol levels, blood pressure, which was 116/70, testosterone level and blood sugar level. It also said Trump, 70 years of age, weighs 236 pounds, which means his body mass index (BMI) of 29.5 would make him overweight. A BMI of 30 falls within the range of obesity. Trump’s campaign said those results were from a physical exam conducted by Bornstein on Sept. 9.

    In the first medical letter released in Dec. 2015, Bornstein said that, “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

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  3. Trump's longtime doctor reveals president takes hair-growth drug, report says

    Feb 2, 2017 | Fox News

    President Trump takes a prostate drug marketed to promote hair growth, the 70-year-old billionaire’s longtime physician revealed in a series of wide-ranging interviews published Wednesday by The New York Times.

    Dr. Harold Bornstein listed two other medications that Trump takes, including an antibiotic to control rosacea, a common skin condition, and a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids.

    “He has all his hair,” Bornstein, whose practice is on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, told the Times, adding that he, too, takes the drug to maintain his own shoulder-length locks.

    According to Bornstein, the president also takes baby aspirin daily to reduce the risk of a heart attack and his medical care is “exactly up to date,” the Times reported. Trump has been a patient of Bornstein’s since 1980, according to the Times, and was under the care of Bornstein’s father before then.

    Harold Bornstein’s first foray into the national spotlight came after he released four paragraphs scant on medical information pertaining to the then-presidential hopeful’s health, declaring simply that Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”   

    While the White House declined to comment on 69-year-old Bornstein’s most recent remarks, the revelation that Trump takes Finasteride, which is marketed as Propecia to treat male-pattern baldness, quells some rumors about potential prostate issues.  

    Months before the election, Bornstein released a second report on Trump’s health, a more comprehensive account which revealed very low levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA). Speculation mounted that the president’s low PSA levels indicated he had been treated for an enlarged prostate or prostate-related issues, but a drug like Finasteride would influence PSA measurements. Bornstein confirmed to the Times that Trump’s PSA level is low because of Propecia.

    Bornstein told the Times he has had no contact with Trump since he became president, though he was invited and attended the inauguration. He said the White House has not asked for copies of Trump’s medical records, and officials would not tell the Times whether Bornstein was still the president’s physician.

    Bornstein granted the Times the interviews after being asked to clarify his role in Trump’s health care.   

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  4. Regional Coverage

  5. Doctor claims Trump takes medication for hair growth, rosacea, cholesterol

    Feb 2, 2017 | Cox Media

    By Michelle Ewing

    President Donald Trump's longtime physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, has revealed more details about Trump's health and the medication he purportedly takes, The New York Times reported Wednesday.

    Bornstein said Trump, 70, takes a prostate-specific antigen called finasteride – also known as Propecia – for hair growth, according to the Times.

    Bornstein, who also has taken finasteride, praised the drug.

    Trump "has all his hair. I have all my hair," Bornstein said.

    The president also takes the antibiotic tetracycline to treat rosacea, a skin condition, as well as a statin to lower cholesterol, Bornstein told the Times. Additionally, Trump "takes a daily baby aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack," the report said.

    The White House would not comment on the claims or reveal whether Bornstein was still Trump's doctor, the Times reported.

    Bornstein, 69, first made headlines in December 2015 for writing a letter that said Trump would be the "healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."

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  6. Report: Donald Trump takes hair growth drug

    Feb 2, 2017 | Syracuse.com

    By James T. Mulder

    The secret to Donald Trump's distinctive mane may be a drug he takes that promotes hair growth.

    The president takes a small dose of finasteride, which is marketed as Propecia to treat male-pattern baldness, The New York Times reports.

    The Times obtained information about the medications Trump takes from his long-time physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein of New York City.

    Bornstein credited the drug with helping Trump maintain his hair.

    Finasteride is a prostate-related drug that lowers prostate specific antigen, or PSA, levels. High PSA levels can be a sign of prostate cancer. Trump's use of finasteride may be why he has very low PSA levels, according to the Times.

    Trump also takes antibiotics to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and a cholesterol drug.

    At 70, Trump is the oldest person to become president.

    Bornstein first publicly discussed Trump's health in a four-paragraph letter released in 2015 that read:

    "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."

    In another letter, Borntein said Trump is 6-foot-3, weighs 236 pounds and has a normal blood pressure of 116/70.

    White House officials declined to comment on the information provided by Bornstein.

    Bornstein has been Trump's doctor since 1980. He told the Times he has had no personal contact with Trump since be became president.

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  7. Trade Coverage

  8. Longtime doctor: Trump takes drug to promote hair growth

    Feb 1, 2017 | The Hill

    By Nikita Vladimirov

    President Trump's longtime doctor told The New York Times that Trump takes several medications, including a drug to promote hair growth.

    In recent interviews, Harold Bornstein told the newspaper that Trump uses a prostate-related drug to maintain hair growth, medication to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and statin, a lipid-lowering medication for elevated blood cholesterol.

    According to the Times, Trump only takes a small dose of the prostate drug, finasteride, which lowers PSA levels in the body and is also frequently used to treat male-pattern hair loss.

    Bornstein personally praised the drug and credited it for his own healthy head of hair.

    “He has all his hair ... I have all my hair,” he said, according to the newspaper.

    Bornstein disclosed that Trump also takes baby aspirin in order to reduce the risk of a heart attack and that his medication is "exactly up to date." The physician also said that the president was in good health.

    Trump's doctor first made headlines during the election after he writing in a statement that, "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."

    According to the Times, the White House did not say if Bornstein was still Trump’s doctor or whether the information obtained by the newspaper was accurate.

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  9. Trump's doctor says president takes hair-growth medication

    Feb 2, 2017 | Politico

    By Louis Nelson

    President Donald Trump takes four different medications daily, his longtime doctor told The New York Times in an interview published Thursday, including one that promotes hair growth in men.

    Dr. Harold Bornstein told the Times that Trump takes a small dose of finasteride, which is marketed and commonly known as Propecia, a drug often prescribed to treat male-pattern baldness. He also takes and antibiotic to treat Rosacea and rosuvastatin, also known as Crestor, for elevated cholesterol and lipids. Bornstein also said the president takes a baby aspirin every day to reduce his risk of heart attack.

    Asked by the Times about Trump’s self-described status as a germophobe, Bornstein said the issue had never come up during his decades-long relationship with the president and that the only evidence of it he had seen was that Trump “always stands there and changes the paper on the table himself” after an exam.

    Bornstein entered the public eye just over a year ago, when Trump’s presidential campaign released a letter from him declaring that "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual elected to the presidency.” Trump’s blood pressure and lab results were “astonishingly excellent," Bornstein said in the letter, adding that that his “physical strength and stamina are extraordinary."

    The doctor, who has treated Trump since 1980, said later that he took just five minutes to write the letter lauding the president’s health. While he wrote, a limo sent by Trump waited outside the doctor’s office to collect it.

    At 70 years old, Trump is the oldest man ever to be elected president. Bornstein told the health and sciences publication Stat News that the notion that Trump holds that record “never occurred to me.” The idea that something might happen to Trump did not seem to worry the doctor.

    “If something happens to him, then it happens to him,” he said. “It’s like all the rest of us, no? That’s why we have a vice president and a speaker of the House and a whole line of people. They can just keep dying.”

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  10. Donald Trump’s Doctor Says He Takes A Drug To Help His Hair Grow

    Feb 1, 2017 | BuzzFeed

    By Brianna Sacks

    The president takes medication to bolster his hair growth, Trump’s longtime physician, Dr. Harold Bornstein, told the New York Times. Finasteride, otherwise known as Propecia, is marketed to treat male-pattern baldness, and apparently works like a dream.

    Bornstein told the Times he also took the drug and that it helped him “maintain his own shoulder-length hair.”

    Last year, Gawker concluded Trump’s hair was likely a $60,000 weave, Men’s Health thought he was combing it over to hide something, and Jimmy Fallon made history by actually tousling it.

    Trump has repeatedly defended the validity of his golden locks, even joking that he welcomed a rainy inauguration day because “they’re going to see that it’s my real hair.”

    Bornstein said the president also takes antibiotics to help with rosacea, a statin for elevated blood cholesterol, and a daily baby aspirin to reduce the risk of a heart attack.

    Bornstein and the White House did not immediately respond to questions on Trump’s hair-growth method.

    At 70, Trump is the oldest president in US history. Bornstein shared a report in December claiming that Trump would be the healthiest president ever. His physical strength and stamina are “extraordinary,” Bornstein had said.


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  11. President Trump Takes a Drug to Promote Hair Growth, Says His Longtime Doctor

    Feb 2, 2017 | People

    By Julia Mazziotta

    President Donald Trump regularly takes three different prescription medications, including a prostate-related drug intended to stimulate hair growth, his longtime doctor tells The New York Times.

    The other two drugs are an antibiotic to control rosacea, a common skin condition that leads to redness, and a statin to bring down blood cholesterol and lipid levels. He also takes baby aspirin to ward off heart attacks.

    In a series of interviews with the Times, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein said that Trump — who at 70, is the oldest president to take office — is in good health and that his medical care is “exactly up to date.”

    The prostate-related drug Trump takes, called finasteride, is marketed as a solution for balding. Bornstein, who has shoulder-length hair, says he takes it as well.

    “He has all his hair,” Bornstein said. “I have all my hair.”

    Trump has visited Bornstein’s office in New York City since 1980 for yearly checkups, colonoscopies and other medical needs; before that, he saw Bornstein’s father.

    The White House declined to comment on the interview.

    The doctor says he has not spoken with Trump since the inauguration, and that the White House medical staff has not called to request Trump’s medical files.

    While he would like to be considered as the White House physician, he says, he has not been asked. But if he were to attain the position, he says he likely would not run regular tests to check for dementia, even though Trump’s father, Fred, developed Alzheimer’s disease in his 80s.

    Bornstein previously wrote a letter on Trump’s health — which he later revealed was written in just five minutes while Trump’s limo was waiting — in Dec. 2015, in which he said the then-GOP hopeful had “astonishingly excellent” test results, and that his “physical strength and stamina are extraordinary.”

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

    Trump himself has said that he wants to lose “15 to 20 lbs.” after lab results, revealed on an episode of The Dr. Oz Show, showed that he is overweight.

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  12. Donald Trump Is Taking a Prostate Drug to Prevent Baldness

    Feb 2, 2017 | Cosmopolitan

    By Mehera Bonner

    Donald Trump's hair is full of secrets, and they're finally being revealed. Turns out the president's infamous combover owes a lot to prostate drugs, which he's reportedly been taking to avoid going bald.

    The New York Times spoke to Trump's longtime doctor Harold N. Bornstein (as you can see in the photo below, Harold also has an iconic head of hair), who confirmed that POTUS takes finasteride, a drug which is typically used to lower PSA, a prostate antigen. It's alllll coming together.

    The NYT notes that Finasteride is marketed as Propecia when used to help male-pattern baldness, and the good ol' doc himself also takes it. "He has all his hair," notes Dr. Bornstein, "I have all my hair."

    Mystery = solved.

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  13. Donald Trump’s doctor tells the New York Times all about the president’s minor health ailments

    Feb 2, 2017 | Salon

    By Matthew Rozsa

    President Donald Trump’s personal doctor has shed some new light on the health of his most famous patient.

    The president takes a statin to maintain a healthy rate for his cholesterol and lipid levels, antibiotics to combat a skin condition known as rosacea and Propecia, a prostate drug that promotes hair growth, according to The New York Times on Wednesday. Bornstein, who has been Trump’s doctor for more than 35 years, believes Trump is healthy and his medical care is “exactly up to date.” He also claimed that Trump has continued to annually undergo checkups and take important medical tests since he first became a Bornstein patient in 1980.

    Dr. Bornstein would not tell The New York Times whether he still works as President Trump’s physician, while White House officials refused to comment on whether the information provided by Dr. Bornstein is accurate.

    “At times in the interviews, Dr. Bornstein was moody, ranging from saying that Mr. Trump’s health ‘is none of your business’ to later volunteering facts,” reported The New York Times.

    Bornstein has attracted media attention in the past due to his penchant for making colorful comments. These include downplaying the possibility that Trump, who at 70 is America’s oldest first-time elected president, might die in office “If something happens to him, then it happens to him,” he said.

    The doctor also ridiculed Hillary Clinton for her age, even though she is one year younger than Trump “She’s an old lady,” he said. “She’s an old lady. It’s funny, isn’t it?” In late 2015, he wrote in a health report, “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.”

    Despite Trump’s advanced age, more focus was placed on Clinton’s potential health issues during the 2016 presidential election than his own.

    Bornstein may have violated the law by talking to the Times. 

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  14. Donald Trump's doctor finally reveals the secret behind that hair

    Feb 1, 2017 | Policy.Mic

    By Tom McKay

    The question of President Donald Trump's infamous hair — long subject to investigative reports, curious architectural analyses, open mockery and the simple vagaries of high-speed wind systems — may have finally been resolved.

    In an interview with the New York Times, Trump's longtime physician Dr. Harold N. Bornstein admitted that alongside medications for the skin condition rosacea and statins for high cholesterol, the president takes medication including a "prostate-related drug to promote hair growth."

    The drug, finasteride, is marketed as a treatment for male pattern baldness under the brand name Propecia. Dr. Bornstein, who proclaimed Trump would be the healthiest president in history in a letter written in just five minutes as a limousine sent by the then-candidate to his office idled outside, told the Times he also took the drug and "credited it for helping maintain his own shoulder-length hair and Mr. Trump's hair."

    While Dr. Bornstein's revelation may be the closest the curious public will ever get to a definitive medical opinion on whether the hair is real, just how that hair gets shaped into its disquieting non-Euclidean configuration may be fundamentally unknowable.

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  15. Trump’s Doc May Have Violated Privacy Laws to Dish on President’s Male Baldness Pills

    Feb 2, 2017 | Law Newz

    By Rachel Stockman

    The quirky Upper East Side doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, apparently can’t stop talking about his now very famous patient, President Donald Trump. A new tell-all piece published in The New York Times is almost uncomfortable to read because it is so personal. Bornstein told reporters that Trump takes Propecia which is marketed to treat male baldness. But some are questioning if Dr. Bornstein’s “meandering” interview with The Times is a violation of HIPAA, which is a federal law that requires doctors to protect patients medical records and keep health issues confidential.

    “Assuming (Trump) bills a health plan or insurance company (almost guaranteed he does), then HIPAA precludes non-consensual disclosure,” attorney Robert Barnes told LawNewz.com. 

    In the interview, Bornstein admits he hasn’t spoken to the President since he’s been elected and no one from Trump’s staff has asked him for copies of the President’s medical records. Bornstein gave absolutely no indication that Trump gave him permission to speak about his personal medical issues with the media. We reached out to the doctor to find out, but have not heard back.

    “The disclosure that Mr. Trump uses a prostate-related drug to maintain growth of his scalp hair, which has not been publicly known, appears to solve a riddle of why Mr. Trump has a very low level of prostate specific antigen, or PSA, a marker for prostate cancer. Mr. Trump takes a small dose of the drug, finasteride, which lowers PSA levels,” the report reads.

    Dr. Bornstein told the newspaper some other intimate details about the President like how Trump acts during a medical examination and how he was also prescribed ontetracycline, a common antibiotic, to control rosacea.

    Even NYT’s Maggie Habermas, the reporter who contributed to the story, commented on how the interview appeared to walk a legal line.

    On top of HIPAA, New York State law says that patient information must be kept confidential by doctors:

    "(A provider must) maintain, at all times, the confidentiality of any and all patient information to which the certificate holder has access concerning patients alive or deceased, including, but not limited to, patient names, conditions, treatments, descriptions, communications, images or other identifying features, irrespective of whether the patient’s name is included, which may be transmitted by electronic or other media"

    Dr. Bornstein gained national attention during the election when he penned a letter about Trump’s health saying, “If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” A violation of HIPAA can result in civil penalties.

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  16. Trump’s Doctor Spills The Beans On What’s Really Behind That Full Head Of Hair

    Feb 2, 2017 | Uproxx

    By Kimberly Ricci

    In 2017, the word “normal” no longer applies to anything even remotely political in America. This weirdness is perfectly encapsulated by a story about Donald Trump’s longtime doctor, the gloriously odd Harold Bornstein. According to the New York Times, Bornstein has revealed in a series of four phone chats that Trump takes a handful of medications, and yes, Bornstein was intent upon revealing all of them.

    During campaign season, Bornstein boasted — in a letter that took him five minutes to write while Trump’s limo waited outside — that his patient would “be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” Now, he reveals that Trump takes a hair-growth drug that doubles as a prostate pill, along with antibiotics for rosacea, a cholesterol-lowering drug, and a single baby aspirin every day to reduce the possibility of a heart attack. Here’s more strangeness on the hair details:

    The disclosure that Mr. Trump uses a prostate-related drug to maintain growth of his scalp hair, which has not been publicly known, appears to solve a riddle of why Mr. Trump has a very low level of prostate specific antigen, or PSA, a marker for prostate cancer. Mr. Trump takes a small dose of the drug, finasteride, which lowers PSA levels. Finasteride is marketed as Propecia to treat male-pattern baldness.

    Dr. Bornstein said he also took finasteride and credited it for helping maintain his own shoulder-length hair and Mr. Trump’s hair. “He has all his hair,” Dr. Bornstein said. “I have all my hair.”

    One would assume there’s some doctor-patient confidentiality issues here, but the White House has declined to comment on Bornstein’s claims. Yet there’s no denial either. Bornstein was apparently thrilled to dish and reinforced that Trump’s checkups were “exactly up to date,” which is a smart call for a 70-year-old man, who happens to be the oldest person ever elected as U.S. president. Man, this is a bizarre story.

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  17. President Trump Takes a Hair-Growth Drug, According to His Doctor

    Feb 2, 2017 | Daily Intelligencer

    By Margaret Hartmann

    Dr. Harold Bornstein — who rose to fame by declaring longtime patient Donald Trump would be “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency,” in a hastily composed letter — thinks he should be the White House physician. Though he’s known Trump for more than 30 years, he apparently thought revealing the president’s private medical information to his least favorite publication — and complaining about the inauguration — were smart ways to pursue this goal.

    The New York Times reports that in a series of interviews, which were at times “moody” and meandering, Dr. Bornstein revealed that Trump takes Propecia to promote hair growth. The president’s use of the prostate-related drug explains why he had such low levels of prostate-specific antigen, a marker for prostate cancer, in health data Dr. Bornstein released during the campaign. Dr. Bornstein takes the drug as well. “He has all his hair,” he said. “I have all my hair.”

    Dr. Bornstein told the paper that Trump also takes antibiotics to control rosacea, a statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids, and a daily baby aspirin to reduce his risk of a heart attack.

    In addition to the potential HIPAA violation, Dr. Bornstein shared a weird observation about the president’s behavior during his exams:Dr. Bornstein also addressed questions about Mr. Trump’s recent description of himself as a “germophobe.’’ Dr. Bornstein said he had never discussed that phenomenon with Mr. Trump, but “we are very careful to keep the examining rooms spotlessly clean, which we do anyway.’’ He added, “He always stands there and changes the paper on the table himself” after an examination. “Other than that, nothing.”

    And he complained that he had a bad experience at the inauguration:Dr. Bornstein was invited to Mr. Trump’s inaugural, although he said it was not as pleasant an experience as he expected. He had to walk a long way to a spot where he thought there would be a chair — he said he has a painful back ailment and nerve damage to a leg — but when he got there, there was no chair.

    He stood behind a tree and “never heard anyone speak because I was so uncomfortable from my back and being cold.” He felt, he said, “absolutely miserable.” It seemed to take forever to leave because of the heavy security, he said. The situation was the same at an inaugural ball where there were no tables and chairs. So, he said, unable to chat comfortably with others, he and his wife, Melissa, returned to their hotel early.

    Dr. Bornstein said he recently told Trump’s secretary, Rhona Graff, “You know, I should be the White House physician.” White House officials declined to comment on the story, and would not say whether he’s still the president’s doctor.

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  18. Coverage That Mentions Alleged Side Effects

  19. Trump's doctor reportedly claims President takes drug for hair growth, antibiotics for skin condition

    Feb 2, 2017 | New York Daily News

    By Chris Sommerfeldt

    The mystery of The Donald's 'do is once again in the crosshairs.

    Trump allegedly takes a prostate-related drug to stimulate hair growth, the new commander in chief's longtime doctor recently revealed to the New York Times.

    Dr. Harold Bornstein, who has a private practice on the Upper East Side, told the newspaper that Trump takes a small dose of the drug Propecia, which lowers prostate specific antigen, or PSA. The drug is marketed as a treatment for male baldness, and common side effects include erectile dysfunction, ejaculation disorder and decreased libido. 

    Bornstein, 69, said he also takes the drug, noting it has allowed him to keep his own mane of shoulder-length hair, and Trump to maintain his characteristic blonde hairdo.

    "He has all his hair," Bornstein said. "I have all my hair."

    The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

    There has been much speculation over Trump's hair in the past, and whether he ever used implants. 

    The revelation that he takes Propecia appears to explain why his publicly disclosed doctor checkup showed unusually low levels of PSA, which doctors measure to detect prostate cancer. 

    Bornstein also revealed in a series of interviews with the Times that Trump takes one baby aspirin a day to reduce the risk of stroke, antibiotics to alleviate rosacea — an ailment that causes redness to the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead — and a lipid-lowering medication for elevated blood cholesterol.     

    All in all, Bornstein said the President is healthy and "up to date" on his checkups.   

    The Manhattan doctor has been Trump's primary physician since 1980, and first stepped into the public spotlight when he released a brief letter about the President's health in December 2015.

    "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency," Bornstein wrote in the letter, which offered very few specifics. 

    In September 2016, Bornstein issued a second letter that revealed a few details about the future President, such as his weight, height and blood pressure. 

    At 70, Trump was sworn in as the oldest President to have ever taken office. 

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  20. Should the Leader of the Free World Be Taking Propecia?

    Feb 2, 2017 | Men's Journal

    In an interview with the NYTimes today, President Donald Trump’s long-time physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, noted that the leader’s PSA levelsare low because he takes Finasteride (also known as Propecia) to keep his locks long. The leader of the free world might want to think twice about continuing with this prescription.

    As we reported last year, the FDA-approved pill has been called into question, with emerging research and a slew of lawsuits suggesting that finasteride may be more dangerous than previously believed. Users report that its side effects — inability to orgasm, painful erections, chronic depression, insomnia, brain fog, and suicidal thoughts — can last long after patients stop taking the pill.

    That’s not to say it doesn’t do its primary job. Finasteride, which first came out in 1997, has been shown to thicken hair in 65 percent of those who take it. And more than 26 new generic versions, priced at less than a dollar a pill (versus $3 for Propecia), have made the drug even more attractive. While the packaging warns of a 1 to 2 percent chance of temporary sexual side effects, millions of men consider that a risk worth taking.

    However, since 2011, approximately 1,245 lawsuits have been filed against Propecia's manufacturer, Merck, alleging that the company failed to warn users of a constellation of sexual and cognitive side effects — which patients and physicians now dub "Post-Finasteride Syndrome" (PFS) because, they say, symptoms often persist after discontinuing the drug. Now, the National Institutes of Health has added PFS to its rare-diseases database. Two years ago, a California woman filed the first wrongful death suit against Merck. Her husband, a 40-year-old IT executive and father of two with no history of mental illness, killed himself in March 2013. His family blames finasteride.

    Knowing the drug's origins might prompt some to shy away from it. Finasteride has its roots in the 1970s, when scientists discovered a rare group of men in the Dominican Republic who were born with ambiguous genitalia and often mistakenly raised as girls. These men possessed other unique traits: They never lost their hair or had prostate problems. This was because they failed to produce an enzyme that converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT. DHT is critical for fetal development of male genitals, but in adults it impairs hair growth. Enter Merck, which unveiled a compound — finasteride — that slashes DHT levels 70 percent. As experts describe it, the drug works by mimicking the sex-steroid profile of pseudohermaphrodites. Some former male users equate this to "chemical castration." To this day, health officials warn women not to even touch finasteride pills, because doing so could cause genital malformations in an unborn boy.

    Put party politics aside, and there’s obvious reason why a president taking a prescription that some experts believe may bring on permanent mental illness (not to mention sexual dysfunction) is worrisome. As many PFS patients have claimed, the side effects of taking finasteride can come on suddenly, and years after beginning to take the drug. President Trump should count himself lucky if he hasn’t experienced any of these potentially dangerous effects. But unfortunately, that doesn’t mean he won’t in the future.

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  21. President Trump’s infamous mane aided by hair-growth meds: Report

    Feb 2, 2017 | Metro

    By Nikki M. Mascali

    “It is not a wig, it’s my hair,” President Donald Trump told Forbes in 2014. 

    But it looks like that hair may get some help from a prostate-related drug that also aids hair growth, his longtime doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, told The New York Times.

    Bornstein is the doctor who said in 2015 that, “if elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” At 70, Trump is 23 years older than his predecessor, Barack Obama, when he took office in 2009. 

    Speaking to The Times over the course of four interviews within the past month, Bornstein also said that Trump takes antibiotics to combat the skin condition rosacea and a statin for high blood cholesterol and lipids.

    But let’s get back to Trump’s hair, which has been a news item long before the businessman occupied the Oval Office. 

    Bornstein told The Times that Trump takes a small dose of finasteride, which is commonly prescribed as Propecia. Side effects, according to drugs.com, may include a loss of interest in sex, trouble having or keeping an erection, weakness and stuffy or runny nose (could that be why Trump sniffled through his first presidential debate with Hillary Clinton?)

    Bornstein, who has flowy, shoulder-length locks of his own, said he also takes finasteride. “(Trump) has all his hair. I have all my hair,” the doctor said. 

    The White House declined to discuss Bornstein's claims with The Times, nor did it say if he was still Trump's doctor. Trump has also stayed silent on the matter on Twitter. 

    Regardless of how many times the public pokes fun at Trump’s mane, he told Forbes back in 2014 that he “will never change this hairstyle, I like it. It fits my head. Those who criticize me are only losers and envy people.” 

    In a 2004 interview with Playboy, Trump actually walked readers through his daily routine. 

    “I get up, take a shower and wash my hair. Then I read the newspapers and watch the news on television, and slowly the hair dries. It takes about an hour. I don’t use a blow-dryer. Once it’s dry, I comb it. Once I have it the way I like it — even though nobody else likes it — I spray it and it’s good for the day,” Trump said.

    He also revealed during the interview that his wife, Melania, who was his girlfriend at the time, cuts his hair. 

    “She’s much more artistic than my hair would indicate,” he said. “But she believes that if you like something the way it is, you should leave it. She doesn’t fool with the hair. She’s not trying to reinvent the wheel.”

    But maybe she should?

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  22. Donald Trump & Finasteride (Propecia) Hair Growth Drug: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

    Feb 1, 2017 | Heavy.com

    By Jessica McBride

    President Donald Trump’s doctor has revealed that the president takes a hair growth drug called “Finasteride,” which is used to treat male pattern baldness, according to The New York Times.

    The drug is marketed as “Propecia.”

    The revelation sparked new interest in the drug, which can cause side effects ranging from impotence to memory loss.

    Trump’s long-time doctor, Harold N. Bornstein, let the news drop, the Times reported.

    “Trump takes a small dose of the drug, finasteride,” reported the Times, which added that “Trump uses a prostate-related drug to maintain growth of his scalp hair.” The Times reported that the White House would not comment on Bornstein’s revelation or say whether he is still Trump’s doctor.

    Trump’s mane of yellow hair has been the butt of jokes for years, although it’s never been revealed before that Trump allegedly takes a drug to grow it.

    Here’s what you need to know:

    1. Trump’s Long-Time Doctor Revealed That Trump Takes More Than One Medication but Says the President Is Very healthy

    The New York Times reported that Bornstein claims Trump, 70, takes more than one medication. In addition to the hair growth drug, the doc said in interviews that the president “takes antibiotics to help with the skin problem rosacea, and a “statin for elevated blood cholesterol and lipids,” the Times reported.

    Bornstein’s father, Dr. Jacob Bornstein, was originally Trump’s doctor, and the son inherited his father’s practice after his retirement. Dr. Jacob Bornstein passed away in 2010 at the age of 93.

    The Bornstein practice is located at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Trump’s long-maned doctor told the Times that he takes the hair growth drug too. Learn more about Trump’s doctor here:

    2. Finasteride Has a Series of Potential Side Effects, Ranging from Lack of Interest in Sex to ‘Mental Fogginess’

    As with many medications, Finasteride can potentially have side effects in some people, although, if Bornstein is right that Trump takes the drug, it’s not known whether Trump himself suffers from any.

    Drugs.com reports that the drug can cause “decreased sexual desire or ability.”

    The site warns users to contact a doctor if they suffer from any of these severe side effects:

    “Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); breast enlargement, lumps, pain, or tenderness; depression; nipple discharge; testicular pain.”

    ABC News reported that George Washington University researchers conducting a study into the drug interviewed men who “reported side effects such as erectile dysfunction, decreased sexual drive, problems with orgasms, shrinking and painful genitals, even some neurological problems, such as depression, anxiety and mental fogginess.”

    3. Trump’s Hair Has Been the Butt of Jokes For Years, Which He’s Complained About

    Trump has complained in the past about all of the attention – and mockery – given to his hair, saying it’s a double standard. He’s also repeatedly insisted that his hair is real. He joked that he didn’t care if it rained at the inauguration, reported US Magazine, because “if it really pours, that’s OK because people will realize it’s my real hair.”

    His mane of hair is certainly unique. It’s also the topic of endless speculation. US Magazine reported that, since becoming president, some people believe Trump has changed his hair color from a gold-yellow to a subtler yellow-blond hue.

    Trump’s former hairdresser once told The Mirror that Trump uses lacquer on his hair and has long hair that he combs straight back. His hair is not a toupee, the hairdresser said, according to The Mirror.

    4. Propecia Works By Blocking a Form of Testosterone That Leads to Hair Loss

    According to ABC News, “Finasteride works by blocking the conversion of testosterone into a more potent form, called DHT, which contributes to hair loss. It was originally developed in 1992 by drug giant Merck as a treatment for enlarged prostates and sold as the drug Proscar.”

    The FDA approved the drug in 1997, reported ABC.

    5. Trump Has Been Hesitant to Release Full Medical Records

    During the presidential campaign, Bornstein, Donald Trump’s personal physician, released a letter on the health of the then candidate. The one-page letter, released in September, proclaimed Trump’s health was in top shape, but the president has been criticized for not releasing more information.

    He’s the oldest person ever to assume the presidency.

    “Over the past 39 years, I am pleased to report that Mr. Trump has had no significant medical problems,” Bornstein wrote in the letter. “Mr. Trump has had a recent complete medical examination that showed only positive results.”

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  23. Trump's Long and Real Hair Secret? Propecia Hair-growth Drug, Says his Doctor

    Feb 1, 2017 | Inquisitr

    By Paula Mooney

    President Donald Trump has long been known for his signature hair and hairstyle. Now the public is learning more about how Mr. Trump gets his real hair to grow so long, thanks to Propecia. President Trump takes Propecia for hair growth, according to Mr. Trump’s longtime doctor, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein. According to the New York Times, Dr. Bornstein also reported that Mr. Trump takes medications other than Propecia for his overall health. There are drugs to help alleviate rosacea, as well as Mr. Trump’s statins taken to control blood cholesterol and lipids.

    Dr. Bornstein also noted that Mr. Trump takes a baby aspirin each day in order to lessen the risk of a heart attack, like plenty of other Americans. But it’s the Propecia drug taken by President Trump that seems to be getting the most attention online. With Mr. Trump being a 70-year-old with a healthy head of long hair, the fact that it has been revealed that Propecia helps Mr. Trump keep his hair vibrant is bringing plenty of buzz to social media.

    Although the White House would not confirm or deny whether or not President Trump actually takes Propecia — or if Mr. Trump ever took Propecia — or say if Dr. Bornstein is still Mr. Trump’s doctor, the Propecia hair growth tip is getting plenty of feedback online. Propecia is being blamed for the extremely low level Mr. Trump has of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. Finasteride causes a low PSA level, which is used as an indicator for prostate cancer. Finasteride is known by the name Propecia — and Mr. Trump takes a small dose of Propecia for male pattern baldness. Dr. Bornstein admitted that he, too, in addition to Mr. Trump, takes Propecia, giving it credit for his own shoulder-length hair as well as Mr. Trump’s hair.

    Dr. Bornstein has acted as a doctor to President Trump for decades since 1980. The publication reported that Dr. Bornstein said no one from the White House requested Mr. Trump’s medical records.

    The details spilled by the doctor about Mr. Trump taking Propecia and other drugs are more information than what was initially offered when President Trump was called “the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency.” However, in follow-up reports, Dr. Bornstein spilled details about Mr. Trump’s height and weight — a 6-foot 3-inch frame carrying 236 pounds. That information gave Dr. Oz a chance to talk to Mr. Trump about his weight. Mr. Trump’s PSA level of 0.15 caused alarm, but gave Dr. Bornstein a chance to clear up the fact that the low PSA level was caused by Propecia.

    According to Fox 61, women — especially those of child-bearing age — shouldn’t take Propecia or even touch Propecia.

    Some of the feedback being published to social media about Mr. Trump reportedly taking Propecia can be read below. Certain people are publishing the side effects of Propecia upon learning that President Trump allegedly takes it.


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  24. Trump Takes Common Drug for His Hair

    Feb 2, 2017 | Newsr

    By John Johnson

    President Trump's longtime physician has revealed a detail that the president probably won't be thrilled about: He tells the New York Times that Trump takes the drug Propecia for hair growth. Dr. Harold Bornstein, who has treated the famous patient for more than three decades, says Trump takes a small dose of finasteride to ward off baldness. "He has all his hair," says the doctor, who adds that he himself takes it for the same reason. "I have all my hair." Expect murmurs over the revelation given that Propecia is the subject of a class-action lawsuit over purported side effects that include serious depression and a loss of sex drive.

    The White House didn't comment, and the story points out that it's not clear whether Bornstein is Trump's official White House physician—he hasn't spoken with Trump or anyone from the White House since the inauguration. Bornstein says Trump also takes antibiotics for the skin condition rosacea, a statin for cholesterol levels, and a daily baby aspirin for his heart. But the nugget about finasteride is the headline-grabber. As the Times points out, it likely explains why Trump had an unusually low level of prostate specific antigen, or PSA, in previously released health data. Propecia, also used as a prostate drug, lowers it. (During the campaign, Bornstein released glowing reports about Trump's health. And before it went bankrupt, Gawker did its own investigation into the famous hairdo.)

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  25. International Coverage

  26. Trump Takes Drugs For His Hair? President's Physician Claims He Takes Medication To Stimulate Hair Growth

    Feb 2, 2017 | International Business Times

    By Shreesha Ghosh

    President Donald Trump's physician, Dr. Harold N. Bornstein, claims the 70-year-old takes several medications that include medicines to control rosacea, a common skin problem, and statin, a lipid-lowering medication for elevated blood cholesterol.

    Trump also uses a prostate-related drug to promote hair growth. Bornstein said this in a series of recent interviews with the New York Times.

    Bornstein explained Trump takes a small dose of finasteride

    which is sold as Propecia and it is believed to lower prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels and is used for treating male-pattern hair loss. Bornstein said he also uses it for his own hair and praised the drug.

    "He has all his hair... I have all my hair," he said.

    At 70, Trump is the oldest president in the history of the country. But his physician assured the newspaper that he was in good health. He also disclosed that in order to reduce the risk of heart attacks, Trump takes baby aspirin and that his medication was "exactly up to date."

    In two letters he wrote about Trump's health, Bornstein mentioned Trump's PSA level was 0.15. In a letter revealed in December 2015, he wrote: "If elected, Mr. Trump, I can state unequivocally, will be the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency."

    Bornstein's other letter, which became public in September 2016, said Trump is 6-foot-3, weighs 236 pounds, has a normal blood pressure of 116/70 and takes a drug called rosuvastatin (marketed as Crestor) to lower cholesterol and other lipids.

    "I am probably the only person in the world who has every phone number for him and all the wives," Bornstein told New York Times. He also mentioned that he had cared for Trump's first and third wives, and occasionally for the second.

    The White House did not comment on the matter, refusing to clarify if Bornstein was still Trump's doctor or whether the information obtained by the New York Times was accurate.

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  27. Broadcast Coverage

  28. Early Today (NBC)

    Feb 2, 2017 | NBC

    View Clip Here: http://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/25933395?token=956dda60-d994-4174-86ef-12bcfdd1652c (00:29)

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  29. Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)

    Feb 2, 2017 | CNN

    View Clip Here: http://app.criticalmention.com/app/#clip/view/25933428?token=956dda60-d994-4174-86ef-12bcfdd1652c (00:36)

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