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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION Bloomberg: Trump Doctor Visit Renews Health Scrutiny As 80th Birthday Nears President Donald Trump’s upcoming medical examination is intensifying health-related scrutiny that has surrounded him ever since his first campaign for the nation’s highest office more than a decade ago. Trump on Tuesday is heading to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for his fourth publicly disclosed doctor’s appointment since the start of his second term. The White House has offered few details about the visit, saying it would involve “routine annual dental and medical assessments.” (Lucey, 5/24) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-24/trump-doctor-visit-renews-health-scrutiny-as-80th-birthday-nears?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8uV_9LP_fhGgKnuj4DoUUPkEjpx036y31fkA510UZxT536LOlSQeEa8U4ysLcsJyuyjjjbjA_dQLuzX77XK-bJlXq6kg&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email Stat: What Prompted, And What's Holding Up, An Agency For Men's Health Just before he was sworn in as assistant secretary for health at the end of 2025, Admiral Brian Christine — a urologist whose practice treated primarily male patients — talked at an FDA panel on testosterone about a series of alarming statistics: Male life expectancy is close to seven years shorter than women’s; men have higher mortality rates in 10 of the leading causes of death; and they make up the vast majority of deaths by suicide. (Merelli, 5/22) https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/22/state-of-mens-health-act-new-office-slowed/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-89v3AC0kO3vi7mXDhM3oAWKDqDVk3sVpzp3dpN6-7Kt2ZFHw3WhMjF0GPqFP289f7HagwrYgdJZpEfwuHQlYBycpTdiw&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email Stat: Acting FDA Commissioner Kyle Diamantas Is Defying Expectations People in the food world didn’t know what to expect when the Trump administration appointed a little-known Florida attorney as the FDA’s top food official in 2025. (Lawrence, 5/26) https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/26/kyle-diamantas-acting-fda-commissioner-wins-trust-exceeds-expectations/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--9cZ_Qk1DmrNTxjrpgs9WbCvWSuSvumX8l0pNVNDbjl8Anv4DQM9eiVYaPBzOwGqqeg5CFHSwRtXIn_s7jCmFc4tyzVA&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email Stat: Trump Wants To Expand Medicaid Cuts, Building On Tax Cut Bill Hospitals and other providers are bracing for an end to the extra money they’ve gotten for treating Medicaid patients, one of the many cuts contained in Republicans’ sweeping 2025 tax law. But the Trump administration disclosed this week that it plans to take the cuts to state directed payments even further, setting up what’s likely to be a showdown with provider groups. (Bannow, 5/22) https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/22/medicaid-state-directed-payments-trump-proposes-more-cuts/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_7JqZDGEUwQDsy_78c88ggjVVmf_dymJL51YIm0TRtgvJoepM39OHauyplFlIFr_azaBWeNfTOoifxZrgaowuKjCHELQ&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email MILITARY HEALTH Military.com: Robert Irvine’s 23-Year Fight To Fix Military Food Is Finally Paying Off The Army spends roughly $3 billion annually on food procurement and has been expanding a campus-style dining modernization effort designed to improve quality, access and flexibility for soldiers. Robert Irvine says the transformation is long overdue. (Lindsay, 5/25) https://www.military.com/robert-irvines-23-year-fight-to-fix-military-food-is-finally-paying-off?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20First%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9aDR2PSsAdhzhEBNzGoNKD-Bq6NRk9ZDn5M5PcLzSTz-eZqvf2J1ZswiJ60csvSJfepSFlp0akSuPX2zKZVPJ2VhFvyg&_hsmi=420530587&utm_content=420530587&utm_source=hs_email