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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Chelsie Napiza

Trump Health Fears Grow As He Takes Quadruple Recommended Aspirin Dose To Get 'Nice, Thin' Blood

President Donald Trump's disclosure that he takes a daily dose of aspirin far above standard medical recommendations has intensified questions about his health and judgment at a critical juncture in his presidency.

In a Wall Street Journal interview, Trump admitted that he takes 325 milligrams of aspirin each day, four times the 81 milligram dose typically prescribed for cardiovascular prevention, and defended this practice as a safeguard for his heart, despite advice from his own doctors to reduce it.

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