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.”

Trump in the East Room of the White House in March.

Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg

Yet the nature of the May 11 announcement prompted more questions about Trump’s well-being. It will be his third known meeting with a ...