The majority of Americans now think that presidential candidates should release their medical records. These demands for greater transparency are not unreasonable. The public deserves a basic understanding of candidates’ health. But as is often the case in medicine, the question is not whether, in some cases, a prescription could help. It’s whether, all things considered, the benefits outweigh the risks. In this case, a wholesale release of medical records would do more harm than good. Pundits and campaign operatives dissecting years of medical records would be only more fodder for political theater.
What Should We Know About the President’s Health?
