Perspective | Trump has his annual physical Friday. We don?t need to see the results.

The unofficial tradition of the White House doctor providing a report on the president’s physical exam stretches back at least to Gerald Ford’s physical in 1975, and the last four presidents before Trump each underwent at least four periodic exams during their time in office.Even as they offer tantalizing bits of information, though, the content of these presidential health reports leaves a lot to be desired. The process is a mechanism to assess health risks and how to lessen them.But while it’s all well and good to play medical detective with tidbits from the president’s annual physical exam report, it’s highly unlikely that some critical detail will just happen to be slipped in. An election, not the 25th Amendment.]That’s why I’d like to see an end to the public release of the president’s periodic health report.To be sure, any medical condition that would preclude the president from fulfilling his duty is a news story.