Hegseth mandates annual hormone screening for men 30+ in uniform, but won't say what disease it's meant to catch.
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Hegseth mandates annual hormone screening for men 30+ in uniform, but won't say what disease it's meant to catch.
Hegseth mandates annual hormone screening for men 30+ in uniform, but won't say what disease it's meant to catch. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says he's rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.
Fortune reported the story as "Pete Hegseth wants to test troops for 'testosterone deficiency' — literally." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone."
2 sources have covered this story, including Fortune and The Seattle Times. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 day ago.
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