{
  "id": 8291982,
  "title": "Pentagon resumes paused testosterone policy amid medical experts’ concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pentagon-resumes-paused-testosterone-policy-amid-medical-experts",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-18T18:54:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/18/pentagon-resumes-paused-testosterone-policy-amid-medical-experts-concerns?traffic_source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New policy mandates testosterone testing for US service members over 30, citing readiness while experts warn of risks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-pentagon-is-moving-forward-with-mandatory-testosterone-testing-8281525",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:20:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-pentagon-is-moving-forward-with-mandatory-testosterone-testing",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:20:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "The Pentagon is moving forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-pentagon-is-moving-forward-with-mandatory-testosterone-testing-8294559",
        "published": "2026-09-18T18:26:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Pentagon moves forward with mandatory testosterone testing for most male troops",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pentagon-moves-forward-with-mandatory-testosterone-testing-for-most",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:13:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Pentagon posts guidance for mandatory testosterone screening. Here's what it may mean",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/pentagon-posts-guidance-for-mandatory-testosterone-screening-heres",
        "published": "2026-09-18T20:50:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}