Every year on his wedding anniversary Louis Sinclair pays a visit to his family physician for what has become a ritual: the annual physical. “That way I don’t forget my anniversary and I don’t forget ...

Increasingly, doctors are seeing the yearly physical as an outdated practice for patients who are healthy, over 18 and under the age of 50. Some health policy experts say annual physicals are a waste ...

If you already head to the doctor’s office once a year for an annual physical: good job. If you don’t, let this be your reminder to go ahead and book that appointment—and perhaps let go of some of ...

Two Harvard Medical School professors debate the merits of the annual physical in editorials published in New England Journal of Medicine. Harvard Medical School professors Ateev Mehrotra, MD, MPH, ...

Encourage annual physical exams in underserved populations The annual physical exam is the best opportunity for primary care health-care providers to ensure that health maintenance needs are met. The ...

Do you need a yearly physical? Some medical experts say, “not really.” One physician recently weighed in, advising that “I mostly tell my family, if you’re feeling well, stay away from doctors.” For ...

Doctors continue to debate the worth of a time-honored tradition of health care: the annual physical examination. Some want the once-a-year physical abandoned, based on a growing body of research that ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden exercises at least five days a week and is "fit for duty," his doctor said on Wednesday in a memo about his annual physical that showed the 81-year-old ...

You get your car tuned-up every year. Why wouldn’t you get an annual medical check-up as well? Lots of reasons, according to Ateev Mehrotra, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh School ...

The need for annual physical exams has been called into question by some doctors even as the Affordable Care Act requires insurers to cover annual exams free of charge. Photo: Getty Every year on his ...