If you are one of the 45 million Americans expected to get routine a physical this year, you may want to reconsider. A recent New York Times op-ed written by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, one of the experts ...

Several stories over the past few years have shown some patients have been victimized during medical exams. Here's how to protect yourself. (Getty Images) It’s easy to view your doctor's office as a ...

For centuries, doctors diagnosed illness using their own senses, by poking, prodding, looking, listening. From these observations, a skilled doctor can make amazingly accurate inferences about what ...

As a physician, my beliefs about the annual doctor’s visit might be blasphemous. I sometimes wonder whether these encounters are useful. Sympathetically, Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, a professor of health care ...

As we reported previously, even though about 35 percent of the current U.S. population is considered obese, today's physicians aren't confident that they have the tools to help patients lose weight or ...

The physical exam findings of aortic stenosis and how they can help in diagnosis and grading of aortic stenosis are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, joined by ...

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A physical costs an average of $331 without insurance. Find Cheap Health Insurance Quotes in Your Area The exact cost you'll pay depends on several factors including where you live, the clinic or ...

President Donald Trump will undergo his first physical examination of his second administration on Friday, and questions about cognitive testing hang in the balance. "I am pleased to report that my ...

President Donald Trump told reporters he "got every answer right," on a cognitive test during his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday. Speaking to reporters ...