My husband hasn’t seen a doctor in at least five years. His last visit came when I insisted on taking him to the emergency room for help extracting a shard of wood he’d accidentally stepped on. Dave, ...

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 ...

The Society for General Internal Medicine put annual physicals on a list of things doctors should avoid for healthy adults. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) It’s a warm afternoon in Miami, and 35-year-old ...

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 ...

An annual physical exam by your primary care physician is one of the best things you can do to maintain good health. Here are some tips to get the most out of your visit: When you reach age 65 and ...

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 ...

Are you on the front lines of the coronavirus? Help us report on the pandemic. Hospitals and clinics are open now for routine, preventative care that was postponed in the early days of the coronavirus ...

President Biden told reporters on Wednesday that his annual physical exam at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center went "great," tamping down concerns over his health as the presidential ...