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A new study from England shows that a routine physical exam does not benefit patients as regards their longevity, or in appreciably reducing risk of heart disease or cancer. This is not a surprise and is good news really. Why? Because just doing an examination will have little benefit if people don’t head the warnings …
This week’s Sunday New York Times Sunday Review Section had a front page article on the pro’s and con’s of getting a physical exam. The article correctly pointed out that there is little scientific evidence supporting the yearly physical exam and it went on to focus on the costliness of unnecessary testing that can result …