Annual Physical Exam
A new report may have doctors and patients re-evaluating the traditional
concept of the annual physical exam. A European study finds that
contrary to what most people think, it's not the best way to stay on top
of one's health.
A Danish study is generating some controversy. It finds that a
yearly general checkup is unlikely to catch a condition needing
treatment, and that it may even cause undue stress.
The
far-reaching study suggests doctors should stop offering annual
physicals because they don't appear to reduce deaths from cancer or
heart disease.
"We try not to encourage patients to just come in
just to listen for the heart and lungs because we found out that just
listening to heart and lungs really doesn't tell us a lot of information
about the patient," said internist Dr. Khine Khine Win.
Annual Physical Exam
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