Not every visit to a doctor requires a physical examination. A follow -up consultation to discuss the results of investigations is a case in point; similarly, a counselling session for a patient with ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The New Year often motivates people to set new health goals and toss out bad habits. Whether you are looking to lose weight, manage stress, or solve a current health issue, one of the ...

Dear Dr. Roach: In your response to "R.J." in your column "In exams, doctors seem to have lost their touch," you missed an opportunity to educate the writer on the role of the physical examination.

The White House released a memo from President Donald Trump's physician on Monday with the doctor saying that Trump's ...

The key to a productive physical exam is preparation. July 6, 2010— -- ABC News' senior health and medical editor Dr. Richard Besser recently visited his own primary care doctor and learned that ...

President Donald Trump’s doctor has released a memo explaining why an MRI was performed on the 79-year-old during his annual ...

A new patient comes to my office, a healthy middle-aged woman. The medical assistant has already documented her normal blood pressure. Of our allotted 15 minutes, I spend more than two-thirds talking ...

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Donald Trump's doctor revealed he had MRIs as part of routine checks, but another physician questioned the necessity, claiming such imaging isn't typical.