President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to undergo a physical examination on Friday, marking his first annual physical in his second administration. Trump announced the plans in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. A friend, new to Medicare, asked me whether Medicare covered ...

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 ...

All of us — physicians, patients and payers — need to change our attitudes about routine health checks. When he posed that question recently to a group of medical residents, he received what is ...

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 ...