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Are Yearly Physicals Really Necessary?
According to a 2012 study in BMJ Open, annual checkups don’t help people avoid death, hospitalizations, worry or future appointments!
In addition, an annual physical can lead to unnecessary procedures that put a patient at risk for complications and push up for the needs of insurance companies, not patients!
‘This idea of what we call the routine physical is a completely arbitrary construct based on billing,’ Dr. Cohen said!
What About Yearly Physicals 2.0?
Conversations With Your Physician!