Seeing the doctor when you're sick is a step in the right direction, but it's only a small piece of the wellness puzzle overall. Getting annual checkups reduces your chances of dealing with a chronic ...

Physicians usually require an annual pelvic exam before prescribing oral birth control to women, but the two practices have no medical reason to be linked. Indeed, according to a consortium of ...

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 ...

A new health topic may soon be included in your routine primary care visit: loneliness. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in May that the “epidemic of loneliness and isolation has been an ...

We all know we should go to the doctor more regularly to make sure everything is in order, but finding the time isn’t always easy. However, it could save your life. Prevention, or catching something ...

Perimenopause symptoms deserve more than 15 minutes. Here's how to claim space, come prepared and get real answers from your ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Eye exams for kids should be on the top of to-do lists for parents, as they prepare to send their students to go back to school in a couple of weeks. However, it's an important ...

CRANSTON, R.I. (WJAR) — Experts say, thanks to a loophole in the Affordable Care Act, coding errors have become more common during the last 13 years -- especially when it comes to routine, ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Doctors at UofL Health on Tuesday stressed the importance of annual breast exams after Kentucky's lieutenant governor had a preventative medical procedure. Lt. Gov.

President Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty,” his doctor wrote Wednesday after conducting an annual physical that is being closely watched as the 81-year-old seeks reelection in November.Dr.

President Trump is in “excellent health,” his physician wrote in a memo released by the White House on Sunday after Trump underwent an annual physical exam. Trump underwent a heart exam, a ...