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Opinion | Full-fledged physicals are mostly unnecessary, but basic checkups have real benefits, a new "study of studies" suggests.

The document outlines recommendations to optimize medical checkups, advising against routine annual exams for all and suggesting customization based on individual risk factors and health status. It hi...

Podcast Episode · The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast · September 14 · 1h 25m

This feature about a healthy person’s visit to a physician offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one recommending that the physician perform a routine physical examination and the other .....

God save us from economists who think they can competently talk about biology

We used the September 2013 age-based rollout of the live-attenuated shingles vaccine in England as a natural experiment to estimate the effect of vaccine eligibility on shingles and dementia diagnoses...

Background: Observational studies report a protective association between herpes zoster (HZ) vaccination and dementia, but they have methodological limitations or examined a live attenuated vaccine no...

While higher vitamin intake is often linked to better mental health, a new study reveals that this relationship mostly disappears once socioeconomic status, daily habits, and overall physical health a...

At its interim meeting on Monday, the AMA House of Delegates supported ending daylight saving time and moving permanently to standard time.

AASM urges the Senate to reject permanent daylight saving time, citing risks to sleep, health, circadian alignment and public safety.

It's an idea whose time, as it were, may have come — again.

This cross-sectional study examines the differences in excess death rates between Republican and Democratic voters in Florida and Ohio after the COVID-19 vaccine became available for all adults.

The match was forced to be called off due to the smoke caused by the raging wildfires in Canada

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) was created when Congress passed, and President Clinton signed, the Healthcare Research and Quality Act of 1999.

Researchers across the country have begun receiving official notices from AHRQ informing them that continuation funding for their grants will not be awarded.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of clinician-directed default nudges for reducing overuse of tests and treatments. Design A systematic review was conducted to synthesise evidence from randomi...

On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance. The scope of this proposed regulation is...