Hate your Pap smear? An at-home screening could replace it for women over 30, say new US guidelines

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...
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Dear Doctor: What’s the difference between a regular checkup and an annual wellness visit?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 69-year-old woman. I’m in good health despite various events that happened last year (i.e., a hole in my stomach lining, a loss of consciousness, a platelet-rich plasma ...
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Fond du Lac woman’s unexpected journey to a healthier heart started with a routine checkup

FOND DU LAC – At 60 years old, Tracy Freiberg felt healthy. A Fond du Lac resident, she had no symptoms that raised red flags — just a routine annual checkup with her physician, Jay Muller, M.D., SSM ...
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Dear Doctor: I’m in shock after I had a seizure during my annual checkup

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman in reasonably good health. Two months ago, I had a seizure in my doctor’s office during my annual checkup. I woke up in an emergency room in a large ...