https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/17/confirmed-annual-check-ups-are-pretty-much-useless/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 10:24:15 -0400<![CDATA[“General health checks do not improve important outcomes and are unlikely to ever do so based on the pooled results of this meta-analysis spanning decades of experience,” write authors Allan Prochazka and Tanner Caverly. ”There remains a belief in the value of general health checks despite the accumulating evidence. This belief is buoyed by screening advocacy groups and insurance coverage, and they have ramifications for patient welfare and health care costs.”]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:30:26 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/17/confirmed-annual-check-ups-are-pretty-much-useless-n99336