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WSJ Health Expert Peter Pronovost says the physical exam needs a makeover—one that upgrades the tools used to make a diagnosis while preserving the touch and intimacy of this ritual.

WSJ Health Expert Peter Pronovost says the physical exam needs a makeover—one that upgrades the tools used to make a diagnosis while preserving the touch and intimacy of this ritual.


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Updated April 12, 2017 5:22 p.m. ET


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Despite advances in medicine, the physical exam has hardly changed over the past century.

Go here to listen to Wall Street Journal contributor Dr. Peter Pronovost discuss the issue. Read his full column here.

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