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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by roncesvalles on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:09AM (#34581634)
My family doctor in Canada does an annual check-up (BMI, basic physical, blood and urine) that's covered by provincial healthcare. In addition, those over 50 get a colon cancer check every two years that used to be a full colonoscopy but now it's a new poop sample test.

I'm surprised other countries with free government healthcare don't do that. I would assume it's more economical to detect signs of serious issues early.

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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Semaphor on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:20AM (#34581859)
> I would assume

So would I (Germany), yet it’s only one blood test every 3 years from the age of 35 on.

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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by digianarchist on Monday January 30, 2023 @04:27PM (#34586636)
Which province? I've never been offered this from my doctor in Ontario, in fact when I requested blood tests it was denied so I had to drive to the US to get my own.
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by roncesvalles on Monday January 30, 2023 @11:22PM (#34591044)
Yes, Ontario. You might need to shop around until you find a family doctor who "believes" in annual checkups. OHIP doesn't seem to object to it (except Vitamin D, which is now out-of-pocket).
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Re:Ask HN: Something you’ve done your whole life that you re... by Jommi on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @05:06AM (#34608535)
You can look into the health benefits of annual checkups, there's a bunch of research showing that it's pretty much useless before say 50-60yo
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