But his second worry is that, by not going through the ritual of a physical examination, doctors are depriving patients and their families of something that makes them feel better.

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After a quick meeting and tearful farewell with his family, he is escorted into the first class compartment of a Northwest Airlines jumbo jet for a long flight to Detroit in the U.S. Upon landing, he gets a thorough medical examination by doctors at the Henry Ford Hospital, a clean bill of health, and delivers a speech to a sympathetic audience in New York.

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After reviewing the results of his post mortem examination, the doctors said the child's adoptive parents had done nothing wrong.

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This is why restaurants give you a menu while you wait, and why doctors put you in the examination room twenty-five minutes before your examination actually begins.

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The new guidelines set down how doctors should seek permission for a post-mortem examination and consent for organs and tissue to be retained for teaching and research.

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Private insurance policies vary, and some doctors may perform the test as part of a physical examination.

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As with most cases, Dr. Steven Hayne performed the initial examination on Oliveaux, claimed to have seen bite marks no other doctors saw, then called in West to perform his quackery bite mark analysis.

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Doctors at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, carried out a post-mortem examination on his body.

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Primary-care doctors say there are obstacles to gathering family histories from patients, including competing priorities for time in the examination room.

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