Why physicians don’t use physical examinations anymore?

Why don’t family physicians use physical examination anymore? As Richard Charles Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet, highlighted in 2019, ‘The physical examination seems to have become an anachronism, a vestigial remnant, of clinical care’ [1]. This situation is observed in health services all over the world. With 30 years of experience in medical teaching and clinical work and an overwhelming experience in monitoring the physical examination skills of students, internship students, and family physicians, I can give an accurate answer to this question. …