Editorial: It's about time for men to make a trip to the doctor

Editorial: It's about time for men to make a trip to the doctor

It may be a terrible tale of macho bravado or a case of scaredy-catitis gone mad.

But whatever the reason, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund out of New York, most men casually avoid going to the doctor for routine checkups and preventative care--and don't even seek timely help for medical emergencies.

Fewer than one man in five 18 or older, a survey said, say they seek immediate medical care when they are sick and/or in pain.

Some 25 percent of 1,500 males surveyed for the study by Louis Harris and Associates said they had not seen a doctor in the past year, compared to just 8 percent …

Editorial: It's about time for men to make a trip to the doctor

Editorial: It's about time for men to make a trip to the doctor

It may be a terrible tale of macho bravado or a case of scaredy-catitis gone mad.

But whatever the reason, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund out of New York, most men casually avoid going to the doctor for routine checkups and preventative care--and don't even seek timely help for medical emergencies.

Fewer than one man in five 18 or older, a survey said, say they seek immediate medical care when they are sick and/or in pain.

Some 25 percent of 1,500 males surveyed for the study by Louis Harris and Associates said they had not seen a doctor in the past year, compared to just 8 percent …