Topic: Medical Imaging and Diagnostics
Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system. Is it doctors practicing defensive medicine? Or are ...
Recent reports and guideline changes suggest some medical tests should be delayed, avoided, or done less often: _ MAMMOGRAM: Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and they should get one every two years starting at 50, according to the U.S. Preventive Services ...
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. The researchers said the findings suggest doctors ...
