Putting Tests to the Test: Many Medical Procedures Prove Unnecessary and Risky
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 - 07:30
in Health & Medicine
The routine use of 130 different medical screenings, tests and treatments are often unnecessary and should be scaled back, according to 25 medical specialty organizations. The medical societies jointly released lists of tests and therapies patients should question in their campaign, Choosing Wisely . The initiative of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation is aimed at reducing unnecessary interventions that waste money and can actually do more harm than good. [More]