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mri
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KevinMD: Media is key to curbing MRI overuse
On the MedPage Today outlet KevinMD.com, Dr. Kevin Pho himself writes that media coverage of the overuse of certain screening…
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Frugal Minnesota splurges on lower backs
For physicians and patients, treating lower back pain is an exercise in restraint and patience. According to federal guidelines, such…
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CDC health overview: Diagnostic scans tripled
The CDC has released the 2009 version of Health, United States, their annual summary of health numbers and trends. It’s…
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Panel recommends FDA restrict MRI scan drugs
An advisory panel has “recommended Tuesday that the Food and Drug Administration effectively ban, for patients with severe kidney disease,…
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Dr. Haig: Patients often demand excessive tests
Doctors are in such a position legally, economically and socially that it is difficult to fight patients’ demands for excessive,…