overtreating patients
11/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson
Maybe ER stands for extra revenue: Research reveals the expensive tests given in the emergency room are completely useless in determining whether a patient is having a heart attack
Naivete compels us to still clutch on to the notion that doctors still operate under their code of “first, do no harm.” Nevertheless, evidence colors our perceptions, with another study proving once again that hospitals — and medical professionals in general — are over-testing and over-treating patients. Worse, these additional procedures offer no benefit to […]
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