Popping antibiotics every time you have a sore throat, CT scan after even a minor head injury – if your doctor has been advising these and other procedures and tests very frequently, it’s time you ask him why.
According to research in the US, about 100 routine tests, treatments and procedures that medical professionals say are often unnecessary, costly and could cause more harm than good.
“Twenty-five of the nation’s leading medical specialty societies have now spoken up and shown leadership by identifying what tests and treatments are common to their profession, but not always beneficial,” said Christine Cassel, president and chief executive officer of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation, in an online statement.
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