Tuesday, June 4, 2013

7 Most Overused Medical Tests and Treatments

From AARP

The exercise stress test that's part of your yearly physical. The MRI you got when you threw out your back moving the couch. The antibiotics you took for your sinus infection. You probably didn't need any of them.

The American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation (ABIM) asked nine medical societies — from family doctors to allergists and cardiologists — to each identify five commonly used medical tests and treatments that are often unnecessary. A list of 45 overused procedures was presented at a news conference. Read the entire article.


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