Doctor Self-Referral: Should You Get That X-Ray or CT Scan?
By
Ben Harder
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Thinking Harder - July 31, 2009
Doctors make money when they prescribe and perform diagnostic tests. That's a conflict of interest.
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For Better CT Scan Readings, Add Patient’s Photo
By
Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - December 2, 2008
Radiologists came up with more findings when they saw the patients whose scans they were analyzing.
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Facing a CT Scan? Think About Radiation
By
Matthew Shulman
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Health - May 30, 2008
The evidence continues to mount that we might be getting too much.
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Coronary CT Scans Make the Cut
By
Matthew Shulman
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Health - March 26, 2008
On comfort, speed, and safety, the high-tech cardiac test beats the alternative, an invasive angiogram.
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The Doctor Says Get a CT Scan. Should You?
By
Matthew Shulman
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Health - November 28, 2007
An expert on radiation offers some insights on how much is too much
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More Medicine Isn't Better Medicine
By
Avery Comarow
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Comarow On Quality - September 27, 2007
Please back slowly away from that antibiotic bottle, ma'am. Don't lie down in the CT scanner, sir. You could get hurt.
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