Tests and Imaging

Hospital-employed physicians more likely to order unneeded MRIs, study finds

Article Summary: Study findings indicate that the odds of a patient receiving an inappropriate MRI referral increased by more than 20 percent after a physician transitioned to hospital employment. By Kelly Gooch, Becker’s Hospital Review,… Read More

Rx for Doctors: Stop With the Urine Tests

By Paula Span, The New York Times, October 14, 2019. It’s such a common routine in a doctor’s office or clinic or hospital that patients tend to comply without thinking: Step on the scale, roll

Unnecessary Medical Tests, Treatments Cost $200 Billion Annually, Cause Harm

Overly aggressive care can hurt patients, generating mistakes and injuries believed to cause 30,000 deaths each year. From Kaiser Health News, May 24, 2017. It’s common knowledge in medicine: Doctors routinely order tests on hospital… Read More

How Dangerous Are CT Scans?

By Dr. C.H. Weaver M.D., CancerConnect.com, updated 1/2019. CT scan is short for computerized tomography scan. CT scans are a type of X-ray that provide highly detailed images. CT, or CAT scans, are special X-ray… Read More

MRI Dangers

By Dr. Mercola. Condensed by APRA. Gadolinium: The MRI Agent Linked to Brain Abnormalities. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the better choices if you need a diagnostic imaging procedure performed. Unlike CT scans… Read More

Medical Imaging Dangers

Radiation risk from medical imaging From Harvard Women’s Health Watch. Updated: April 2, 2018 There’s been a lot in the media about radiation exposure from medical imaging, and many of my patients are asking about… Read More