Extra medical tests 'a waste in most cases'Examining patients and taking a medical history are more useful to hospital doctors in diagnosing patients than high-tech scans, according to a study. Tests such as CT scans and ultrasounds add to hospital bills, but doctors said that such More… |
New rules may help doctors avoid excess CT scansToo many young children are getting CT scans after a minor bump on the head, and a new set of guidelines may help doctors sort out which children need them and which do not, US researchers said. CT or computed tomography scans are a souped More… |