The United States government has apologised for infecting hundreds of people in Guatemala with gonorrhoea and syphilis as part of medical tests more than 60 years ago.
medical testsAmericans get most medical radiation in the worldHeadlines from the Associated Press Sun, 06/13/2010 - 21:01
We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. Study suggests too many invasive heart tests givenHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 03/10/2010 - 18:04
NEW YORK (AP) -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.... Federal task force makes radical change in breast cancer screeni...washingtonpost.com - Health Mon, 11/16/2009 - 15:58
Women in their 40s should stop routinely getting annual mammograms, and older women should cut back to one scheduled exam every other year, an influential federal task force has concluded, challenging the use of one of the most common medical tests. Two-thirds get medical tests with radiation doseHeadlines from the Associated Press Wed, 08/26/2009 - 15:02
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- As many as two-thirds of adults underwent a medical test in the last few years that exposed them to radiation and in some cases, a potentially higher risk of cancer, a study in five areas of the U.S. suggests.... Study: Bad test results often don't reach patientsHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 06/22/2009 - 14:03
CHICAGO (AP) -- No news isn't necessarily good news for patients waiting for the results of medical tests. The first study of its kind finds doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.... |
