Nine medical societies, in a campaign dubbed Choosing Wisely, have identified 45 common medical tests and procedures that they are encouraging doctors to use less often, and patients to demand less often. The societies say these tests are frequently unnecessary and can, in some cases, cause more harm than good.
Some health experts estimate that overprescribed tests, procedures and treatments cost up to $250 billion every year. They range from EKGs, MRIs and brain scans to Pap smears, bone scans and the overuse of some antibiotics and cancer drugs.
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