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Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests
Quick ReadExperts say Americans getting too many medical tests, maybe even President Obama
Photo credit: AP | President Barack Obama returns to the White House from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., following a medical exam in Washington. (Feb. 28, 2010)
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(AP) — Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.
Is it doctors practicing defensive medicine? Or are patients so accustomed to a culture of medical technology that they insist...
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