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Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists

January 16, 2015 Featured, Medical News, Medicine & the Law

FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Defensive medicine is commonly practiced among surgeons and radiologists in Austria, according to a study published online Jan. ...

Limiting Malpractice Claims May Not Curb Costly Medical Tests

October 15, 2014 Law & Politics, Medical News, Medicine & the Law

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Malpractice reform may not keep physicians from ordering unnecessary and expensive tests, a practice known ...