A recent report by a nonprofit clinical watchdog group is drawing fire from cardiologists, in part because the organization alleged that 1 in 5 stents placed in Medicare recipients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) over a 3-year period were considered “overuse.” The Lown Institute report looked at percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) — primarily stent...
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Why people overuse antibiotics
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY The overuse of antibiotics occurs due to the mistaken widespread belief that they are beneficial for a broad array of conditions and because many physicians are willing to prescribe antibiotics if patients ask for the medication, according to a Rutgers study. The study, published in the journal BioEssays, reviewed more than 200 peer-reviewed...