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- Genetic testing and health insurance: Can they coexist?
Many people are ambivalent about genetic testing, but the issues are fundamentally the same with any test, including a low-tech history and physical examination.
Whole-body CT screening for cancer and coronary disease: Does it pass the test?Computed tomography (CT) is not an ideal screening tool, but neither is any other test. Since CT screening is already in use, we should set standards for it, based on scientific criteria.
- Should nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation be anticoagulated?
Anticoagulation is underused in long-term care patients with atrial fibrillation; most would benefit.