ROCHESTER, Minn. -- In a study released online today in The BMJ, researchers from Mayo Clinic report a national trend toward overtesting glycated hemoglobin (HbA1C) levels in adult patients with Type ...

Doctors are “overtesting” men for prostate cancer and not targeting “those most likely to benefit,” researchers have warned. This type of testing remains controversial because it has led to an ...

Doctors are “overtesting” men for prostate cancer and not targeting “those most likely to benefit,” researchers have warned. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, affecting ...

Studies found that centers provided incomplete or unbalanced information, which could lead to unnecessary screenings and health complications in older adults. By Paula Span Say a postcard arrives in ...

A national trend toward overtesting glycated hemoglobin levels in adult patients with type 2 diabetes has been uncovered by a recent study. Overtesting causes redundancy and waste says the study team, ...

After years of outcry and intensifying public debate about whether students are overtested, many states are attempting to definitively address the issue this year. But there’s no consistent strategy ...

Anyone who's had a health scare, no matter how benign, knows the visceral feeling of confusion, anxiety and, in most cases, abject cluelessness. It's that cluelessness that's particularly nagging: A ...

MERRIAM, Kan. — A new study suggests many people with type two diabetes are getting testing they don’t need. But one nurse educator in the metro worries the findings may result in some people not ...

Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits. That sentiment is more common among male doctors than female doctors, ...

Patients' demands drive overtesting, too. Many think every ache and pain deserves a high-tech test. "Our society puts more weight on technology than on physical exams," Gardner said. "In other words, ...

Editor’s Note: Education Week Commentary editors asked seven education practitioners and leaders to respond to the White House’s “Testing Action Plan” and a coinciding Council of the Great City ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSPA)—As students across South Carolina in grades 3 through 8 take the SC Ready standardized test starting Tuesday, an education professor at the University of South Carolina says, “We ...