For decades, we men have spent time and money getting PSA blood tests to screen for prostate cancer. I have just finished reading the book by the discoverer of PSA printed in 2014 and will share my review and notes.…
Category: Overused medical procedures
Far too many stents and heart bypass operations
Insertion of stents in blocked arteries during a heart attack or the beginnings of one (unstable angina or unstable patients) saves thousands of lives yearly. But 70 to 90% of stent insertions are done for only narrowing arteries in stable…