Scientists doubt utility of CT scan as heart test
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. health insurance program for the elderly, Medicare, is spending money on state-of-the-art CT scanners without clear evidence showing their usefulness in combating heart problems, commentators in the New England Journal of Medicine said on Wednesday.<div class="feedflare">
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