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It is hard to imagine that the second leading cause of cancer deaths in U.S. men is in the midst of a wait-and-see approach treatment controversy. However, whether to treat prostate cancer is often a ...

— Back pain stands out as the No. 1 overtreated condition, from repeated MRI scans that can't pinpoint the trouble to spine surgery on people who could have gotten better without it. About one in five ...

Older adults with diabetes are being overtreated for their condition, leading to harmful outcomes such as hypoglycemia, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Older adults with ...

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — A large proportion of surgeons in the United States and even a good percentage of radiation oncologists still insist on treating women aged 70 years and older with adjuvant ...

(AP) -- "Why did they cut you?" The shocking question came from a respected spine surgeon tracked down by Keith Swenson, who was still in severe pain after an earlier back operation. He didn't know ...

Older adults with diabetes who are living in nursing homes are at high risk of having low blood sugar levels—called hypoglycemia—if their diabetes is overtreated. A study published in the Journal of ...

We now know exactly where we are at a "ripe old age"%E2%80%94about 85, and more of us are hitting that mark than ever before, notes Hadler, a professor of medicine at ...

White children are especially likely to be overdiagnosed and overtreated for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during elementary school. That is the key ...