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Healio Minute Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012 Edition: Creativity’s psychic price, too many routine checks, cheerleader injuries spike

What just happened in medicine and why do you care?

Swedish researchers tally cruel cost of inspiration

Healio.com/Psychiatry: Success in creative spotlight often shares stage with mental illnesses. Read more. With related video. 

Routine health checks may feel right but…  

Healio.com/Cardiology: Researchers make counter-intuitive finding, citing over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments. Read more. 

Unnecessary Roughness? “Catastrophic” cheerleading injuries on the rise  

Healio.com/Adolescent Medicine: More complex stunts spark call for new safety guidelines at AAP conference. Read more. 

 

“My 10-year-old son broke his arm…”  

Healio.com/Orthopedics: When covered under Medicaid, only 23.2% of orthopedic surgeons agreed to treat. Read more.