Unnecessary Procedures

The Society of General Internal Medicine, or SGIM, has revised its list of recommendations on tests and procedures that are commonly ordered but are not always necessary in general medicine.

Women who receive care at hospitals with higher financial incentives for cesarean section may be more likely to undergo cesarean deliveries, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

Nighttime BP fluctuations may be an independent predictor of future stroke, coronary artery disease and heart failure, according to recent study results. It was the top story in cardiology last week.

Recommendations endorsed by the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely initiative to discontinue the use of two low-value screening services had a minimal impact in practice, suggesting policy changes to remove coverage of such services may be needed to reduce unnecessary screening, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Millions of women aged 15 to 20 years old in the United States may have received unnecessary Pap tests or bimanual pelvic exams in recent years, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

NEW ORLEANS — When compared with existing technologies, robotic bronchoscopy increased the ability to localize and successfully puncture small peripheral pulmonary nodules, researchers reported.

Advances in artificial intelligence technology and deep learning algorithms are leading the way to more timely and accurate cancer diagnoses, with the potential to improve patient outcomes.