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CT scans for cases of acute rhinosinusitis are unnecessary because most cases can be diagnosed clinically and resolve without treatment in two weeks, says the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures

August 19, 2019 at 1:47 a.m.

Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases,...

Unnecessary medicine: Physician groups list 45 overused tests, procedures

May 13, 2019 at 5:16 p.m.

Should you get a cardiac stress test as part of your annual checkup? A chest X-ray before outpatient surgery? A CT scan or antibiotics for chronic sinusitis? In most cases,...

Outpatient facility, nurses fined over improper X-ray machine use

June 17, 2018 at 6:38 p.m.

Two nurses and Rush SurgiCenter have been fined by a state agency for violating radiation protection regulations after an investigation found that the nurses operated X-ray equipment they were not...

Outpatient facility, nurses fined over improper X-ray machine use

May 13, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.

Two nurses and Rush SurgiCenter have been fined by a state agency for violating radiation protection regulations after an investigation found that the nurses operated X-ray equipment they were not...

Panel to vote on new direct care rule at nursing homes

June 17, 2018 at 6:41 p.m.

Residents of Illinois nursing homes would receive at least 46 minutes per day of direct care from registered nurses by 2014 under a new proposed rule that a state legislative...

Panel to vote on new direct care rule at nursing homes

December 23, 2018 at 9:30 p.m.

Residents of Illinois nursing homes would receive at least 46 minutes per day of direct care from registered nurses by 2014 under a new proposed rule that a state legislative...

Basilia Garriga, 81, gets a visit Tuesday from nephew Pedro Garriga, reflected in mirror, at the Center Home for Hispanic Elderly nursing home in Chicago. Her nephew said he wants to move her from the facility.

Staff, family say Latino nursing home unsafe

June 18, 2018 at 9:34 p.m.

A Humboldt Park nursing home with a mostly Latino clientele is under investigation by at least two government agencies in response to complaints of staffing and supply shortages that some...

Staff, family say Latino nursing home unsafe

May 13, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

A Humboldt Park nursing home with a mostly Latino clientele is under investigation by at least two government agencies in response to complaints of staffing and supply shortages that some...

Betty Daniel, of Chicago, gets her routine yearly mammogram from lead mammography tech Stella Palmer at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago on Wednesday. Daniel said she feels fortunate to have mammography coverage through Medicaid. "I wouldn't feel good if I had to wait," she said afterward. "It would worry me." Mount Sinai is not part of the state screening program.

In Illinois, uninsured women now waiting for mammograms

June 18, 2018 at 10:25 a.m.

Laurie Linke is due for a screening mammogram, but she might not get one anytime soon. After filling out forms that qualified her for a state program for uninsured women,...

In Illinois, uninsured women now waiting for mammograms

May 13, 2019 at 5:05 p.m.

Laurie Linke is due for a screening mammogram, but she might not get one anytime soon. After filling out forms that qualified her for a state program for uninsured women,...

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