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2015 10 Nov

According to a study conducted by researchers at USC, Harvard University and Stanford University, physicians who spend greater resources and money on patient tests and procedures are at a lower risk of being sued for malpractice. The study is published in BMJ.   The findings suggest that defensive medicine - where doctors do more for patients because...Read more