Published 8 September 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3663
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3663

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Demand and doctors’ uncertainty are behind burgeoning use of radiography: Demand from patients and reassurance for doctors are major factors in the rising use of clinical radiography, finds a poll of 374 radiologists in Norway (BMC Health Services Research 2009;9:155 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-9-155). Other factors are availability of services and the expanding medical possibilities of its use. The authors say that a large number of unnecessary investigations result from doctors’ uncertainty and that doctors should get more advice to help them decide when radiography is appropriate.

China brings in new measures to protect patients in trials of devices: China’s health ministry has introduced new measures to protect patients who voluntarily participate in clinical trials of medical devices, including a requirement to obtain informed consent, says a report from China’s official news agency, Xinhua. Medical devices in clinical trials should be provided free of charge, and clinical test results must . . . [Full text of this article]


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