Sentences with phrase «unnecessary lead tests»

The Parkoff Organization allegedly lied to African - Americans about availability and rental rates in at least one Brooklyn apartment, turned back applicants with public rent assistance elsewhere and made children undergo unnecessary lead tests.

The same month, the Fair Housing Justice Center in New York sued a landlord for allegedly quoting higher rental rates to black prospective tenants, rejecting applicants with public rent assistance, and making children undergo unnecessary lead tests.

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These results might then lead to unnecessary testing such as follow - up ultrasound, MRIs or biopsies.

Some believe that false positives can lead to unnecessary further testing or treatment — adding to the strain on health care resources and putting some men through unnecessary and painful procedures.

They can lead to false alarms and unnecessary money and testing being done on infants that don't need it.

It's the combination of attitude about pregnancy («pregnancy is not a disease, it's a safe normal process») that leads to prenatal care that continues the thought that pregnancy is normal, therefore testing is unnecessary if a woman is eating right and exercising right and hasn't had problems before.

The current effort to permanently undermine New York's teacher evaluation system takes us backwards, masks inequity, and will lead to more and unnecessary testing.

This must not be undermined by continuing with the system of league tables and unnecessary floor targets which can lead to teaching to the test, resulting in all creativity being knocked out of schools.»

Meaningless or inaccurate tests can lead to medical interventions that are unnecessary or harmful.

Because ovarian cancer is relatively rare, occurring in approximately one out of every 2,500 women, a test with only 99 percent specificity would result in false - positive diagnoses for 25 women, leading to unnecessary and risky surgeries and procedures.

«But inaccurate standards may be leading women to receive unnecessary tests — not to mention the stress of thinking something may be wrong — when their pregnancies actually are on track.»

This overuse has significant consequences, because incidental findings provoke unnecessary patient anxiety, can lead to more invasive procedures and often require follow - up testing.»

Inappropriate testing for heart attacks increases the cost of treatment; increases the number of false positives, which could lead to further testing and unnecessary consultations; and adds to patient anxiety, said Dr. Anil Makam, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern and first author of the study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.

In each year thousands of men had the test without having a discussion of how it could either benefit them, for instance via early detection of cancer, or lead to unnecessary adversity, such as a side effects from biopsy or unneeded treatment.

In a new study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center concluded that overuse of cardiac stress testing with imaging has led to rising healthcare costs and unnecessary radiation exposure to patients.

This gives us an opportunity to individualise treatment using genetic testing and thus avoid an unnecessary adverse reaction,» says Mia Wadelius, senior physician and lecturer at Clinical Chemistry and Pharmacology, Uppsala University Hospital who is the lead author of the article.

This coordinated approach improves member experience and reduces unnecessary tests and treatments, leading to lower costs and better outcomes.

These «false positive» results can cause anxiety and lead to unnecessary follow - up tests.

For these reasons, PSA testing is considered controversial because it is not known whether the test actually saves lives or simply leads to unnecessary stress and potentially harmful treatment.

This led too much unnecessary and complicated testing.

This can lead to more tests and unnecessary biopsies.

However, increasing numbers of false - positive tests have led to unnecessary medical treatment.

These false - positive tests can lead to unnecessary major surgery to remove one or both ovaries, the panel members said.

If the test indicates possible early warning signs of cancer, a physician's failure to follow - up with the patient by ordering further tests such as a breast X-ray, ultrasound, MRI or biopsy could also lead to unnecessary delays in diagnosing breast cancer.

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