Classic post: Ads for body-imaging health screens may mislead

December 2004 – On full-body scams:

I have written before how full-body scans are not recommended. A recent study from the Archives of Internal Medicine notes the many misstatements in brochures advertising full-body scams – uh, I mean scans.

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