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Their heads all the time. having too many ct scans can hurt brain development. >> thats the risk for ct scans. when we fall and get injured first reaction is to go to the er to get a ct scan to the brain make sure there is no bleeding. for kids it has a lot of radiation and can damage kids brain development. thats what we are worried about. especially in kids sings they have so many falls, you worry about it. they get a lot of minor injuries. >> right. >> so you really want to look at whether th...

>> i carried her in. she was too lethargic to walk. >> a doctor says dont worry. >> im sure its late, shes tired, she probably has a touch of the flu. >> a gut feeling tells these parents the doctor has morgans diagnosis wrong. >> this wasnt our morgan. shes had the flu before. this wasnt how she acted. >> they ask for a ct scan of her head, but the doctor wont listen. >> what is the consequence of a doctor not listening to you? >> theyre failing to hear the first manifestation of a life-threate...

Michael heuser goes in for a ct scan of his head. clumps of hair fall out. suzanne sloan, same thing. and same for donald biggles. >> i had a perfect ring around my head. >> heres how their hair falls out. the hospitals programmed the ct scanner wrong and repeatedly scanned these patients with monster doses of radiation. michael gets eight times the allowable dose. >> the well-publicized images we saw of patients who got ct scans of their brain who had hair loss in a very clear distribution, tha...

Carrie higuera is bleeding three months into her pregnancy. she fears shes about to lose her unborn baby to a miscarriage. shes waiting in a hospital room when a nurse comes in and asks if her name is carrie. carrie says yes and follows the nurse to a ct scan room. the nurse tells carrie a doctor wants a scan of her abdomen, and they give her the scan, even though carrie is three months pregnant. >> if youre radiating the abdomen, by definition the baby is going to be in the field of radiation a...

Until it was too late. thats the problem. my daughter drowned on her own blood. >> the next day, a ct scan showed two thirds of her brain was swollen. by friday, further testing by the hospital confirmed jahi was medically dead. her death was reported to the oakland coroners office which was scheduled to take the baby today, but her family handed the hospital a cease and desist order. jahis mother wants more time for her child to show signs of brain activity. >> i went and cried to this man and ...

For diagnosis that rear radiology such as a ct scan or laboratory editions, those are things we say you have to get revved on to put a lot of things such as a urinary tract infection, signussityus. the stomach flu, your child has a cold, you dont know exactly what is going on. we can really make a pretty good diagnosis off the history, off the video connection. we can have you upload a photo. if you have a rash, we can look at that. a lot of -- >> how do i get the app? im running out of time. >>...

Diagnose better? >> yes. so theres actually research that shows individuals who work abroad get a better sense of clinical diagnosis so not relying on a ct scan which i rely on all time. they get a better sense of clinical diagnosis, better history taking and they one some of the key aspects that go into health that are not just about getting infected with a contagious disease but poverty and other things like that. >> so by helping others they help themselves, help their patients and sounds lik...

John: i should say, not all of canadian health care is long lines. some places offer easy access to cutting edge technology. >> ct scan, endoscopy, laparoscopy, arthroscopic procedure is to evaluate joins for cartilage abnormality. john: available all the time. >> twenty-four hours to miss seven days a week. if i see a patient that is trying -- has torn a cruciate ligament, we can generally have that patients scheduled within probably a week. john: but you have to bark or me how to get this kind...

Do it smartly. have to start talking beyond the web site and beyond policies being cancelled. we found out last month and the "new york times" did a piece about this, bill, that insurance companies are now limiting the doctors that you can see under their plan. so, when people try to go get a ct scan from their favorite office that does ct scans. guess what that office may not be able to take you. thats going to all start happening. >> here in new york state, medical organization took a poll, ab...

Do it smartly. have to start talking beyond the web site and beyond policies being cancelled. we found out last month and the "new york times" did a piece about this, bill, that insurance companies are now limiting the doctors that you can see under their plan. so, when people try to go get a ct scan from their favorite office that does ct scans. guess what that office may not be able to take you. thats going to all start happening. >> here in new york state, medical organization took a poll, ab...