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Value of EKG tests for teens under debate

There's no proof heart screenings for adolescents save lives, doctors say, who add that performing screenings on all young athletes may create false positives and costly interventions.

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There's no proof heart screenings for adolescents save lives, doctors say, who add that performing screenings on all young athletes may create false positives and costly interventions. (KQED)

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