"I went though procedures and tests that were absolutely horrible.
They trooped from specialist's office to specialist's office, carrying the thick files of notes and tests that made up the boy's medical history.
Nissan asked Mitsubishi Motors to investigate and this led the company to discover "improper conduct" and tests that did not meet Japanese law.
They haven't had the advantage of the much stricter fourth- and eighth-grade requirements and tests that will get them in the swing of these new standards.
Many of the procedures and tests that have become the standard of care really are defensive efforts generated by doctors' concerns about malpractice litigation.
There are air pressure tests, tracer tests, core soil boring tests, electronic probes, sonic probes, tests to measure the rate of corrosion, tests that distinguish whether a leak is in the tank or fill pipes (and tests that don't make a distinction), tests that require 10 to 14 days for results, and tests that produce answers in two hours.
Students spend long hours in hagwon, private cram schools, trying to outdo their peers in crucial exams and tests that have lasting consequences for their subsequent careers.
A new report, commissioned by the federal government, finds the field is rife with poorly done studies, misdiagnoses and tests that can give misleading results.
Millions of people are receiving drugs that aren't helping them, operations that aren't going to make them better, and scans and tests that do nothing beneficial for them, and often cause harm.
It has also transformed secondary education into a joyless steeplechase of exams and tests that do little to inspire in children the hunger for knowledge and the excitement in ideas.
The thicker the original lesion, the higher the risks and the more frequent the checkups and tests that may be called for, including X-rays, blood tests and scans of chest, liver, bones and brain.
