Lamest reason for withholding EKGs? The price

Before kids at most high schools are cleared to play team sports, they have to undergo physical checkups. Usually they aren't the most rigorous exams and rarely do they include an EKG.

But should they?

Researchers at Stanford say they should. A new study argues that the cardiac test is "reasonable in cost and effective at saving lives."

Why aren't EKGs part of the routine workup, like sticking out your tongue? Money, of course. If the heart tests were mandatory, schools would have to get access ...