Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick in the Pursuit of Health

Type

Book

Authors

H. Gilbert Welch

Lisa Schwartz

Steve Woloshin

ISBN 10

0807021997

ISBN 13

9780807021996

Tags

Health, Fitness & Dieting, Health Care Delivery, Health Policy, Diagnosis, Doctor-Patient Relations, Medical Ethics, Ethics

Description

A complex web of factors has created the phenomenon of overdiagnosis: the popular media promotes fear of disease and perpetuates the myth that early, aggressive treatment is always best; in an attempt to avoid lawsuits, doctors have begun to leave no test undone, no abnormality overlooked; and profits are being made from screenings, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals. Revealing the social, medical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that overdiagnoses and overtreats patients, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us pain, worry, and money. - from Amzon

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