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Title details for Overdiagnosed by Lisa M. Schwartz, MD - Available

Overdiagnosed

Making People Sick in Pursuit of Health

by Lisa M. Schwartz, MD
H. Gilbert Welch, MD
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Going against the conventional wisdom reinforced by the medical establishment and Big Pharma that more screening is the best preventative medicine, Dr. Gilbert Welch builds a compelling counterargument that what we need are fewer, not more, diagnoses. Documenting the excesses of American medical practice that labels far too many of us as sick, Welch examines the social, ethical, and economic ramifications of a health-care system that unnecessarily diagnoses and treats patients, most of whom will not benefit from treatment, might be harmed by it, and would arguably be better off without screening. Drawing on twenty-five years of medical practice and research, Dr. H. Gilbert Welch and his colleagues, Dr. Lisa M. Schwartz and Dr. Steven Woloshin, have studied the effects of screenings and presumed preventative measures for disease and "pre-disease." Examining the social, medical, and economic ramifications of a health care system that unnecessarily diagnoses and treats patients, Welch makes a reasoned call for change that would save us from countless unneeded surgeries, debilitating anxiety, and exorbitant costs.

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  • Release date

    September 11, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781611749649
      • File size: 277377 KB
      • Duration: 09:37:52

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Sean Runnette's gentle voice and connection with this consumer-awareness health topic make this audiobook easy to absorb. In his tender, authentic way, he speaks to the hearts of listeners, asking them to consider the wise counsel of these authors, palpably caring about whether or not they do. The subject is personal responsibility for one's health, which the authors say can be compromised when Western medicine strives to detect diseases long before symptoms are evident. Using lucid examples of tests and treatments that can do harm, the authors offer simple advice: Don't avoid doctors altogether, but approach every diagnostic procedure recommended with thoughtful research on the risks of the test itself, the side effects of the treatment offered, and the likely course of a condition with and without it. T.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

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