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...
A nationally recognized expert offers a searing expos of Big Pharma and the American healthcare system's zeal for excessive medical testing. More screening doesn't lead to better health--but can turn healthy people into patients.
Going against the...