Overdiagnosis of medical conditions is causing more harm than good: experts

Five prominent Australian healthcare organisations are calling for a national plan to stop overdiagnosis and overtreatment. They issued a statement outlining how some medical conditions are being diagnosed too often, and that the practice is causing harm. Overdiagnosis occurs when people are diagnosed with conditions that would not harm them, leading to unnecessary treatments that … Continue reading Overdiagnosis of medical conditions is causing more harm than good: experts