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November 25, 2012 - Issue 2290


General Health Checkups and Medical Screening Tests—Do You Really Need Them?

General Health Checkups and Medical Screening Tests—Do You Really Need Them?

November 25, 2012

Studies have shown these tests have no impact on mortality rates, and far more people are harmed from unnecessary treatment than are saved as a result of early diagnosis. So why are doctors recommending this "bad medicine" to millions?