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Are demanding patients driving the epidemic of unnecessary medical care?
Our health care system in the United States is notorious for providing a lot of unnecessary medical care — something we’ve written about extensively. Doctors may provide that unnecessary care because...
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Viagra vs. Synthroid: two big drug stories show big differences in reporting...
I came across these two drug stories over my morning coffee yesterday. One: This week marks the 20th anniversary of the FDA approval of Viagra. As anniversary reporting goes that’s arguably...
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Yes, melanoma can be overdiagnosed, but news stories like these don’t discuss it
A study generated worldwide news coverage last week for documenting an advance in artificial intelligence (AI) applied to health care. It showed that a “deep learning convolutional neural network”...
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Screening for atrial fibrillation with a wearable patch: Seek and ye shall...
A study published yesterday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raises important questions about the implications of widespread screening for atrial fibrillation — our most common...
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Podcast: The clear and present danger of too much health care
Ray Moynihan, PhD The dangers of too much health care: It’s something we think the public needs to learn more about. Ray Moynihan, PhD, a former investigative journalist turned health care researcher,...
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Podcast: Emergency docs highlight toxic health care myths
A trip to the emergency department is never a welcome experience, but it can be made worse — or even triggered by — a patient’s unrealistic expectations. In this podcast, veteran emergency doctors...
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Too Much Medicine: A small medical conference with a big impact
The Too Much Medicine (TMM) conference is small, but has a potentially huge impact. We cover plenty of medical conferences about heart disease, cancer, and dementia (to name a few) that trigger...
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What did journalists overlook about the Apple Watch ‘heart monitor’ feature?
The new Apple Watch heart monitor dominated the health news cycle last week. If you were lucky and spent last week on a secluded beach with no internet access (a girl can dream), you might have missed...
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Osteoporosis and vertebral compression fractures: Advocacy groups and medical...
In case you ever wondered, October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. In preparation, two advocacy groups — the National Osteoporosis Foundation and the National Bone Health Alliance — have joined forces...
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‘Love your lungs’? Exaggerated screening claims seem more out of step than ever
A video on the website of Wisconsin-based Gundersen Health System makes an emotional pitch for lung cancer screening. We see a woman blowing soap bubbles with a child. A jogger exhaling after a winter...
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