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Five warning signs of overdiagnosis

  • Written by Alexandra Barratt, Professor of Public Health, University of Sydney
Five warning signs of overdiagnosisBeing labelled with a serious illness can cause psychological distress.rawpixel

We’ve had it drummed into us over decades that early detection is key to treating diseases early, before they have a chance to turn into something really nasty.

But we’ve since learnt the flip-side of this is overdiagnosis, where people are diagnosed with...

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