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    ”Death is not inevitable”; why society’s beliefs fuel overtreatment

    ”Death is not inevitable”; why society’s beliefs fuel overtreatment

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    ”Death is not inevitable”; why society’s beliefs fuel overtreatment

    FromThe BMJ Podcast

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    Length:
    19 minutes
    Released:
    Oct 15, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Our whole society views risk in medicine wrongly, argue Jerome Hoffman and Hemal Kanzaria from the University of California Los Angeles. In this podcast they slay some strongly held myths about medicine's ability to heal, and say that one of our big beliefs, that death is not inevitable, is leading to overtreatment.

    Read their full analysis of the situation:
    http://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g5702

    For more information about overdiagnosis and overtreatment, visit www.bmj.com/too-much-medicine
    Released:
    Oct 15, 2014
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.