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Category Archives: Diagnostic testing

“A Spot on His Lung”

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: January 23, 2012
Category: Diagnostic testing, personal stories | Tagged CT scanning, family stories, Gilbert Welch, incidentaloma, Lisa Schwartz, Steve Woloshin | Leave a comment

In the Headlines: Use Less Medicine

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: December 19, 2011
Category: Cancer Screening, Diagnostic testing, Medical Evidence | Tagged breast cancer, mammograms, overdiagnosis, prostate cancer, PSA, screening recommendations, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Leave a comment

The Benefits of Being Uninsured – A Look at “Overdiagnosed”

By Jessica Wapner
Posted: March 8, 2011
Category: Books, Diagnostic testing | Tagged diabetes, H. Gilbert Welch, hypertension, insurance, Lisa Schwartz, osteoporosis, Overdiagnosed, overdiagnosis, PSA, Steven Woloshin | 5 Comments
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