Healthcare, Safely Doing Less: How Past Science Informs Future Practice

6/17/2020; 58 minutes

The US spends more per capita on healthcare than other countries. Over treatments accounts for much of the waste. Dr. Thomas Newman gives several examples of the system over testing, over diagnosing and over treating and argues that sometimes doing less is doing better. Recorded on 06/03/2020. (#35932)

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