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CellBioGuy comments on June 2015 Media Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: CellBioGuy 02 June 2015 02:53:37PM *  1 point [-]

"Overkill: An avalanche of unnecessary medical care is harming patients physically and financially. What can we do about it?"

Dear gods how I have seen this in practice, in family and colleagues...

This is also at least partially behind a growing distrust of the medical profession and medical science. When something works against your interests while claiming to work for your interests, trust fails.

Comment author: Lumifer 02 June 2015 05:13:16PM 1 point [-]

Scott Adams has a very... explicit blog post on the topic.