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Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Influencers are promoting these three health tests but they risk doing more harm than good

Medical tests marketed on social media can lead to unnecessary interventions and anxiety due to over-diagnosis risks, according to experts.
Mental health
fromwww.bbc.com
4 months ago

'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis

Many GPs in England believe mental health problems are over-diagnosed and worry that normal life stresses are being over-medicalised while services remain hard to access.
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