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Diagnostic Errors, “Early Detection” Screening, and Overdiagnosis: The Illusion of Prevention, Adverse Effects, Evidence of Harm — for Healthcare Providers, Health & Wellness Coaches, Yoga Therapists

Curation Overview

In this curation, we examine documented evidence of harms stemming from diagnostic errors and  from “early detection” screening, which provides an illusion of prevention while actually causing harm.

This is closely aligned with, but differentiated from, the curation on Medical Imaging / Scans, which focuses on the direct physical and biological harms of imaging technologies.

Objective

Cite 42 references showing the prevalence and causes of diagnostic errors, plus evidence that “early detection” screening provides an illusion of prevention while actually causing harm.

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