Overdiagnosis: Why More Medical Testing Can Cause Harm

Medlife Crisis · Explainer · 21 min · 2020 · YouTube title: The Epidemic of Fake Disease

Why it's here

Pointed to in threads about cancer screening, PSA tests, full-body MRIs and consumer diagnostics as an explanation of why more testing can hurt.

What it covers

A Medlife Crisis video by cardiologist Rohin Francis on overdiagnosis and over-screening. It explains how detecting more disease does not necessarily mean saving more lives, and covers harms such as unnecessary treatment.