Tag: Over-diagnosis

Up to 2% of the population of England is autistic, according to the Nuffield Trust, while ADHD prescribing is up 50% in five years. What we have here is a serious case of overdiagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.

A new study followed 400,000 men for 15 years and found no benefit from screening for prostate cancer. The problem is over-medicalisation and over-diagnosis, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.

Prostate cancer screening is likely to do more harm than good, experts have warned, after a 15-year trial showed one in six flagged cases was wrong and the death rate was lower in those who weren't screened.