Overuse, which is defined as the provision of medical services that are more likely to cause
harm than good, is a pervasive problem. Direct measurement of overuse through …

Over time, the definition of prevention has expanded so that its meaning in the context of
health services is now unclear. As risk factors are increasingly considered to be the …

Background Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has always required integration of patient
values with 'best'clinical evidence. It is widely recognized that scientific practices and …

A lot of money can be made from healthy people who believe they are sick. Pharmaceutical
companies sponsor diseases and promote them to prescribers and consumers. Ray …

Objectives: To examine the effect of patients' causal attributions of common somatic
symptoms on recognition by general practitioners of cases of depression and anxiety and to …

In January 2012 the Institute of Medicine in the United States published the report of a
consensus study on living well with chronic illness. The report made 17 recommendations …

Through this Trust a Fellowship was established to be awarded annually to a distinguished
individual from any discipline. Each holder of the Fellowship would be invited to prepare a …

In wealthy countries, the focus of clinical care is changing from cure to prevention, to
anticipate future diseases in currently healthy individuals. We review the challenges that …

Comment 106 www. thelancet. com Vol 390 July 8, 2017 to shift resources towards
community-based care, a model pioneered effectively in Cuba. 14 With UHC adopted as a …

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