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"It is a truism in radiology that the more we image the more we will find." Giles Maskell of the BMJ describes to us the meaning of "incidentalomas", and a…

Robert Whitaker discusses in depth the rise in suicide rates in a time when more people than ever are receiving mental health treatment.

With less than 2 weeks to go before Too Much Medicine kicks off, we have a wonderful opportunity for our attendees: a guided 1.5 hours walk around picturesque island of Seurasaari.…

This opinion piece in the New York Times discusses new findings on a routine treatment for atrial fibrillation and implications for device regulation in the US.  Photo by Jair Lázaro on Unsplash

A large new study that followed thousands of women with early-stage breast cancer for a median of more than five years has found that those treated with Herceptin for only…

After the development of artificial intelligence that can accurately determine whether moles are melanoma, HealthNewsReview.org takes a moment to discuss whether melanoma can be overdiagnosed and the possible implications. Photo…

The NHS is reducing, discontinuing, or highly restricting some procedures that have often been shown to get better without treatment. Procedures including injections for back pain, surgery to help snorers and…

Keyhole surgery for treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome is one of the most common surgeries performed worldwide. The FIMPACT trial compared keyhole surgery with placebo surgery and showed that after…