More news Articles Is Preventive Medicine Actually Overtreatment? (NPR) 2/14/2011BodyImage Dr. H. Gilbert Welch joined host Ira Flatow on NPR’s Science Friday program. They discussed the issue of over-treatment of many diseases, such as hypertension and diabetes, which is the subject of Dr. Welch’s new book, Overdiagnosed: Making People Sick In Pursuit of Health. Dr. Welch is a professor of Community and Family Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School and director of the Center for Medicine and the Media at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.Listen to or read a transcript the program, which aired on 02/11/11. Office of CommunicationsShare thisFacebookTwitterEmail QuotedQuoteChildren with medical complexities living in rural areas are especially vulnerable when their nearest hospital closes.Byline Seneca Freyleue, a research programmer and analyst at The Dartmouth Institute | AttributionMedical XpressDate5/03/2024 QuotedQuoteGenerally speaking, when voters feel that there is a crisis, they are much more inclined to vote for candidates they see as strong.BylineJeffrey Friedman, professor of government | AttributionThe AtlanticDate5/01/2024
QuotedQuoteChildren with medical complexities living in rural areas are especially vulnerable when their nearest hospital closes.Byline Seneca Freyleue, a research programmer and analyst at The Dartmouth Institute | AttributionMedical XpressDate5/03/2024
QuotedQuoteGenerally speaking, when voters feel that there is a crisis, they are much more inclined to vote for candidates they see as strong.BylineJeffrey Friedman, professor of government | AttributionThe AtlanticDate5/01/2024