28 September

28 September · 00:47 UTC

But "sometimes the best medicine is no medicine at all". Yep. And it's not all the doctors' fault, every time we rush off to the GP and demand treatments that are a waste of time, we're as much to blame too. Antibiotics top of the list, but lots more besides, especially scans.

Nick Dee shared a link.

External context: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-28/tests-treatments-for-common-ailments-costing-billions-4-corners/6799378?WT.mc_id=Innovation_News-FourCorners%7CPatientsAtRiskAndBillionsOfDollarsBeingWastedBecauseOfTests%2CScansAndProceduresThatDontWork_FBP%7Cabc