Past Contest Entries

Are You Getting Too Much Medical Care?

The MORE story explains how our system of providing medicine, paired with beliefs like “better safe than sorry,” have led to an epidemic of unnecessary tests and treatments that cause serious harms. The Washington Post columns give consumers advice and information about specific tests and treatments that can result in overdiagnosis and overtreatment.

Place:

No Award

Year:

  • 2013

Category:

  • Consumer/Feature (large)

Affiliation:

MORE Magazine and The Washington Post

Reporter:

Christie Aschwanden

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