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Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by lwhi on Sunday May 28, 2023 @08:03AM (#36103281)
Surely the issue is the broken healthcare system in the US?

Proactive care is good. Testing is good.

However the insurance / healthcare cartel behaviour that's fuelled as a result is devastatingly expensive.

Re:TV doctors say annual checkups save lives. Real doctors c... by kashunstva on Sunday May 28, 2023 @08:17AM (#36103363)
> Testing is good.

Not always. It depends on the performance characteristics of the test, i.e. the sensitivity and specificity. Tests with high sensitivity and low specificity often reveal indeterminate results that, in an effort to gain more certainty, expose the patient to significant procedural risk.