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Primary care practitioners overestimate disease risks leading to over-diagnosis and overtreatment Primary care practitioners often over-estimate the likelihood of a patient having a medical condition based on reported symptoms and laboratory test results. Such overestimations can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) published in JAMA Internal Medicine. A large gap exists between practitioner estimates and scientific estimates of the probability of disease. Practitioners who overe...

 E-Mail Primary care practitioners often over-estimate the likelihood of a patient having a medical condition based on reported symptoms and laboratory test results. Such overestimations can lead to overdiagnosis and overtreatment, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) published in JAMA Internal Medicine. "A large gap exists between practitioner estimates and scientific estimates of the probability of disease," said study leader Daniel Morgan, MD, a Professor of Epidemiology & Public Health at UMSOM. "Practitioners who...

Epidemiologists and other public health experts are debating whether to use rapid COVID-19 tests as admission tickets to schools, businesses and entertainment and sports venues.

Table of Contents Health Officials Split on Rapid COVID Tests as Admission Tickets Spectators wait in a security line outside Yankee Stadium before an opening day baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on April 1. Schools, businesses and sports and entertainment venues are considering rapid COVID-19 tests as a requirement for entry. John Minchillo The Associated Press Epidemiologists and other public health experts are debating whether to use rapid COVID-19 tests as admission tickets to schools, businesses and entertainment and sports venues. Even with the quicken...