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Over-Treatment in Medicine Highlighted by Doctor
Dr. Thomas C. Chalmers cited four practices shown useless or harmful by studies. Bland diets for stomach ulcers persist. oral diabetes drugs, bed rest for viral hepatitis, and DES use in pregnancy were also questioned. He urged stronger peer review and reliance on controlled trials to curb outdated care.
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Alton Blakeslee
New York
Thomas C. Chalmers
The
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Chalmers
American College of Physicians
PRSO