We need new rules for defining who is sick. Step 1: remove vested interests
- Written by Ray Moynihan, Assistant Professor, Bond University
Early detection of disease can be a double-edged sword.Shutterstock
Did you know the definition of high blood pressure (hypertension) in the United States was recently greatly expanded? Overnight, tens of millions of people were reclassified, leaving one in every two adults with a diagnosis of hypertension.
The move has been welcomed by some but...
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