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Is society becoming over-medicalized? Are medical technologies doing more harm than good? Who better to comment on some of these questions than the Executive Editor of Reuters Health? Dr. Ivan Oransky (yes, Dr. ? he is an MD-turned-journalist) reads over 100 clinical papers each week and manages half-a-dozen full ?time staff and many more freelancers in order to ?shine a spotlight? on good, and bad, medical research findings. In his ?spare time? he runs the blogs Embargo Watch and Retraction Watch, which have both helped change policy concerning medical journalism and scientific publication.
This past April, Dr. Oransky gave a thought-provoking talk at TEDMED (see below) about the proliferation of ?pre-conditions? and associated screenings, and whether they are all necessary. Since then we?ve corresponded with him and asked him a couple of questions, which he gladly answered:
http://medgadget.com/2012/07/is-soc...editor-of-reuters-health-dr-ivan-oransky.html
This past April, Dr. Oransky gave a thought-provoking talk at TEDMED (see below) about the proliferation of ?pre-conditions? and associated screenings, and whether they are all necessary. Since then we?ve corresponded with him and asked him a couple of questions, which he gladly answered:
http://medgadget.com/2012/07/is-soc...editor-of-reuters-health-dr-ivan-oransky.html