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Too much treatment? Aggressive medical care can lead to more pain, with no gain.
For many consumers and their doctors, good health care means seeing as many specialists as you want. It means undergoing frequent rounds of diagnostic tests, such as CT scans, to make sure everything is going well. And when you're seriously ill, it means prolonged hospital stays and every conceivable treatment.
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Though the idea that more health care is better seems to make intuitive sense, recent research has shown that none of the above necessarily helps you live better or longer. In fact, too much medical care might shorten your life.
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