Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare

Overdiagnosis is increasing the carbon footprint of healthcare Tackling overdiagnosis takes on a new urgency in the context of a climate emergency Alexandra Barratt, 1 Forbes McGain 2Clinical practice varies-some is excellent, delivering high quality care, improving health outcomes, and representing excellent value for money.But research over the past two decades has established that a significant minority of clinical care is low value, wasteful, or harmful.