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Overtreating mild hypertension, are we doing more harm than good?

Overtreating mild hypertension, are we doing more harm than good?

FromThe BMJ Podcast


Overtreating mild hypertension, are we doing more harm than good?

FromThe BMJ Podcast

ratings:
Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Sep 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Stephen Martin, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, thinks we're overtreating otherwise healthy patients who have mild hypertension.

In this podcast he sets out his argument, and explains why prescribing drugs to these people may actually be doing more harm than good.

Read the full analysis article:
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/bmj.g5432
Released:
Sep 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

The BMJ is an international peer reviewed medical journal and a fully “online first” publication. The BMJ’s vision is to be the world’s most influential and widely read medical journal. Our mission is to lead the debate on health and to engage, inform, and stimulate doctors, researchers, and other health professionals in ways that will improve outcomes for patients. We aim to help doctors to make better decisions.