The risk epidemic in medical journals

A matter of heart: the general practitioner consultation in an evidence-based world

“…During recent decades, there has been a steadily increasing focus on risk in Western societies (24)(25)(26)(27). Adoption of the risk concept as a basis for preventive medicine on a large scale has taken place without much analysis and debate (25).…”

“…Adoption of the risk concept as a basis for preventive medicine on a large scale has taken place without much analysis and debate (25). The goals of medicine have expanded from the curative to the preventive sphere, a development that carries fundamental philosophical and ethical implications (25,27). The process of critical reflection in relation to risk intervention is still in its early stages.…”

Probabilities and health risks: a qualitative approach

“…Part of the answer is to be found in organisational values, constraints and simplification. Use of a history of maternal abdominal x-rays as a Down's syndrome indicator raises the spectre of iatrogenic disease, off the agenda in most epidemiological risk research (Skolbekken, 1995). Serum tests are rationed in many UK hospitals because of their cost.…”

Evidence-based medicine in general practice: A hindrance to optimal medical care?

“…Scientists continuously define risk factors in an ever-increasing number and speed (10). Biomedical research seems to have changed the focus from investigating diseased people to assessing risk for future diseases among the healthy population (10).…”

“…Biomedical research seems to have changed the focus from investigating diseased people to assessing risk for future diseases among the healthy population (10). This shift of focus opens up an unlimited potential for the introduction of new studies.…”