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  "content_md": "Many such cases.\n\n> Of 16 publications from the panels, only one proposed a narrower definition, for five the impacts were unclear, and 10 proposed an expanded definition − pre-diseases were created, thresholds were lowered, or diagnostic processes changed to enable earlier diagnosis. In no case did a panel rigorously investigate and report on the potential danger that some people may be caught unnecessarily by the newly widened definitions.\n\n[Caution! Diagnosis creep ↗](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4917625)",
  "content_html": "<p>Many such cases.</p>\n<blockquote><p>Of 16 publications from the panels, only one proposed a narrower definition, for five the impacts were unclear, and 10 proposed an expanded definition − pre-diseases were created, thresholds were lowered, or diagnostic processes changed to enable earlier diagnosis. In no case did a panel rigorously investigate and report on the potential danger that some people may be caught unnecessarily by the newly widened definitions.</p></blockquote>\n<p class=\"source\"><a href=\"https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4917625\">Caution! Diagnosis creep ↗</a></p>",
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