These are two different topics, but they are both about how medical treatment can harm people. Overdiagnosis is arguably a subjection of medical error. The morality of the topic is fairly straightforward in the sense that it is obvious both are bad. But the topic is a bit more subtle in working out how to avoid them or minimize the problems. There is also the question of who should be held accountable for medical error and what sorts of consequences are appropriate.
These days some nurses do diagnose patients. Certainly, nurses make errors. Sometimes doctors make errors and nurses know it.
You should discuss at least one of the resources from the Useful Links list. See the attached links
Overdiagnosis Links
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/23/1/1
https://watermark.silverchair.com/cmv008.pdf
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1754987
https://smw.ch/article/doi/smw.2015.14060
http://tld-documents.llnassets.com.s3.amazonaws.com/0014000/14292/overdiagnosis.pdf
Medical Error Links
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/22/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-america.html
Are medical errors really the third most common cause of death in the U.S.? (2019 edition)
https://www.sciencealert.com/no-500-people-don-t-die-in-the-us-every-two-days-due-to-medical-error
https://www.physiciansweekly.com/the-third-rail-medical-error-as-a-leading-cause-of-death/
https://blog.cureatr.com/theres-much-work-to-be-done-8-medical-errors-statistics-to-know
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