Why too much medical treatment is causing more harm than good (abc.net.au)

In the article there are just five lines to tell that too much medical treatments do harm.

Here is a bit more informtion:

https://www.bmj.com/too-much-medicine

Wonder how much of the "too much" is caused by people demanding medicine and/or diagnostics. We've all heard the stereotypical patient demanding antibiotics for a virus and the good pills for their back.

I also imagine the notion goes over well in the US where people have a hard time scheduling a visit and taking time off workm pay large sums of money to go to the doctor. And if the outcome isn't more involved than a procedure or a trip to the pharmacist, did they really just do anything useful?