I totally understand... I think there could be solutions, like: - proposing bundles formation + test(1), of course much more expensive than just test, but all

I totally understand... I think there could be solutions, like: - proposing bundles formation + test(1), of course much more expensive than just test, but allowing access to a broader range of tests. - new job description, "medical teacher for citizens", giving (possibly customized) formations to people (and documents certifying they passed), and then these certificates would be useful later to know which patients already understand which aspects of medicine. I think that would make nice ideas for startups, and I for one would be a customer. As for the "emotional" aspect, when receiving shocking news, I don't think that withholding information is a solution, quite to the contrary. In a lot of cases, people don't feel well and imagine the worse, but they actually are fine. Other people feel good and actually are very sick. If an information leads to bad diagnostics, they should know, because if not now it would be required later anyway. If the information does not lead to a 100% accurate diagnostic, just quickly get sure that your patient understands basic stats/probas, and then explain to them why the diagnostic cannot be certain and why some benefit/risk trade-off holds. Any of the "formations" evoked above could include some lesson on how to deal with bad news about oneself. (1) of course I mean "medical test" here, like the ones to guide diagnostics, not "knowledge test", although these too would be useful at the end of the formation. PS: the 15 min/patient thing is a huge PITA, so maybe my ideas are doable only in private clinics. Even the "medical teacher for citizens" is completely outside of what is done (currently) in public health.