Screening & Checks
Health checks at different ages
What is worth doing changes by decade, and knowing what applies now prevents both over-testing and missed opportunities.
Topic
prevention
Every Health Wealth Tiger article tagged prevention — 7 pieces across 2 sections.
Dental & Vision
Children’s teeth and eyes
Both are free or subsidised for children in most countries, both are under-attended, and both have windows where treatment works and later does not.
Screening & Checks
The annual check-up: what is worth doing
The routine yearly physical has surprisingly weak evidence, and the components that matter can be listed on a postcard.
Screening & Checks
Diabetes risk and what to do about it early
Prediabetes is a genuine warning with a good evidence base for reversal, and the intervention is not a drug.
Screening & Checks
Cholesterol, statins and the numbers behind them
The decision to treat is about overall risk rather than a single number, and the medication costs almost nothing.
Dental & Vision
What a dental check-up prevents
Dental disease is almost entirely preventable and among the most expensive things to leave alone.
Screening & Checks
Blood pressure: the cheapest thing you can do
It is silent, extremely common, and the treatment is inexpensive — which makes ignoring it the most expensive option.