Screening & Checks
Overdiagnosis, and why more medicine is not always better
Detecting disease that would never have caused harm is a real and measurable phenomenon with real costs.
Topic
screening
Every Health Wealth Tiger article tagged screening — 5 pieces across 2 sections.
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.
Screening & Checks
Family history and what to do with it
A well-collected family history changes screening, and it is free, quick and almost never gathered properly.
Dental & Vision
Cataract, glaucoma and the ageing eye
Two very common conditions with very different urgency, and one of the most successful operations in medicine.
Screening & Checks
Which screening tests are actually worth having
A screening programme has to clear a high bar to exist, and a great deal of what is sold as screening never gets near it.