Are Health Tests a Good Idea?

Synopsis: Despite living longer and healthier lives than ever before, the nation remains obsessed with its health and is turning to health tests. Human guinea pig Michael Mosley puts himself through several of medical tests available to people who feel perfectly well. From a simple assessment to a state of the art heart CT scan, Mosley asks whether the pricey Harley street test was really worth the cash. And what about the risks associated with these tests? Scans come with radiation exposure and even the simplest of tests lead to anxiety and possible over-diagnosis. Does testing healthy people actually do more harm than good?
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2015
Year of production: 2015
Notes: First broadcast 12 August 2015.
Subjects: Health Education; Medical sciences
Keywords: health tests

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