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Unveiling Women's Wellness Empower Your Health Screening

20 May 2024
Discover comprehensive well-woman care at Measure Health. Our service encompasses a range of vital assessments and screenings tailored to women's health needs.

Health Screening in the UK: A Crucial Preventive Healthcare Practice

19 May 2024
In today's fast-paced world, daily life is chaotic. Our well-being is often neglected. We only realize the value of health when illness strikes. Or, we get a life-changing diagnosis. Routines engulf us.

Invest in Your Wellbeing: Uncover Health Risks Early with a Private...

16 May 2024
Feeling good isn't just about the absence of illness. By investing in preventative care, you can catch health concerns early and take steps to manage them effectively.

The Importance of a Full Body MOT Check-Up: Ultimate Guide to...

12 May 2024
We often focus less on our health due to daily life's rush. But, as the saying goes, "health is wealth." Investing time and effort into keeping well is crucial.

Empowered by Knowledge: Understanding Genetic Testing for Cancer

8 May 2024
Cancer is a complex disorder that could affect each person. While the way of life choices and environmental elements play a role, now and then genetics also can impact your danger.

Resistance Training and Brain Health

11 Mar 2024
Resistance training is widely associated with physical strength and muscle building, however, it also offers significant benefits for brain health.

Pre-Diabetes & Diabetes

5 Mar 2024
Pre-diabetes is a precursor to Type 2 diabetes and shows that the blood sugar levels are higher than normal yet not high enough to be classified as diabetes.

Whole Body MRI Scans: A Closer Look at Cancer Screening Without the...

29 Feb 2024
One of the most advanced and least invasive methods for cancer screening is the whole body MRI scan. This technology offers a comprehensive glimpse into the body, searching for signs of cancer without the use of radiation

Why is health screening important?

21 Feb 2024
Health screening is an effective way to detect a particular condition or disease early, even when there haven’t been any signs or symptoms of that disease. Early detection means getting the right treatment at the right time, which gives you...

Why you should have an annual health screen over the age of 40

20 Feb 2024
Just as a car needs regular checks to ensure it's functioning optimally, our bodies too require health screenings to detect any underlying issues early.

Whole Body MRI Scans: A Closer Look at Cancer Screening Without the...

16 Feb 2024
One of the most advanced and least invasive methods for cancer screening is the whole body MRI scan. This technology offers a comprehensive glimpse into the body, searching for signs of cancer without the use of radiation.

The Importance of Medication Reviews for Older Adults

14 Feb 2024
As we age, our bodies and health needs evolve, often leading to an increase in the number of medications we take. While these medications are essential for managing various health conditions, their complexity and the potential for interactions...

Older persons health assessments

6 Feb 2024
Older people can have a broad range of low-lying challenges that they cope with. A comprehensive assessment allows them to get peace of mind and better understanding of their overall health.

What is the prostate gland?

5 Feb 2024
In Males, the prostate gland is a muscular structure that sits below the bladder and surrounds the tube where urine comes out from (urethra).

Processed meats and cancer risk

30 Jan 2024
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that processed meat is in Group 1 (“carcinogenic [cancer-causing] to humans”) and that red meat is in Group 2A (“probably carcinogenic to humans”)...

What is pre-diabetes?

29 Jan 2024
As a Health Screening Doctor, I am picking up pre-diabetes more and more in the over 40s; this condition doesn’t usually have any symptoms, and yet, if not picked up, it can have severe long term consequences.

Diabetes, High Cholesterol & High Blood Pressure and impact on...

9 Jan 2024
Factors which increase your risk of heart disease and stroke, such as such as diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol, smoking and hypertension, are also the same risk factors that can increase your risk of developing dementia in the future.

How many of you are affected by poor quality sleep?

8 Jan 2024
Poor quality and quantity of sleep is associated with higher risk of diseases such as diabetes, obesity, hypertension and heart disease.

Why I test for grip strength

20 Nov 2023
Handgrip strength is defined as the exertion needed to grasp an object and is necessary for various functional activities in daily life.

Screening – what are false positives?

13 Nov 2023
A screening test assesses the likelihood of having a disease. Examples include cervical smears (cervical cancer), PSA blood tests (prostate cancer) and cholesterol level (heart disease).

Age, Muscle Strength and importance of increasing our overall...

24 Oct 2023
Did you know that muscle strength gradually decreases from the age of 30 until about the age of 50? By the age of 60, there is a much more rapid rate decrease in muscle strength

Vitamin D Supplements

5 Oct 2023
Remember to take vitamin D supplements, particularly during months October-April when we do not produce enough Vitamin D through natural sunl

Bowel Cancer Screening and Symptoms

28 Sep 2023
Bowel cancer screening aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage before symptoms have a chance to develop. Screening can also allow us to pick up pre-cancerous polyps before they turn into something more concerning.

Maximising Brain Health

11 Jul 2023
Some of us will have a genetic pre-disposition to developing memory problems in the future, either because of a family history of dementia, or because we carry a specific gene identified to increase our risk of dementia in the future (APOE gene).

Screening for bowel cancer in 1 easy step

20 Jun 2023
FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test) is a test that looks for blood in a sample of your poo (see imagr) It looks for tiny traces of blood that you might not be able to see and which could be a sign of bowel cancer, before symptoms occur.

Are you concerned about your loved one’s memory? 

25 May 2023
Maybe they repeat themselves or have become more forgetful over the years. Normally the concern is, ‘is this a normal part of getting older or is there something more worrying going on?’. You will be more likely to notice it than your...

Dementia prevention for older people

18 May 2023
My last post highlighted the importance of exercise in dementia prevention. Another factor shown to improve brain function is involvement in ‘intellectual activities’. 

Social interaction and dementia prevention

11 May 2023
It is expected that the number of people with AD dementia will increase dramatically in the next 30 years, projecting to 75 million in 2030 and 131.5 million in 2050 worldwide.

What you need to know about Group A Streptococcal Infection

27 Apr 2023
Group A Streptococcus (group A strep) is a bacteria that can cause many different infections such tonsillitis, scarlet fever and skin infections

Why you might have a Vitamin D deficiency, particularly if you are...

3 Jan 2022
Why you might have a Vitamin D deficiency, particularly if you are an ethnic minority, and what you can do about it A recent nationwide survey in the United Kingdom showed that more than 50% of the adult population have insufficient levels of vita

Best practices to reduce cancer risk

3 Aug 2021
Episode 217 - Shonella Singh: Best practices to reduce cancer risk

Prostate Cancer

24 Jun 2021
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 1 in 8 men will develop cancer in their lifetime. It predominantly affects men over the age of 50 and AGE is one of the biggest risk factors, however the risk becomes higher for those with a family

What is Whole Body MRI Scanning

7 Jun 2021
Dr Amish Lakhani is a Consultant Oncological and Genitourinary Radiologist at Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and co-lead Whole Body MRI reporter for Measure Health.

Inhaling smoke is bad for you… yes that includes non-tobacco shisha

17 Apr 2021
We all know that smoking increases the risk of cancer, but it seems there is a blind spot with other ways of inhaling smoke like shisha. Remember its not just the tobacco that is the problem, wherever there is smoke, there are other harmful chemicals

Men- examine yourselves!

14 Mar 2021
MEN - examine yourselves! We talk a lot about the importance about self- examination of breasts in women and yet, much less is spoken about the importance of self-examination of the testicles in men. Why is that?

Testicular cancer check

14 Mar 2021
MEN - examine yourselves! We talk a lot about the importance about self- examination of breasts in women and yet, much less is spoken about the importance of self-examination of the testicles in men. Why is that?

Red Meat and Cancer Risk

9 Mar 2021
In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) concluded that processed meat is in Group 1 (“carcinogenic [cancer-causing] to humans”) and that red meat is in Group 2A...

Is my headache serious?

1 Mar 2021
We have all suffered with headaches at some point and this is a common presentation that I see. One of the commonest fears is ‘could this be brain cancer?’.

What does a cancer risk-reducing diet look like?

26 Feb 2021
A diet rich in whole grains, vegetables, fruits and pulses (beans and lentils) has been shown to lower your cancer risk by supplying the body with vitamins, minerals and fibre that it needs to protect cells from damage.

Breast cancer symptoms

22 Feb 2021
Four weeks ago I saw a 36 year old lady who presented to me with a change in the shape of her nipple.

What cancer screening is available on the NHS?

20 Feb 2021
Screening is a way of looking for concerning abnormalities in healthy people to catch conditions early. The NHS offers 3 cancer screening services which is essential for everyone eligible to do, to detect the early stages of cancer.

Is my tummy pain serious?

18 Feb 2021
As a GP, I see on-going tummy pain as a common concern; it is not unusual but can be caused by a number of different conditions.

Happy new year - Cancer reducing lifestyle tips

3 Jan 2021
Happy new year! Here is my second installment on reducing cancer risk, I hope you find it useful.

Symptoms you should go straight to your GP with

8 Nov 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of people avoiding visiting their doctor but one of the unfortunate consequences is that people are presenting much later. There are some symptoms, which should NOT be ignored.

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