Preventive care rarely makes the news. Its successes look like nothing happening — a heart attack that did not occur, a cancer caught in a stage where treatment is uneventful, a fall that never happened.
Screenings that earn their keep
Blood pressure, cholesterol, cervical screening, colorectal screening — a short, well-timed list that repays the effort many times over.
Habits over heroics
Movement, sleep, food, alcohol, tobacco — a boring list that keeps mattering.
Talking to your clinician
A useful preventive visit is one where you arrive with a short list of questions and leave with a shorter list of actions.