the Guardian

How much preventive health screening should I be getting? (opens in new tab)

Screenings can find treatable conditions before they’ve caused too much damage – but ‘overscreening’ can cause harmI couldn’t help but roll my eyes when tech entrepreneur and longevity influencer Bryan Johnson is genuinely interesting, most clinicians don’t routinely recommend this test to patients.As medical technology has become more powerful – and more marketable – the line between helpful screening and unnecessary testing has blurred.

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