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Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but here’s the five-point health MOT I’d really like to see | Devi Sridhar
You could be walking around symptom-free and not know you’re pre-diabetic, living with hypertension or at a high risk of a heart attack, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar
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Prof Devi Sridhar argues that while free cholesterol tests on the NHS are beneficial, a broader five‑point health “MOT” would better detect silent conditions such as pre‑diabetes, hypertension and elevated heart‑attack risk.
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