As Covid test suppliers turn their hand to £300 blood tests – which check for every little problem – The Medical Minefield team asks, are they worth it? Dr Dean Eggitt, a GP working in Doncaster, says such a service might be just what is needed to help clear the NHS backlog. But TV doctor and author Dr Ellie Cannon passionately disagrees – and says the tests are simply feeding the ‘worried well’, and offer misleading results.

As Covid test suppliers turn their hand to &pound;300 blood tests &ndash; which check for every little problem &ndash; The Medical Minefield team asks, are they worth it? Dr Dean Eggitt, a GP working in Doncaster, says such a service might be just what is needed to help clear the NHS backlog. But TV doctor and author Dr Ellie Cannon passionately disagrees &ndash; and says the tests are simply feeding the &lsquo;worried well&rsquo;, and offer misleading results.

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health. 

Medical Minefield is a new health podcast where we talk about the ethical dilemmas at the heart of the health stories that matter the most. Join Barney Calman, the Mail on Sunday's health editor and deputy Health Editor Eve Simmons every week for a podcast tackling the big questions in health.&nbsp;

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The GP that insists private blood tests are the future

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A row has broken out among doctors about new cholesterol-lowering injection inclisiran. Some GPs refuse to prescribe it saying there's not enough evidence to say it's safe and effective. Others, like Birmingham-based cardiologist Professor Derek Connolly, claims those who aren't on board are Luddites, and a bit like people who were scared of microwave ovens when they were launched. 
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That's what some doctors are saying, at least for many people who are offered it to help ease aches and pains. So why are millions of us prescribed it every year? Health reporter Ethan Ennals reveals his own struggles with injuries and his frustration at lengthy and repeated courses of physiotherapy treatment that didn't make any difference. And Barney speaks to top GP Dr Mike Smith about why he thinks many patients end up in similar situations. 
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Ethan Ennals and Pat Hagan speak to Prostate Cancer UK's Chiara de Biase about the charity's campaign to create new laws that will help men with bladder issues.
Meanwhile, prostate cancer survivor Jonathan Hall explains what it's like to live with incontinence.



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One in three men over-65 will experience urinary incontinence, so why is barely anything done to support them? Ethan Ennals and Pat Hagan speak to Prostate Cancer UK's Chiara de Biase about the charity's campaign to create new laws that will help men with bladder issues. Meanwhile, prostate cancer survivor Jonathan Hall explains what it's like to live with incontinence.
 
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The GP that insists private blood tests are the future

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