Diagnostics
Diagnostic tests and scans are vitally important to finding the best treatment for your health concerns. Here, our experts demystify the various tests you may be referred for.

Updated: Tuesday 27 October 2020
What happens during a mammogram?

Updated: Thursday 10 September 2020
Radiation exposure from medical scans

Updated: Monday 7 September 2020
COVID-19 antibody testing explained

Updated: Wednesday 26 February 2020
6 ways to keep calm during your MRI scan

Updated: Monday 2 December 2019
Inside the pathology lab | What happens to my blood?

Updated: Wednesday 27 November 2019
Mike’s angiogram: A journey inside the heart

Updated: Wednesday 27 November 2019
Family history health questions you should be asking

Updated: Thursday 17 October 2019
4 ways to stay calm during a blood test

Updated: Tuesday 19 March 2019
The truth about mammograms (from women who’ve had them)

Updated: Friday 14 December 2018
Bone density scanning for osteoporosis explained

Updated: Friday 14 December 2018
Blood-injury-needle phobia | The fight against fainting

Updated: Friday 7 December 2018
In praise of Ultrasound, the unsung hospital hero

Updated: Friday 7 December 2018
Experience CT scan in 360 virtual reality

Updated: Friday 7 December 2018
Unexplained Symptoms? How to uncover the problem with blood tests

Updated: Thursday 6 December 2018
Blood test procedure explained

Updated: Friday 27 July 2018
What blood tests can tell us about wellbeing

Updated: Tuesday 10 July 2018
How to get through an MRI scan (from people who’ve had one)

Updated: Thursday 26 April 2018
How does MRI work?

Updated: Monday 14 August 2017
Radiography exposed: The machines that see inside us

Updated: Friday 21 July 2017