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The Echelon Health Blog. An informed view on the world of Personal Health Assessment.
Ultrasound scans have many different uses, but what can an ultrasound detect?
Sep
08

Ultrasound scans: what can an ultrasound detect?

By Echelon Health

Many people who hear the word ‘ultrasound’ will probably associate them with pregnancy scans, but this particular type of test can be used for much more than that. At Echelon…

Jul
28

The role of AI in early disease detection

By Echelon Health

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has cemented itself into a very robust role in the world in the past couple of decades. However, most do not consider the many ways we interact…

Feb
23

How Is Heart Disease Diagnosed?

By Echelon Health

Heart disease is a condition that affects your heart’s structure and function. Heart disease stems from a group of conditions with several different root causes. In the UK alone, around…

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Nov
10

Five reasons Radiology is important in healthcare

By Echelon Health

Radiology and radiography are the branches of medicine that focus on imaging technology to detect, diagnose, and treat disease. At Echelon Health, we recognise that there is not one scan…

private healthcare assessment london
Apr
09

Choosing The Best Private Health Check: A Helpful Guide

By Echelon Health

Private health checks are a great way to monitor your health to help you make important lifestyle choices for the future. However, choosing the right private health clinic can be…

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Mar
29

Nicotine: The good, the bad and the ugly

By Echelon Health

Nicotine is a chemical that contains nitrogen, which is made by several types of plants, including the tobacco plant. It is also produced synthetically. Nicotiana tabacum, the type of nicotine…

vaping health concerns
Nov
25

E-cigs Debunked: Echelon Health explore vaping health concerns

By Echelon Health

In the UK alone,78,000 people die per year as a result of smoking. Cigarettes are extremely addictive because of their high nicotine content which subsequently, makes it very difficult for…

Heart CT scan in London - Echelon Health
Jun
23

What You Need To Know About CT Scans For Cancer Detection

By Echelon Health

In the not-so-distant past, the diagnosis of cancer was seen as a death sentence. With a lack of treatment options, a poor understanding of the disease and underdeveloped imaging techniques,…

Brain MRI Scan - Echelon Health Blog
May
01

Brain MRI scan – everything you need to know

By Echelon Health

Attending a brain MRI in London may seem daunting and understandably you may be nervous, but rest assured there is nothing to fear.  A brain MRI is a safe, non-invasive…

Individual Services - Medical Facts - Aquilion One CT Scanner
Jan
22

Not all Scanners are the same

By Echelon Health

It is generally accepted that prevention is better than cure and the opportunity now exists with modern medical imaging to diagnose disease at an unprecedented early stage. Over the last…

Journal on Prevention
Aug
31

Prevention is always better than cure

By Echelon Health

There are some pretty sobering statistics around when it comes to many of the most likely causes of early death in the UK today. For instance, consider the following: Every…

Individual Services - Medical Facts - Aquilion One CT Scanner
Aug
28

CT Scanning – an essential tool in Health Assessment

By Echelon Health

Like so many things in medical science, there are differing views when it comes to CT scanning. Some suggest that its use is unjustified in preventative health scanning (as opposed…