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The blind spots of employer check-ups: read this before you start
Tests and Numbers

The blind spots of employer check-ups: read this before you start

Anyone who has spent time on the blind spots of employer check-ups has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·August 17, 2026·4 min read
Baseline tests in your thirties: read this before you start
Tests and Numbers

Baseline tests in your thirties: read this before you start

Put baseline tests in your thirties back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only survives good…

Maeve DonnellyMaeve Donnelly·August 11, 2026·4 min read
Movements to avoid with a disc issue: is it worth doing at all
Bones and Joints

Movements to avoid with a disc issue: is it worth doing at all

Anyone who has spent time on movements to avoid with a disc issue has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·August 8, 2026·4 min read
Which screening tests are worth it first: a checklist you can tick
Tests and Numbers

Which screening tests are worth it first: a checklist you can tick

Most people want which screening tests are worth it first to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit…

Desmond OkonkwoDesmond Okonkwo·August 5, 2026·4 min read
Range of motion in a frozen shoulder, from judgement to action
Bones and Joints

Range of motion in a frozen shoulder, from judgement to action

Let us set the limits of range of motion in a frozen shoulder first: it reliably improves a clear story at the follow-up, and it does not deliver…

Willa FarrowWilla Farrow·August 2, 2026·4 min read
The blood count lines that matter, from judgement to action
Tests and Numbers

The blood count lines that matter, from judgement to action

Most people do not fail at the blood count lines that matter from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is…

Nora WhitcombNora Whitcomb·July 30, 2026·4 min read

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