Tag: HealthyLiving
The prevention dividend – why earlier action is changing healthcare outcomes
Over the past decade, mortality among Discovery Health Medical Scheme members has declined by 5.6%. This improvement reflects a combination of earlier diagnosis, stronger treatment pathways, broader access to high-quality healthcare and sustained behaviour change. It demonstrates an important principle: better health outcomes are not accidental. They are achieved through deliberate action.
Prioritising sleep can reverse health risks and extend life
Discovery’s analysis of 47 million sleep records
There’s a two-way relationship between sleep and optimal health. Poor sleep can increase the risk of developing physical or mental health conditions, or both, while poor physical and mental health can negatively affect sleep quality and duration. This two-way relationship creates a cycle that can accelerate disease progression and reduce quality of life.




















