Tag: Screening
School Scoliosis Screening Has Sustained Effectiveness
Across five consecutive years increase in prevalence and sensitivity for curves of 20 degrees or more
High-Value Care Advice Provided for Cancer Screening
Review of guidelines and evidence provides advice for screening for five common types of cancer
AUA: PCPs Embracing New PSA Recommendations
Primary care screening patterns have changed as a result of the USPSTF recommendation
CDC: CA Screening Rates Below Healthy People 2020 Targets
Includes tests for colorectal, breast, and cervical malignancies
Physicians Show Low Adherence to Cervical CA Screening Recs
For average-risk women, screening should start at age 21 years, be performed every three years
CRC Screening Among Older Adults Often Inappropriate
Screening seen in more than half of adults aged 75 and older, with less than 10-year life expectancy
USPSTF Review: T2DM Screening Doesn’t Cut Mortality
Treatment of impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance can delay progression to diabetes
Most Hospitalists Would Not Order Inpatient Mammography
Few hospitalists would order a mammogram for a hospitalized woman who was overdue for screening
Candy Twists Alternative to Glucola Drink for GDM Screening
Same sensitivity for glucola, candy twists; improved false-referral rate, PPV, detection rate for candy
DNA-Based Blood Test More Accurate in ID of Down Sx
But it won't eliminate need for invasive diagnostics such as amniocentesis
