Tag: Screening
More Research Needed on Preventive Service Use by People With Disabilities
Review looks at data regarding barriers to and facilitators of breast and cervical cancer screening among people with disabilities
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Food Insecurity Screening
Balance of benefits and harms of screening for food insecurity on health outcomes cannot be determined
Opportunistic CT Bone Density Screening Improves Osteoporosis Screening Rate
Opportunistic CT screening could increase the number of patients screened and would result in medical cost avoidance
Updates Issued for Optimizing Bowel Preparation Quality for Colonoscopy
Use of a split-dose bowel preparation regimen is recommended; same-day regimen acceptable for those undergoing afternoon colonoscopy
Rise in Telemedicine Tied to Modest Decrease in Low-Value, Point-of-Care Testing
Findings seen among Medicare beneficiaries, but no differences seen in low-value spending overall
Nanosensor Assay Promising for Pancreatic Cancer Detection
In recent study, PAC-MANN identified pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma samples with 98 percent specificity and 73 percent sensitivity across all stages
AI-Assisted Screening Tool Speeds Trial Eligibility Determination
Implementing AI-assisted screening tool enhances clinical trial efficiency, expedites screening process
Diabetes, Dyslipidemia Screening Rates Low After Pregnancy, Even for Those With HTN, GDM
Although screening rates are higher for exposed individuals, rates are low in both exposed and unexposed individuals
Younger People Open to Self-Collected Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Authors say self-collection may address some barriers to reproductive health care services
Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Clinic Can ID the Disease in Disadvantaged Men
127 patients underwent prostate biopsy, with 94 prostate cancers diagnosed; 86.2 percent had clinically significant disease
