Tag: Screening
Eight in 10 Seniors See Wisdom of Dementia Screening
However, only about one in five has had such screening in the past year
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening for Lipid Disorders in Patients Aged 20 and Younger
No direct evidence seen on the benefits or harms of pediatric and young adult lipid screening
Single-Visit Sample Collection Recommended for Hep C Testing
This approach allows for automatic hepatitis C virus RNA testing when an HCV antibody test is reactive in order to avoid incomplete testing
Blood-Based Marker Plus PLCO Risk Model Can ID Lethal Lung Cancer
AUROC estimate of four-marker protein panel plus PLCOm2012 was 0.88 for risk prediction of lung cancer death
More CIN2+ Detection Seen With HPV Catch-Up Screening in Women Aged ≥65
Catch-up HPV screening linked to significantly higher CIN2+ detection among women invited for screening by clinician-based or self-sampling
Indigenous Men Less Likely to Receive PSA Testing
Indigenous men with prostate cancer are also more likely to have higher-risk disease characteristics
FDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
Test is meant for women in the 23rd to 35th weeks of pregnancy
American Indian/Alaska Native Men Less Likely to Receive Prostate Screening
Data from NAMCS revealed AI/AN men were less likely to receive PSA test and/or digital rectal examination than non-Hispanic White men
Newborn Screening for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Improves Survival
Hematopoietic cell transplant after 2010 no longer conveyed a survival advantage over earlier time intervals
Barriers to Breast Cancer Screening Adherence Identified
Common barriers to screening adherence include race/ethnicity, low socioeconomic and education levels
