Tag: Screening
HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing Down During Pandemic
Authors say low-barrier alternatives to office-based testing are needed to mitigate testing gaps, high positivity rates
Stages of Objective Memory Impairment System Predicts Cognitive Impairment
Nearly twofold higher risk for clinical progression seen for SOMI-1 and SOMI-2; nearly threefold higher risk seen for SOMI-3/4
Race-Adapted Starting Ages Suggested for Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer mortality higher for Black women and lower for American Indian or Alaska Native, Hispanic, and Asian or Pacific Islanders age 40 to 49 years
Vaginal Swabs More Reliable Than Urine for STI Testing
Findings based on comparisons for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Asymptomatic Patients for Skin Cancer
Current evidence is insufficient for assessing balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic adults, adolescents
Universal, Age-Based Diabetes Screening IDs Most Cases
Method identifies greatest proportion of adults with prediabetes and diabetes compared with USPSTF recommendations and BMI-based screening
Risk for Cervical Cancer Higher in Women With Mental Illness
Simultaneously, women with mental illness have lower rates of participation in cancer screening
ChatGPT Mostly Accurate for Breast Cancer Prevention, Screening Questions
Responses were graded by fellowship-trained breast radiologists
Most Patients Prefer to Receive Test Results Through Online Portal
Only 7.5 percent of respondents reported that reviewing results before they were contacted by a health care practitioner increased worry
Mailed Human Papillomavirus Self-Sampling Kits Are Cost-Effective
Findings show it is an economically efficient outreach strategy for increasing cervical cancer screening rates
