Tag: Screening
Adherence to Annual Follow-Up Lung Cancer Screening Low
Only 22.3 percent of those with an initial LDCT had a repeat annual LDCT; 34.3 percent adherent with follow-up to 24 months
USPSTF Recommends Depression, Anxiety Screening for Teens
Screening for MDD recommended for teens aged 12 to 18 years; anxiety screening recommended for children aged 8 to 18 years
USPSTF Recommends Syphilis Screening for At-Risk Persons
Substantial net benefit observed for screening of nonpregnant persons at increased risk for infection
Patient Preferences Examined for CRC Screening Modalities
Of all five U.S. Multi Society Task Force recommended tests, FIT-fecal DNA every three years was most preferred test
Performance of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests With Nasal Self-Sampling Examined
Sensitivities of rapid antigen tests with nasal self-sampling declined during period of omicron emergence
USPSTF Recommends Depression Screening for All Adults
Anxiety screening recommended for adults aged 64 and younger, including pregnant, postpartum persons
Psoriasis Patients Find Psoriatic Arthritis Screening Worthwhile
Participants report feeling empowered by comprehensive screening
Multicancer Early Detection Feasible for Outpatients
Specificity for MCED blood test using circulating tumor DNA is 99.1 percent, and positive predictive value is about 40 percent
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Children for Prediabetes, T2D
Evidence insufficient for assessing benefits and harms of screening for children and adolescents
Quantitative Pathologic Analysis May Help Predict Prognosis in CRC
Quantitative segmentation algorithm used to extract data from hematoxylin and eosin slides of colorectal cancers