Tag: Screening
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Impairment Screening
Evidence lacking for screening for community-dwelling older adults with no signs or symptoms
CDC: Some Coronavirus Testing Kits Sent to States Are Faulty
Agency says problem appears to be due to one ingredient involved in the test
Few Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men Have Had HIV Test
Most have regular doctor, but few have had conversations about same-sex sexual behaviors, HIV testing
CDC Outlines U.S. Process of Evaluating Patients for 2019-nCoV
210 symptomatic persons tested for 2019-nCoV; overall, 11 persons had laboratory-confirmed disease
Screening for T1DM in Children May Help Reduce Morbidity
Public health screening of 2- to 5-year-olds revealed an islet autoantibody prevalence of 0.31 percent
Patient Decision Aid Informs Patients on Lung Cancer Screening
Tobacco quit lines are an effective way to disseminate patient decision aids
Steep Increase Seen in Incidence of CRC From Age 49 to 50 Years
Increases seen across the U.S., in men and women, in whites and blacks, for colon and rectal cancers
Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women
Better training needed for gynecologists to improve screening, confidence to treat depression
Community-Based Diabetes Screening Feasible in Barbershops
About one-third of those asked to participate were successfully tested; 9.0 percent had HbA1c ≥6.5 percent
CDC: HIV-1/HIV-2 Differentiation Test Increasingly Used in U.S.
Number of HIV-2 diagnoses remains low; more false positives seen with greater use of differentiation test
