Tag: Screening
Distress Over False-Positive Cystic Fibrosis Screen Not Lasting
Despite immediate distress reported by mothers, psychosocial distress not detected in newborns
USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Genital Herpes
Grade D recommendation against routine screening for asymptomatic adolescents and adults
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking to Recommend Skin Cancer Screens
New report doesn't change Task Force's prior statement on skin cancer screening issued in 2009
Grindr Feasible for Distributing HIV Self-Tests to High-Risk MSM
Feasible for distribution of kits to black, Latino men who have sex with men in Los Angeles
MRI Feasible for Predicting Prostate CA in Unselected Sample
Adjusted odds ratio of prostate cancer significantly higher for MRI score than PSA
Follow-Up of Colorectal CA Screens Lacking in Older Patients
Likelihood of being up-to-date, receiving timely follow-up lower for patients aged 76 years and older
Two-Stage Screening Could Be Cost-Effective for Trisomy
Cost-benefit analysis of hypothetical
model based on implementation of cell-free fetal DNA
Few Young Males Receive HIV Testing at Physician Office Visits
HIV test performed at 1.0 percent of visits made by young males; higher rates for blacks, Hispanics
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Pelvic Screening Examinations
Insufficient evidence to assess balance of benefits and harms for screening in asymptomatic women
Hep C Core Antigen Assays Show High Sensitivity, Specificity
Certain HCV core antigen assays could replace confirmatory nucleic acid testing for diagnosis of HCV
