An exhaustive cost-benefit analysis of population genetic testing published in Annals of Internal Medicine concludes with a recommendation to U.S. health policymakers to adopt routine testing of adults ages 40 and under for ...
May 8, 2023
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Babies born in U.S. hospitals currently undergo routine newborn screening, a laboratory test to identify the risk of up to 60 treatable conditions. But hundreds of genetic disorders, including a growing number of devastating ...
May 8, 2023
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DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A mammogram showed a lump in my breast, and my doctor said it's benign breast disease. I'm glad it's not cancer, but I'm still worried. What does this mean? Does it increase my risk of getting breast cancer ...
Apr 24, 2023
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New research from Boston Medical Center found that sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing declined at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, while there was an increase in positive test rates. Published in AIDS ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Researchers should focus on age, not weight, to capture the greatest number of people in all racial and ethnic groups with prediabetes and diabetes, recommends a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Mar 24, 2023
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While research has long established disparities in health outcomes among individuals living with sickle cell disease (SCD), few studies have quantified these gaps. A new study published in Blood Advances finds that the average ...
Mar 16, 2023
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Scientists have developed a test that could greatly improve quality of life for infants with homocystinuria (HCU), a congenital disease that—if not treated early—causes serious complications. Research demonstrating the ...
Mar 15, 2023
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Recommendations have been updated for screening and testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, according to research published in the March 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and ...
Mar 13, 2023
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Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Multi-Society Task Force on colon cancer encourage patients to start screening at age 50 unless they ...
Mar 2, 2023
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A new study conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease. This is despite ...
Jan 9, 2023
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