Many women get unnecessary mammograms before breast reduction surgery
Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery.
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Each year, thousands of younger women with no known risk of breast cancer get mammograms before having breast reduction surgery.
Jan 30, 2019
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Testing women to see if they are cured of HPV (the virus that can cause genital warts and cervical cancer) following treatment for abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix is more effective and cheaper than cytology testing ...
Nov 1, 2012
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New research has found that routine screening using a non-invasive test that analyzes fetal DNA in a pregnant woman's blood can accurately detect Down's syndrome and other genetic fetal abnormalities in the first trimester. ...
Jun 7, 2013
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Chlamydia screening for all pregnant women aged between16 and 25 is cost-effective and can prevent harm to babies, a University of Melbourne study has found.
Aug 26, 2015
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Atrial fibrillation screening using conventional smartphones more than doubles the detection and treatment rate in older people compared to routine screening, according to late breaking research presented in a Hot Line session ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A pilot study of 45 middle school kids shows that more than a third of those screened had abnormal levels of blood sugar or high cholesterol. Two had blood sugar levels (HbA1c) in the diabetes range.
Mar 15, 2019
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(HealthDay)—The top five unnecessary tests and treatments have been identified in newborn medicine, according to an article published online July 20 in Pediatrics.
Jul 21, 2015
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Vacation care, sports programs, or performing arts—whatever your child's interests, researchers say that adding structure to the school holiday is a great way to keep kids healthy and active over the break.
Apr 14, 2023
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No relevant delay between referral and treatment was found when teleophthalmology was used to screen for suspected age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and, while teleophthalmology monitoring for recurrence of AMD did result ...
Dec 4, 2014
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Rates of routine screening of U.S. adults for depression have increased slightly in recent years, but remain very low. Adults were screened in about 3 percent of office visits in 2015, up from a low of less than 1 percent ...
Jul 9, 2018
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