Oncology & Cancer
More Americans would get lung cancer screening under new guidelines
(HealthDay)—The number of Americans recommended for routine CT scans to spot lung cancer just got a lot bigger.
Mar 9, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
U.S. panel rejects ovarian cancer screening
(HealthDay) -- A leading U.S. government panel has renewed its 2004 recommendation that women at average risk for ovarian cancer not get screened for the disease.
Apr 10, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
International study shows lung cancer screening dramatically increases long-term survival rate
Diagnosing early-stage lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening drastically improves its cure rate measured over a 20-year period, according to a large-scale international study by Mount Sinai researchers ...
Nov 7, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Russia reports record COVID deaths for 3rd straight day
Russian authorities on Friday reported a record number of coronavirus deaths for the third day in a row.
Nov 19, 2021
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Health
Some women feel grief after an abortion, but there's no evidence of serious mental health issues
This week, the website Mamamia published, and then quickly removed, an article about the existence of "post-abortion syndrome" – a disorder apparently experienced by many women who have had an abortion. The article claimed ...
Apr 26, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Russia hits record number of daily COVID-19 deaths
Russia on Sunday reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19, the fifth time in a week that deaths have hit a new high.
Oct 3, 2021
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Health
Too little known on how primary care docs can prevent child abuse
(HealthDay)—A lack of research makes it impossible to recommend how primary care doctors can prevent abuse and neglect of children who show no signs or symptoms of maltreatment, according to a new U.S. Preventive Services ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Screen all baby boomers for hepatitis C, expert panel says
(HealthDay)—All adults born between 1945 and 1965—the baby boom generation—should be screened for the hepatitis C virus along with injection-drug users and anyone transfused before 1992, according to new recommendations ...
Jun 24, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
New Canadian guideline to help prevent and manage adult obesity
A new guideline from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care to help prevent and manage obesity in adult patients recommends body mass index measurement for both prevention and management and structured behavioural ...
Jan 26, 2015
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Cardiology
USPSTF addresses screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) vary with sex, age, smoking status, and family history. These recommendations form the basis ...
Jun 19, 2019
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