(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends syphilis screening for asymptomatic, nonpregnant adolescents and adults at increased risk for infection. This recommendation forms the basis of a draft ...
Feb 15, 2022
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(HealthDay)—In 2022 clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society of Critical Care Medicine and published in the February issue of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the management ...
Feb 14, 2022
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World Cancer Day is February 4 and that makes this the ideal time to talk about lung cancer and smoking. Internationally, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths and the World Health Organization estimates that ...
Jan 21, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) criteria for lung cancer screening increase eligibility compared with earlier screening criteria, with reduced racial disparity, according to a study published ...
Jan 19, 2022
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that physicians individualize the decision to refer adults without known cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors to behavioral counseling interventions ...
Jan 19, 2022
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A recent report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) finds that much needs to be done if we want to be prepared to respond to a potential influenza pandemic, particularly when it comes ...
Jan 13, 2022
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(HealthDay)—There were large temporal changes in screening, biopsy, overall cancer detection, and metastatic cancer rates following the 2012 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Prostate Cancer Screening Statement, ...
Dec 22, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for assessing the benefits and harms of type 2 diabetes screening in children and adolescents (I statement). ...
Dec 14, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that primary care clinicians take steps to prevent cavities in young children, many of whom may not visit a dentist. The final recommendation statement ...
Dec 7, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Rates of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing increased significantly after the 2017 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) draft statement on prostate cancer screening, reversing trends that resulted ...
Dec 1, 2021
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