Tag: Screening
Three At-Home COVID-19 Tests Needed to Confirm Negative Result, FDA Says
Agency said the latest research suggests that taking just two antigen tests misses too many infections
PSA Screening Tied to Lower Risk for Prostate Cancer Mortality
Annual screening may be particularly important for Black men
Lung Cancer Risk Increased for Smokers Not Offered Annual Screening
Risk for incident lung cancer increased for current smokers and former smokers not recommended for annual low-dose CT screening
Screening for A-Fib Using Wearable Devices May Be Cost-Effective
Wearable devices are cost-effective compared with no screening or screening using traditional methods
Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
Only 29 percent of Americans know that lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer
AI System Could Help Clinicians Assess Psoriasis Severity
Novel simplified scoring system and associated AI model could help dermatologists quickly evaluate psoriasis severity
Surveillance of High-Risk Group May Downstage Pancreatic Cancer
For patients with screen-detected PDAC, median survival was 9.8 years versus 1.5 for those with PDAC detected outside of surveillance
Fewer HIV Tests, Cases ID’d in Children at Start of Pandemic
From October 2019 to September 2020, 21 percent decrease seen in outpatient department testing, increases observed in other testing strategies
Worldwide Drop in Cancer Screening Seen Early in Pandemic
Significant drops in cancer screening observed for several types of cancer
Genomic Sequencing Enhances Findings of Hearing Loss in NICU
Diagnosis increased with expanded genomic sequencing combined with hearing screening
