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Of those people in 10 states meeting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for low-dose lung cancer screening

Compliance Low With USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations

12.5 percent of those meeting USPSTF recommendations for low-dose CT had screening exam in past year
An electronic nose that measures volatile organic compounds can detect Barrett esophagus

Electronic Nose Can Detect Barrett Esophagus in Breath Test

Sensitivity 91 percent, specificity 74 percent for volatile organic compound analysis of exhaled breath
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the evidence is lacking and the balance of benefits and harms of cognitive impairment screening for older adults cannot be established. These findings form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Feb. 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Cognitive Impairment Screening

Evidence lacking for screening for community-dwelling older adults with no signs or symptoms
Some coronavirus testing kits sent to state laboratories across the United States are flawed and do not provide accurate results

CDC: Some Coronavirus Testing Kits Sent to States Are Faulty

Agency says problem appears to be due to one ingredient involved in the test
Few adolescent men who have sex with men have had an HIV test

Few Adolescent Men Who Have Sex With Men Have Had HIV Test

Most have regular doctor, but few have had conversations about same-sex sexual behaviors, HIV testing
Recognizing individuals at risk for 2019 novel coronavirus infection is a key part of facilitating infection control and prevention and limiting transmission

CDC Outlines U.S. Process of Evaluating Patients for 2019-nCoV

210 symptomatic persons tested for 2019-nCoV; overall, 11 persons had laboratory-confirmed disease
A public health screening for islet autoantibodies demonstrated prevalence of 0.31 percent among children aged 2 to 5 years

Screening for T1DM in Children May Help Reduce Morbidity

Public health screening of 2- to 5-year-olds revealed an islet autoantibody prevalence of 0.31 percent
Use of a patient decision aid results in more informed decisions about lung cancer screening compared with standard educational information

Patient Decision Aid Informs Patients on Lung Cancer Screening

Tobacco quit lines are an effective way to disseminate patient decision aids
There are steep incidence increases in colorectal cancer from age 49 to 50 years

Steep Increase Seen in Incidence of CRC From Age 49 to 50 Years

Increases seen across the U.S., in men and women, in whites and blacks, for colon and rectal cancers
Practicing gynecologists largely fail to screen women for symptoms of depression during perimenopause

Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women

Better training needed for gynecologists to improve screening, confidence to treat depression