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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for illicit drug use in adults

USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Illicit Drug Use

Evidence inadequate to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for adolescents
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against screening for pancreatic adenocarcinoma as the potential benefits do not outweigh the potential harms. These recommendations form the basis of a final recommendation statement published in the Aug. 6 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Reaffirms Recs Against Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

Potential benefits of screening do not outweigh potential harms in asymptomatic adults
Blood pressure

BP, Waist Circumference, Lipids Should Be Measured Regularly

Lifestyle management should be priority for prevention of ASCVD, T2DM in patients at metabolic risk
Plasma β-amyloid (Aβ)42/Aβ40 corresponds with amyloid positron emission tomography status

Plasma Assay Promising for Diagnosis of Early Alzheimer Disease

Aβ42/Aβ40, age, and APOE ε4 status combination corresponds with amyloid PET with AUC of 0.94
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus infection at their first prenatal visit (A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of an updated final recommendation statement published in the July 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF Reaffirms Benefit of Hep B Screening in Pregnant Women

USPSTF continues to recommend screening for HBV infection in pregnant women at the first prenatal visit
Extended follow-up of the National Lung Screening Trial showed that the number needed to screen to prevent one lung cancer death among patients at high risk for lung cancer is 303

Extended Follow-Up Supports Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening

303 the number needed to screen in extended follow-up of National Lung Screening Trial
For patients with visible lung nodules

Model Can Predict Lung Cancer in Patient With Visible Nodule on CT

Combination of clinical and radiologic factors can reliably predict risk for incident lung cancer
Adoption of 3-D mammography expanded rapidly in the United States in just a few years

Use of 3-D Mammography Rapidly Expanded 2015 to 2017

Adoption varied widely by region; uptake more rapid in areas with greater socioeconomic resources
Current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guidelines for lung cancer screening eligibility may be too conservative for African American smokers

USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Too Conservative for Blacks

Lowering smoking pack-year eligibility criteria would up screening eligibility for African American smokers
The first states to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act saw the largest increases in colorectal cancer screening from 2012 to 2016

First States to Expand Medicaid Had Largest Bump in Cancer Screening

States expanding Medicaid later had screening rates more comparable to nonexpansion states