Tag: Screening
VAT Score Improves Predictive Value of MMSE for Dementia
Imperfect VAT score plus decline in MMSE score over two years helps identify those at higher risk
Many Americans Not Being Assessed for Depression
Men, people aged 75 and older, minorities, and uninsured are less likely to be screened
cfDNA Screening First for Trisomy 21 Doesn’t Cut Miscarriage Rate
Invasive testing if positive for trisomy 21 on cfDNA screen compared with immediate invasive testing
Perspectives on USPSTF A-Fib Screening Recommendation
Physicians weigh in on the need to develop a screening strategy
USPSTF: Insufficient Evidence to Screen for Atrial Fibrillation
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force says benefit unclear in asymptomatic, older patients
Disparities Remain in Prevalence of Cancer Screening Tests
From 2000 to 2015, those without insurance or usual care were less likely to have undergone screening
HIV, Syphilis Screening Low With ED-Diagnosed PID in Adolescents
Findings among teens diagnosed with pelvic inflammatory disease in the emergency department
Biomarker Panel May Improve Lung Cancer Risk Assessment
Risk score based on panel of four circulating protein biomarkers
High-Sensitivity Blood Test May Help Rule Out Intracranial Injury
UCH-L1, GFAP test has high sensitivity and negative predictive value for patients with TBI
Demonstrating Clinical Use Will Speed Genomic Screening
Field could advance more quickly if data from research participants, consumers got to clinic
