Tag: Screening
Colorectal Lesion Frequency Increases at Age 45
Polyp, adenoma, and neoplasia detection rate higher in 45-49 age group than in younger patients
Bone Strength + Bone Mineral Density Screening Cost-Effective
Model shows this combo starting at age 55 in postmenopausal women prevents fractures
State Laws Can Promote Hepatitis C Virus Screening
Mandating health care providers to offer screening increases screening rates, linkage to care
Pulse Ox + Auscultation Reliable for Congenital Heart Screening
The method significantly improves detection rate of major CHD in newborns
Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Diabetic Retinopathy
Findings based on a large retrospective review of screening photographs
Assay Can ID M. tuberculosis Resistance Mutations
Assay detects mutations associated with resistance to isoniazid, fluoroquinolones, aminoglycosides
CDC: Not All Newborns Getting Heart Disease, Hearing Loss Tests
Such screens are critical to early intervention efforts, CDC officials say
Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Reduces Mortality
Reduction in all-cause mortality at 11 to 12 years using data from individual NORCCAP study cohorts
Fecal Calprotectin Is Best Marker for Discriminating Pediatric IBD
Blood markers, fecal calprotectin aid discrimination between pediatric patients with, without IBD
Analysis of EBV DNA in Plasma Samples IDs Nasopharyngeal CA
Screening detects nasopharyngeal carcinoma significantly earlier; linked to better outcomes
