Tag: Screening
Mortality Risk Impacts Colon CA Screening in Dialysis Patients
Higher rate of screening among patients most likely to receive a transplant
TV Ads for Testosterone Tied to Increased Testing, Tx in U.S. Men
Increases in rates of new testing, testosterone initiation, initiation without a recent test
Risk Reports to Doctor, Patient Up Adjunct Breast MRI Screening
Breast MRI screening rates were significantly higher after communication sent to women and physicians
Counseling Visit Helps Patients Decide About Lung CA Screening
Improves patient knowledge of eligibility criteria, benefits, harms of screening with low-dose CT
Raised CTCs Precede Recurrence in Locally-Advanced NSCLC
Fifteen of 20 patients with recurrence had increase in circulating tumor cell counts post chemoradiation
Blood Test Promising for ID of Early Depression, Schizophrenia
NMDA receptor signaling increased in patients with depression, reduced in those with schizophrenia
Visceral Fat Differentiates Crohn’s From Intestinal Tuberculosis
High sensitivity, specificity for differentiation with cut-off of 0.63 for visceral fat/subcutaneous fat ratio
Skin Prick, sIgE Have Moderate Agreement for Allergic Disease
Skin prick test has higher specificity than sIgE for asthma, hay fever, but similar specificity
Confidentiality Issues Impact Use of STD Services for Youth
Teens spending time alone with health care provider report more receipt of sexual risk assessment
Rates of Hepatitis C Testing Too Low in Baby Boomers
Screening rates remain low despite recommendations, researchers say
