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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to weigh the balance of benefits and harms of screening for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children for whom no concerns of ASD have been raised. These findings form the basis of a recommendation statement published in the Feb. 16 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Routine Use of ASD Screening

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Insufficient evidence to assess benefits, harms of screening for children in whom no concerns raised
Nonmedical stimulant use has increased among adults in recent years

Nonmedical Stimulant Use Up Among Adults, Not Teens

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Emergency department visits related to dextroamphetamine-amphetamine up for adults
HIV screening using an antigen/antibody combination assay can detect 82 percent of the acute HIV infections detectable by pooled RNA testing

HIV Antigen/Antibody Combo Assay Can Detect Acute Infection

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Ag/Ab combo testing can detect 82 percent of acute HIV infections detectable by pooled RNA testing
A case of Zika virus infection has been confirmed in a traveler who returned to the United States from Costa Rica

Zika Infection Confirmed in U.S. Resident Back From Costa Rica

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Plaque reduction neutralization antibody tests confirmed diagnosis of Zika virus infection
A loss incentive is most effective for increasing physical activity among overweight and obese adults

Financial Loss Incentives Most Effective for Exercise

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Financial incentive framed as loss most effective for achieving physical activity goals among overweight
Many infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia fail hypoxia challenge testing and cannot be deemed fit to fly

Hypoxia Challenge Test Can ID Fitness to Fly in Neonates

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No test failure at CGA of 39 weeks for term, preterm infants without bronchopulmonary dysplasia
For patients with human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Most HPV+ OPSCC Recurrence, Toxicity Events Occur Early

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Two-thirds of disease recurrence and late toxicity events occur within six months
For patients with prediabetes offered Diabetes Prevention Program classes

Texting Intervention Promotes Weight Loss in Prediabetes

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Clinically significant weight loss for more patients receiving text messages in addition to DPP
An abrupt decline in the number of reported tuberculosis cases among foreign-born persons in the United States began in 2007

Unexpected Decline in TB Among Foreign-Born in the U.S.

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Decline in tuberculosis cases in both recent and non-recent entrants to the United States
Projected immunizations are estimated to yield returns that are greater than costs in low- and middle-income countries during 2011 to 2020

Net Returns Projected to Top Investment in Vaccines

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Projected immunizations estimated to yield return about 16 times greater than costs over decade