Tag: Screening
AAP Updates Screening Guidance for Child Mental Health, Behavioral Problems
Child-focused screening for MEB problems should start at age 6 months and continue at 12-, 24-, and 36-month health supervision visits
Mothers of Children With Down Syndrome Report Need for Improved Screening Communications
Many report navigating the screening process without sufficient information or emotional support
Counties With Repeated Low Cervical Cancer Screening Have Worse Outcomes
Diagnosis of distant-stage cervical cancer was 84 percent higher and deaths were 96 percent higher in low-screening counties
Opportunistic Community Screening IDs Uncontrolled Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Overall, 68.9 percent of participants who underwent screening at health stations had uncontrolled cardiovascular risk factors
Mailed At-Home Test Kits Most Effective for Boosting Colorectal Cancer Screening
Findings compared with three opt-in screening strategies among average-risk adults aged 45 to 49 years
Harmonic-to-Noise Ratio Could Identify Early Laryngeal Cancer
Significant differences seen in HNR and fundamental frequency between benign lesions and both healthy controls and laryngeal cancer
USPSTF Recommends Screening Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use
Adults engaged in risky drinking should be provided brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce use
Follow-Up on Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Results Is Low
Just under half of patients receiving an abnormal blood test have follow-up colonoscopy in the short term
In-Person Offers Most Effective for Self-Sampling Cervical Cancer Screening
About 12 percent of those who received a self-sampling kit in the mail returned the self-sample
Changes in Missouri Law Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Screening Rates
Changes in law to include screening from age 40 led to increase in screening for Medicaid patients, increased odds of DBT
