Tag: Screening
Ruling Out Penicillin Allergy by Testing Inpatients Saves Money
Inpatient allergy testing led to change in antibiotic selection that was greater in intensive care unit
BRCA Mutation Testing Shifts to Unaffected Women
From 2004 to 2014, greater percent of testing in unaffected women versus cancer patients
USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Celiac Dz Screen in Asymptomatic
Insufficient evidence for weighing benefits, harms of screening for celiac disease in asymptomatic
MRI-Based Strategy Reduces Biopsies in Prostate CA Screening
MRI-based screening could reduce unnecessary biopsies, overdiagnosis of low-grade cancer
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
