Tag: Screening
Follow-Up Often Delayed After High-Risk Findings on Lung Cancer Screening
Patients with more severe findings less likely to have prolonged delays; current smokers had more delays than former smokers
Screening Could Help Identify Familial Hypercholesterolemia
For adults aged 20 to 39 years, clinical criteria alone would yield 1.3 cases per 1,000 screened; adding genetic testing would increase the yield to 4.2 cases
Using New Guidelines Would Increase Diabetes Screening Eligibility
Screening eligibility would increase overall and among those with prediabetes with USPSTF 2021, ADA 2022 guidelines
Sexual Minority Status Linked to Lower Odds of Pap Screen
Odds of ever undergoing pap testing lower for non-Hispanic White and Hispanic SM participants versus non-Hispanic White heterosexuals
DDW: ‘Alarming’ Rise in Esophageal Cancer, Barrett Esophagus Seen in Middle-Age
Number of endoscopies performed not increasing, despite increased prevalence
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Tool Can Help Predict Breast Cancer
DBT-based risk model can predict cancer after a negative screening exam, with high discriminative performance for one-year risk
USPSTF Still Advises Against COPD Screening for Asymptomatic Adults
Findings of final evidence review were consistent with 2016 USPSTF recommendation
FDA OKs Marketing of New Test to Help Diagnose Alzheimer Disease
Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test is first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer disease
FDA Warns of Counterfeit Home COVID-19 Test Kits
Two fakes the FDA knows of are counterfeit Flowflex COVID-19 test kits and iHealth Antigen Rapid Test Kits
AI Tool May Help Predict Risk for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
Model uses features in computed tomography scans of the abdomen to help identify those at high risk for developing PDAC
