Tag: Screening

Surveillance for siblings of newborns with pathogenic variants in cancer genes could reduce rare child cancer deaths

Current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening adults without signs or symptoms of glaucoma

Current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic ≥65s in primary care setting

Tests will be be particularly useful during flu season because the tests can help distinguish between the flu and COVID-19

Use of fecal occult blood test up during pandemic; more than half of respondents willing to do at-home FOBT in lieu of colonoscopy

Distribution of Lung-RADS results did not differ for lung cancer screenings with telemedicine versus in-person visit

Findings show even patients adhering to prenatal care receive an average of six of eight guideline-based services

Evidence insufficient to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for eating disorders in adolescents and adults

In newly revised USPSTF guidelines, African American and Hispanic individuals continue to be less likely to be eligible for lung cancer screening

Two studies describe strategies for estimating glomerular filtration rate without the use of race in the equations