Tag: Screening
Model May ID Schizophrenia Cases by DNA Methylation in Blood
CoRSIV-based model, with a positive predictive value of 80 percent, surpassed the performance of a model based on polygenic risk score
Guidance Issued for Low-Dose Chest CT Screening for Lung Cancer
Seven graded recommendations and nine ungraded consensus statements developed for lung cancer screening
Wuhan Tests All Residents as Delta Variant Rages Where Pandemic Began
China is using mass testing and lockdowns to battle its largest COVID-19 outbreak in months
Women’s Preventive Health Service Use Down in 2020
Findings show persistent decline by 20 to 30 percent for birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection screening
Cancer Screenings Disrupted During Pandemic at Federally Qualified Health Centers
Despite resumption of in-person screenings, catching up from COVID-19 disruptions will be difficult
Race-Free Equations for Glomerular Filtration Rate Compared
eGFRcys resulted in smallest change in CKD prevalence among Black adults compared with race-blended, race-removed equations
CDC Now Says Vaccinated Should Be Tested After COVID-19 Exposure, Even Without Symptoms
Even though fully vaccinated people may still get infected, infections tend to have mild or no symptoms
Recommended TVUS Screening Thresholds May Miss Endometrial Cancer in Black Women
Current criteria for noninvasive transvaginal ultrasound used to determine the need for endometrial biopsy not as accurate in Black women
Multitarget Fecal Immunochemical Test Ups Diagnostic Accuracy
Cross-validated sensitivity improved with multitarget FIT compared with standard FIT test for advanced neoplasia and advanced adenoma
Impact of Pandemic Projected for U.S. Breast Cancer Mortality
Cumulative increase of 0.52 percent expected in breast cancer deaths by 2030 due to disruptions during the first six months of the pandemic
