Tag: Screening
Socioeconomic Status Tied to Detection of Congenital Heart Defects
Prenatal detection of transposition of great arteries lower in rural areas, those with lower socioeconomic status, Hispanics
Hepatitis C Testing, Treatment Down During the Pandemic
Authors urge identifying people who have delayed or skipped health care services
Noninvasive Markers Aid Risk Assessment of Prostate Cancer
Model combining measurement of EN2 protein marker and levels of 10 genes in urine could reduce unnecessary biopsies
Undiagnosed A-Fib Detected During Diabetic Foot Exam
One in six patients with diabetes had previously undiagnosed atrial fibrillation with similar rates in men and women
More Research Needed on Virtual Assessment of Cognitive Function
Evidence lacking for accuracy of virtual cognitive assessments for diagnosing dementia, mild cognitive impairment in older adults
App Could Analyze Eye-Gaze Patterns to ID Autism in Toddlers
Area under receiver operating characteristic curve for discriminating ASD from non-ASD was 0.90 using multiple gaze features
COVID-19-Associated Cancer Screening Deficit Quantified in U.S.
Absolute deficit in screening estimated at 3.9, 3.8, and 1.6 million for breast, colorectal, and prostate cancers, respectively
Many Patients Prefer Stool-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests
Multitarget stool DNA test, fecal immunochemical test, or guaiac-based fecal occult blood test preferred over colonoscopy
Occult Brain Mets Detected in Patients With Advanced Renal Cancer
Asymptomatic brain metastases incidentally diagnosed in about 4 percent of patients with mRCC during clinical trial screening
