Tag: Screening
USPSTF Recommends Screening for Gestational Diabetes at 24 Weeks
Screening for gestational diabetes at or after 24 weeks of gestation has moderate net benefit to improve maternal and fetal outcomes
Patients Burdened by Cost of Diagnostic Imaging Interpretations
Half of patients are liable for some costs of secondary imaging interpretation, but only 17.1 percent made out-of-pocket payments
Lung Cancer Screening Rates Mainly Unchanged During Pandemic
National LCS rates were unchanged between 2019 and 2020; significant declines seen in five states and increases recorded in 19 states
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
