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Only 8 percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all high-priority clinical preventive services

Few Receive All High-Priority Clinical Preventive Services

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Eight percent of U.S. adults aged 35 years and older receive all services; 4.7 percent receive none
In accordance with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

AAFP Still Recommends CRC Screening From Age 50 to 75

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Despite ACS change to start screening from age 45 years, AAFP agrees with USPSTF recommendation
Screening men for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) does not reduce AAA-related mortality

Screen Does Not Cut Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Mortality in Men

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Screening correlated with significantly increased odds of AAA diagnosis and elective surgery
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against screening with resting or exercise electrocardiography to prevent cardiovascular disease events in low-risk asymptomatic adults. This final recommendation statement has been published in the June 12 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

USPSTF: No to ECG Screening to Prevent CVD in Low-Risk Adults

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And evidence insufficient to recommend ECG screen for asymptomatic adults at intermediate or high risk
Noninvasive blood tests can predict gestational age and can identify women at risk for preterm delivery using cell-free RNA

Noninvasive Blood Test Can Predict Gestational Age

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Seven cell-free RNA transcripts accurately classified women who delivered preterm before labor
Three assays may detect early lung cancer in blood samples using genome sequencing

ASCO: New Assays May Detect Early Lung Cancer in Blood

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Targeted sequencing, whole-genome sequencing, whole-genome bisulfite sequencing show potential
Screening adults

USPSTF Advises PCPs to Screen Adults for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

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Screening, counseling advised for adults, including pregnant women; evidence lacking for teens
The diagnostic performance of a deep learning convolutional neural network seems better than that of dermatologists

Convolutional Neural Network Tops Clinicians for Melanoma ID

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CNN receiver operating characteristic curve had higher specificity compared with dermatologists'
Colorectal cancer screening should begin at age 45 for people at average risk

ACS Updates Colorectal Cancer Screening to Start at Age 45

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Average-risk adults aged 45+ should undergo high-sensitivity stool-based test, structural exam
Personalizing the harm-benefit assessment of low-dose computed tomography screening for lung cancer can inform patient-centered screening decisions

Prediction Tool Helps Tailor Lung Cancer Screening to Patients

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Researchers create web-based decision tool to facilitate personalized discussions