Tag: Screening
STS: Lung Cancer Screening Underused in the Community
All network providers were aware of the screening program; 15 percent never referred a patient
Too Few Patients With Severe Mental Illness Get HIV Test
Rates of infection up to 15 times higher, yet testing rates similar to those without psychiatric issues
Video Intervention Persuasive for Screening Recommendations
Intervention changed screening intentions of substantial proportion of male, female viewers
Panel of 88 SNPs Predicts Breast CA Risk in Women at High Risk
SNP88 is independent of Tyrer-Cuzick model; improved prediction when combined multiplicatively
Pharmacy-Based Sale of Chlamydia Test Kits Is Effective
Mailing of specimens for processing, return of results is feasible
Age-Adjusted Cut-Offs in D-Dimer Testing for PE Cause Concern
D-dimer unit type should be clarified; specific assays that have been adequately assessed should be used
USPSTF Recommends Against Routine HSV Screening
High proportion of false-positive results and associated psychological harms with screening
BRCA Testing, Not Mastectomies, Up After Angelina Jolie Editorial
More women tested for the BRCA genes but no corresponding increase in mastectomy rates
Universal Group B Streptococci Screening Not Cost-Effective
Screening before repeat C-section may become cost-effective in populations with high GBS prevalence
Newborn Screen IDs Previously Unknown Cause of SCID
Identification of missense mutation in BCL11B; immune deficit in infant corrected with HSCT
