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Many Hospitals, Practices Not Screening for Social Needs
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 — Most hospitals and physician practices are not screening for five key social needs associated with…
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Point-of-Care Testing Useful for Newborn Sickle Cell Screening
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Point-of-care testing is useful for newborn screening for sickle cell disease (SCD) in low-income settings,…
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Don’t Be Afraid of Cervical Screening – Kitiara Pascoe
It’s a mammoth achievement in medicine and it takes two minutes I get it. You don’t want to lie on…
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Stepwise Approach Effective for Primary Care Dementia Screening
News Professional Stepwise Approach Effective for Primary Care Dementia Screening TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 — Assessment of dementia risk using…
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Underserved Communities Receive Hep C Treatment in Jail
MONTREAL — Inmates awaiting trial or serving sentences of less than a year can be effectively treated for hepatitis C during…
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Race, income may impact U.S. oral cancer screening rates
Only about 1 in 3 U.S. adults say a dentist has ever examined them for oral cancer – and most…
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Lung Cancer Screening Can Detect Other Smoking Ills
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) — CT lung cancer screening can detect other serious smoking-related conditions, such as heart…
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Screening for Opioid-Related Low Testosterone Underused
THURSDAY, Sept. 12, 2019 — More men with long-term opioid use are screened for low testosterone than men taking opioids…
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Guideline Updated for Screening, Surveillance of Barrett Esophagus
News Professional Guideline Updated for Screening, Surveillance of Barrett Esophagus WEDNESDAY, Sept. 11, 2019 — In a guideline published in…
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More evidence screening mammograms not needed for many older women
(Reuters Health) – Screening mammograms don’t benefit women aged 75 and older with chronic health problems – such as heart…
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