USPSTF Advises Annual Low-Dose CT Lung Screening for High-Risk Individuals
The USPSTF recommends annual low-dose computed tomography screening for people aged 50 to 80 years at high lung cancer risk due to smoking history.
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Racial Disparities Seen in PET/CT Imaging for Lung Cancer
Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to undergo guideline-recommended imaging at diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer.
The United States Test Against COVID-19
Mitigating the spread of a virus as infectious as SARS-CoV-2 requires having ample and accurate diagnostic tests available. However, in the United States, community transmission began to occur before adequate testing measures could be implemented.
P-tau181 Biomarker Predicts Risk of Alzheimer Dementia
Plasma phosphorylated tau181 (P-tau181) may aid in the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease (AD), a study in Natural Medicine suggests.
Per-Capita Medical Radiation Exposure Down in United States
From 2006 to 2016, there was a decrease in per-capita exposure to medical radiation in the United States.
Iron Deposition Provides Cognitive Clues in Patients With Parkinson Disease
Up to half of patients with Parkinson disease are also diagnosed with dementia, but tools to track changes in cognition are lacking.
Elderly Patients Humoral and Mucosal Immune Responses to Norovirus
Among elderly patients with norovirus infection, salivary IgA increased as early as 5 days after onset of symptoms and correlated strongly with serum IgA titers and blockade antibodies.
Self-Tests Encourage Awareness and Treatment of HIV Infection
A recent study sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined the effects of internet-distributed HIV self-tests on disease awareness and diagnosis among men who have sex with men (MSM). This group accounts for more than two-thirds of people diagnosed with HIV infections, and approximately 1 in 6 MSM who are infected is…
Mailing HPV Kits to Underscreened Women Can Up Screening
Mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) kits to underscreened women is associated with increased screening uptake but does not significantly increase precancer detection or treatment.
Can Pupillary Response in Cognitive Tasks Predict the Onset of Alzheimer Disease?
Pupillary dilation during cognitive tasks is associated with Alzheimer disease polygenic risk score.
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