Methylation Score Can ID Risk for Cervical Adenocarcinomas
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A methylation score, composed of the average methylation percentage across 35 CpG sites in the L2/L1 open reading frames of human papillomavirus (HPV)16, 18, and 45, and two human loci, can identify the ri…
Learn MoreMost Cancer Screens Won’t Extend Lives, But Reasons to Keep Screening Remain
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study’s authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people should continue with screenings.Their review o…
Learn MoreTeens May Have Missed Vaccinations During COVID-19 Pandemic
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents, especially those born in 2008, may have missed vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the Aug. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio…
Learn MoreLa tasa de vacunación contra el VPH de los niños de EE. UU. se ha estancado
JUEVES, 24 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en una década, la tasa de vacunación contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH) de los adolescentes de EE. UU. no ha aumentado, muestran unos nuevos datos. Las directrices actuales de los…
Learn MoreU.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show.Current guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Co…
Learn MoreNonpediatric Specialties Face Smaller Return Margins for HPV Vaccine Costs
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For nonpediatric specialties, return margins for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine costs by private payers are small, according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.Y…
Learn MoreSample-to-Answer, Point-of-Care HPV DNA Test Feasible
TUESDAY, June 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A sample-to-answer, point-of-care human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test is feasible and can be performed by minimally trained personnel, according to a study published online June 21 in Science Translational Me…
Learn MoreVaginal HPV Detected in About 40 Percent of Pregnant Women
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) is detected in about 40 percent of pregnant women, but perinatal transmission occurs infrequently, according to a study published online May 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.Pranamika Kh…
Learn MoreLa desconfianza de los padres en la vacuna contra el VPH podría estar en aumento
MARTES, 23 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jen L., una mamá de la ciudad de Nueva York, no tuvo ni que pensárselo cuando un pediatra le sugirió que vacunara a sus dos hijos contra el virus del papiloma humano (VPH). “Antes de que mis hijos fueran …
Learn MoreMore Parents Citing Safety as Reason for HPV Vaccine Hesitancy
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of parents citing “safety or side effects” as a reason for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine hesitancy for their adolescent children increased from 2010 to 2018, according to a study published …
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