Stop Screening Asymptomatic Hospital Patients for COVID, Experts Say
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide group of infection control experts recommends U.S. health care facilities stop testing patients for COVID-19 before hospital admission or scheduled surgeries if they have no virus symptoms.The S…
Learn MoreMuchas mujeres de EE. UU. deben ir lejos a hacerse una mamografía
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchas mujeres estadounidenses tienen que desplazarse grandes distancias para llegar al centro de mamografías más cercano, encuentra un nuevo estudio, lo que plantea preguntas sobre si esto evita que …
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Screening, Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening (NBS) and management of congenital hypothyroidism is addressed in a clinical report published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics.Noting that prompt diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism by NBS, l…
Learn MoreMany U.S. Women Must Travel Far to Get Mammograms
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many American women have to travel long distances to reach the nearest mammography center, a new study finds — raising questions about whether that keeps some from receiving breast cancer screening.Researcher…
Learn MoreFingerprint Images Have Potential for Predicting Schizophrenia
FRIDAY, Dec. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fingerprint images have potential as predictors of schizophrenia, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Raymond Salvador, Ph.D., from the FIDMAG Germanes Hospitalàries Researc…
Learn MoreWhite House ‘Winter Preparedness Plan’ Revives Free At-Home COVID-19 Test Program
THURSDAY, Dec. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With cases of the flu, respiratory syncytial virus, and COVID-19 rising and hospitals filling up nationwide, the Biden administration on Wednesday announced a “winter preparedness plan” for what could be a t…
Learn MoreInequities Identified in Ophthalmologic Care, Research
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Various inequities have been identified in ophthalmologic care, including negative ophthalmic outcomes for Black and Hispanic patients, according to a review published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Chris…
Learn MoreModel Using Nine Urine Metabolites Can Predict Preeclampsia
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A model including nine urine metabolites can predict preeclampsia early in pregnancy, according to a study published in the Dec. 9 issue of Patterns.Ivana Marić, Ph.D., from the Stanford University School of M…
Learn More1.3 Million Older Women Still Receive Cervical Cancer Screening-Related Services
FRIDAY, Dec. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While annual use of cervical cancer screening-associated services is decreasing in the Medicare fee-for-service population, more than 1.3 million older women received these services in 2019, according to a stud…
Learn MoreRSNA: 20-Year Survival Shows Lung Cancer Screening Effective
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a high cure rate for screen-detected lung cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago.Claudia He…
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