Search results for "Screening and Prevention"
CDC seeks more testing for ‘huge uptick’ in HCV incidence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ... You've got both [groups of] people: older individuals who need to be screened, but, as well, there's this huge prevention [and] early intervention opportunity that we need to seize
January 2016
Counter-intuitive results: Several cancer screening tests don't improve health outcomes
This massive study, which eventually enrolled more than 150,000 men and women between age 55 and 74, was designed to test the widespread belief that screening and early detection of ... The bottom line from recent research is that there are no easy
October 2019
QD: News Every Day--ASCO asks Congress to address oncology access shortage
Advances in cancer treatment, screening and prevention have resulted in a record 13.7 million cancer survivors living in the U.S. ... These practices, concentrated in the South and West, serve more than one-third of new patients, according to ASCO’s
October 2019
Squeezing in the cancer screening talk
Or, the assistant may note that the patient is due for a specific screening and wants to talk about it. ... Set aside time for prevention. For other patients, especially those with a lot of medical complexity, set aside time once a year to discuss cancer
October 2019
DTC screening tests a source of concern
Shopping for direct-to-consumer screening: buyers and clinicians beware [Editorial]. J Gen Intern Med. ... Impact of carotid plaque screening on smoking cessation and other cardiovascular risk factors: a randomized controlled trial.
June 2018
Build your own ultrasound-guided thoracentesis simulator
essential information about supplies and equipment, indications and contraindications, and background diagnostic information. ... Topics include arthrocentesis and joint injections, common skin biopsy techniques, efficiency through effective communication
February 2012
Learning to learn: Simulators are easy, inexpensive to make
skills and procedures that can be used in the office and inpatient settings. ... skills. Topics include arthrocentesis and joint injections, common skin biopsy techniques, efficiency through effective communication, screening and prevention of diabetic
October 2010
Integrating routine HIV screening into practice
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HIV in the United States: at a glance. ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Association of Public Health Laboratories.
September 2016
ACP Highlights: What's new in other College publications
A dengue fever outbreak in Brazil has led ACP to offer for free its module on the prevention, diagnosis and management of dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. ... In its 480 modules, PIER covers not only individual diseases
June 2008