Unfortunately, routine cancer screening rates have declined significantly in the United States, a new survey says. Only 51% of adults 21 and older say they've had a routine medical appointment or ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends primary care behavioral counseling interventions to support breastfeeding.

A lack of primary care support, compounded by socioeconomic barriers, can interfere with a family’s desire to breastfeed a ...

The National Lipid Association (NLA) and the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) have released a Joint Scientific Statement ...

MONDAY, March 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Increased lung cancer screening uptake was seen after the 2021 update to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines, which expanded ...

The volume contains a practical worksheet for preliminary screening of capacities and a screening tool ... a sample referral letter to clinicians and sample clinical evaluation; a reference chart of ...

1 Access & Coverage: Covered by Medicare and included in the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) guidelines as a recommended stool-based screening option. Recognized for Quality Care ...

This survey revealed that a high number of women chose to undergo mammography screening annually instead of biennially, as per official recommendations. HealthDay News — A high proportion of ...

The following chart includes a range of BMIs for older adults, ordered by height. Included here are underweight, ideal weight, and overweight BMIs, based on guidelines provided by the National ...

Highlights society guidelines recommending non-endoscopic biomarker testing, such as Lucid's EsoGuard Esophageal DNA Test, as an acceptable alternative to endoscopy Lucid Diagnostics Inc., markets ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its first lung cancer screening guidelines in 2013. These screens are quick and painless. In 2021, the USPSTF updated the guidelines to ...

More than a fifth of UK working-age adults are still not in work or actively looking for work, official figures suggest. The UK economic inactivity rate was 21.5% in the three months to January ...