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As the number of gene-based therapies grows, primary care clinicians will be expected to know ever more about how to manage patients after treatment.

The US Preventive Services Task Force said more research is needed before lipid screenings can be conducted among children with clear benefit.

Use the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 to screen for depression and emphasize to patients the benefits of treating psoriatic disease successfully.

While UnitedHealthcare has provided some information about how advance notification will work, many unanswered questions remain.

Disparities can be seen in everything from choice of test to bowel prep, according to a review.

Nearly 40% of girls and young women in the US may have iron deficiency.

New data suggest a significantly stronger link in women compared with men between atrial fibrillation and mild cognitive impairment and dementia.

A bill introduced in the Senate would allow Medicare to provide coverage for multi-cancer screening tests once they have been approved and proven to show clinical benefit.

Only 12.8% of eligible adults get CT screening for lung cancer, despite recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force.

An international panel of experts has revised recommendations on optimal management of concussion for athletes at all levels of participation ― with some major changes.