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"Continued efforts to develop effective interventions to improve CV screening and care for people with psoriasis in all regions of the U.S. are needed," according to the authors.

Despite removal of cost-sharing for screening mammograms, out-of-pocket costs continue to be a barrier for diagnostic testing following an abnormal mammogram.

Telephone responses from about 2.6 million American adults in 2015-2020 showed a rising diabetes prevalence among those with a BMI of less than 25 kg/m2, but not in heavier people.

If we make decisions about diabetes testing based on weight, we will miss some people from racial and ethnic minority groups who are developing prediabetes and diabetes at lower weights, says researcher.

Many US healthcare providers use urine samples to diagnose sexually transmitted infections in women, but researchers have shown that vaginal swabs provide more accurate results.

A new study found that after an extended stay in the ICU, most patients do not resume driving within a month after discharge — but half of those who are driving shouldnt be.

Dutch investigators have demonstrated "excellent" results for detecting endometrial cancer in urine and cervicovaginal samples that women collect at home.

Patients with the autoantibody anti-TIF1γ had the highest diagnostic yield, while patients under 40 years old had a high frequency of false positives.

Although overall colorectal cancer rates are declining, the incidence is increasing among those younger than 50, and multidisciplinary efforts are needed to understand why.

While 59.9% of children without ASD underwent vision screening in these visits, only 36.5% of children with ASD did so.