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The US Preventive Services Task Force is calling for more research on screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents before it recommends universal testing.

"All I wanted to do was game, game, game."

Data confirms the 10-year screening colonoscopy interval is safe for average-risk adults and can be extended in some subgroups, supporting the possibility of personalized, risk-adapted CRC screening.

The US Department of Justice has used the Americans with Disabilities Act to settle a claim that an employee was discriminated against for taking a prescribed medication to treat drug addiction.

It is surprising that the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care has recently recommended against screening with systematic questionnaires.

"A constant supply of new donor applicants is needed. So my advice to would-be donors is dont be put off by the low success rates."

Hydroxychloroquine dosing and retinopathy risk have long been a concern with its use. A new, comprehensive study finds that retinopathy diagnosis with cumulative dosing is actually low.

Entrepreneurs see smartphones as an opportunity to meet patients where they are. But many app-based diagnostic tools still need clinical validation to get buy-in from healthcare providers.

Although guidelines recommend stopping cervical screening for women 65 and over, this age group accounts for one fifth of diagnoses, more late-stage disease, and higher mortality.

SEER data show a significantly increased risk for suicide among some patients who undergo cancer surgery, highlighting the need for distress screening and treatment.