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Confirmatory testing based on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry may come back negative despite detectable concentrations of a cannabis metabolite, a new study found.

Screening with an AI-enhanced digital stethoscope doubled the diagnoses of life-threatening peripartum cardiomyopathy in Nigeria, where the incidence is the highest in the world.

The risk of cancer is not eliminated with gender transition, and the methods of screening should be adapted, say experts.

Routine sampling and analysis of newborn DNA would enable screening for hundreds of childhood genetic diseases, but also raises concerns about privacy and ethics.

A marked reduction in colorectal cancer recurrence after surgery has led investigators to wonder whether some patients can skip intensive surveillance afterward.

Shorter colorectal cancer screening intervals may be appropriate for patients with higher fecal hemoglobin concentrations on fecal immunochemical testing.

After a false-positive mammography result, women have a higher risk of developing and dying of breast cancer, but the risk varies by patient-specific characteristics.

Given the increased risk of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer associated with low ADR, improving [this performance metric] has become a major focus for quality improvement.

"Unfortunately, the poor results of pancreatic cancer screening do not align with this assumption, leaving unanswered whether this large window of opportunity truly exists."

New projections call for the number of dementia cases in England and Wales to nearly double by 2040, reaching 1.7 million, a significant increase over prior estimates.