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| Oct 1, 2026 | 3 common drugs older adults might be overusing | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Paula Span, KFF Health News
The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for older patients than previously th... |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Years after he quit smoking, a lung cancer scan saved his life | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Paula Span, KFF Health News
Dennis Schmidt started smoking as a teenager, when that was so unexceptional that his Catholic high school designated outdoor “senior smoking quarters,” where student... |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Lung Cancer Screening Awareness Falls: Budget Cuts Threaten 70,000 More Missed Scans | By Benjamin Eddie
Published: Jul 31 2026, 11:38 AM EDT
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| Jul 30, 2026 | Pregnancy Hypertension Hits One in Ten US Mothers, Up 73% Since 2016, CDC Finds | By Donald C. Case
Published: Jul 30 2026, 3:15 PM EDT
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| Jun 19, 2026 | Mid-Year Check: Have You Completed Your Health Screenings? | Doctor taking patient's blood pressure
Mid-year is a great time to check in on your health and ensure you’re up to date on recommended preventive screenings. Regular screenings—such as annual wellness visits, blood pressure checks, and... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Prevent Fractures, 154,000-Person Study Confirms | By John Bright
Published: Jun 16 2026, 14:16 PM EDT
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| Jun 8, 2026 | 3 medical routines that older people may not need | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Paula Span, KFF Health News
Enough time had passed since the patient’s previous colonoscopy that she met the criteria to undergo another, said Steven Itzkowitz, a gastroenterologist at the Icahn... |
| May 27, 2026 | Out Of Control RFK Jr. Fires Leaders Of Preventative Services Task Force | Alright, this is getting dire. In addition to all of the anti-vaxxer bullshit that has infected HHS thanks to RFK Jr.’s appointment to run the department, we have also made the point recently that an equally big problem is the talent drain ... |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths in younger adults is concentrated in people with less education, suggesting socioeconomic factors co... |
| Jan 27, 2026 | What to know about breast self-awareness and how it fits into cancer prevention | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
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Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organ... |
| Jan 15, 2026 | To knock down health-system hurdles between you and HIV prevention, try these 6 things | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Zach Dyer, Oona Zenda, KFF Health News
When Matthew Hurley was looking to take PrEP to prevent HIV, the doctor hadn’t heard of the medicine, and when he finally did prescribe PrEP, the bills sen... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem | By Paula Span, KFF Health News
Ronald Klein was biking around his neighborhood in North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow — I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled. Related Articles
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| Oct 19, 2025 | Osteoporosis in men? Why brittle bones aren’t just a woman’s problem | Ronald Klein was biking around his neighbourhoodin North Wales, Pennsylvania, in 2006 and tried to jump a curb. “But I was going too slow – I didn’t have enough momentum,” he recalled.
As the bike toppled, he thrust out his left arm to brea... |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Why are more older people dying after falls? | By Paula Span, KFF Health News
For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous.
Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, California. A fe... |
| Aug 17, 2025 | This test can see a heart attack in your future | “The test is used by more people every year,” said Michael Blaha, co-director of the preventive cardiology program at Johns Hopkins University. Calcium scans quadrupled from 2006 to 2017, his research team reported, and Google searches for ... |
| Jun 10, 2025 | Fighting the Chronic Disease Crisis with AI and Value-Based Care | Joseph Siemienczuk, MD, Medical Advisor for Clinical Solutions at Cedar Gate Technologies
Poorly managed and uncontrolled chronic diseases are the leading cause of death and disability in the United States, and represent a growing national ... |
| May 13, 2025 | FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth | “Proposals like this stand to hurt rural America, not make them healthier,” American Dental Association President Dr. Brett Kessler said. “More than ever, at this critical time in American health care policy, it is vital that we slow down t... |
| Apr 23, 2025 | The Medicaid Game: A Misguided Blame Game | In the ever-evolving landscape of American politics, few things are as predictable as the scapegoating of video games. They are the modern-day boogeyman, lurking in the shadows of our societal woes. From violence to addiction, video games h... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Supreme Court appears likely to uphold Obamacare’s preventive care coverage mandate | A majority of the justices seemed inclined to side with the government. Kavanaugh said he didn’t see indications in the law that the board was designed to have the kind of independent power that would require Senate approval, and Barrett qu... |
| Mar 11, 2025 | Empirical Health Launches "Health Radar," a Doctor-Designed Health Score Combining Wearable and Lab Data | Empirical Health Radar -- works with Apple Watch and WearOS watches
Today, Empirical Health announces the launch of Empirical Health Radar, a doctor-developed health score that distills over 40 biomarkers from Apple Watch, WearOS devices, a... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Health | US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening | This image provided by BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Dec. 2024 shows the company’s HPV test for cervical cancer screening. (Becton, Dickinson and Company via AP)
Earlier this year, U.S. regulators expanded the use of two HPV test ki... |
| Oct 21, 2024 | What age should I start having mammograms? Here are the latest recommendations | Women with an average risk for breast cancer should have a mammogram every other year starting at age 40, according to the newest recommendation from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force.
University of Chicago Medicine’s breast cancer ... |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Health | Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise | Sara died in 2018. Today, more pregnant people are being diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure, a finding that could save their lives. Recent studies show the rates of newly developed and chronic maternal high blood pressure have r... |
| Aug 15, 2024 | The Silent Epidemic: Unmasking the Gaps in Maternal Health and Youth Mental Health | In the shadows of American healthcare, two pressing issues loom large: the under-testing of pregnant women for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the mental health crisis among youth. Recent studies reveal alarming trends that threa... |
| Aug 12, 2024 | Pregnant Women Undertested for STIs, Finds Quest Diagnostics Health Trends® Study of Over 4 Million Pregnancies | One in three women who tested positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea while pregnant were not retested before giving birth, despite potential to transmit infections to newborns
SECAUCUS, N.J., Aug. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by resear... |
| Jul 17, 2024 | Health | If lawsuit ends federal mandates on birth control coverage, states will have the say | And that perplexity surrounding coverage may get more complicated.
An ongoing federal lawsuit aims to strike down the ACA’s preventive care coverage requirements for private insurers. If the case knocks out the mandates, state-level laws — ... |
| Jul 10, 2024 | National Politics | Should Biden take a cognitive test? Here’s what it would — and wouldn’t — tell us | Kevin Duff, a neuropsychologist at the Oregon Health & Science University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, likened the proposal to the long-standing practice of asking presidential contenders to release their tax returns.
There wo... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Health | Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied | “This has got to stop: The FDA has to require that clinical trial data be reported by sex and age for us to tell if drugs work the same, better, or not as well in women,” Faubion insisted.
Consider the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, approved by ... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Health | Why you should think twice before taking a daily multivitamin to ward off death | As recently as 2022, the experts on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force conducted a thorough review of the medical literature regarding the potential for multivitamins to help prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer. They concluded th... |
| Jun 4, 2024 | First look: Kidney screening recommendation urged | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging HHS and a federal task force to recommend regular screening for people at high risk of chronic kidney disease, in a letter first shared with Axios.
Why it mat... |
| May 16, 2024 | Fitness Enthusiast Unexpectedly Finds Cancer through New Screening Test | (BPT) - Putting Health First
Gym owner and avid fitness enthusiast, Rich, has always prioritized his health. He prides himself on being health conscious, taking steps to maintain his health and keeping up with his annual exams.
After learni... |
| May 1, 2024 | Doctor explains why mammograms should start at age 40 | Breast cancer screenings for women at average risk should be done every other year beginning at age 40, according to finalized guidance released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts.... |
| Apr 30, 2024 | U.S. panel, cancer groups differ on new breast cancer screening guidelines | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
An influential national advisory group has called for women to start getting mammograms beginning at age 40, but only every two years — a recommendation that highlights a rift within the cancer commun... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | Therapy enablement: State of play | Data: PitchBook; Note: 2024 data as of April 10; Chart: Axios Visuals
Therapy startups handling administrative work for providers and payers are pulling in venture dollars.
Why it matters: The therapy enablement sector has expanded to keep ... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | Health | Researchers unveil new blood test that detects colon cancer | Elise Takahama | (TNS) The Seattle Times
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have unveiled a new type of blood test used to detect colorectal cancer, with high hopes not only in its ability to reduce barriers to testing for thi... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Your guide to preventative health screenings you should get in your 40s | So you've reached the Big 4-0? It's time to celebrate — and to make plans for some preventative care and screenings to help keep your health on track.
CBS News HealthWatch has compiled a series of guides to help you know which pre... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Your guide to preventative health screenings you should get in your 30s | Some of the recommendations for preventative health care and screenings change as you age. When you hit your 30s, it's time to build on healthy habits you started in your 20s — or get on track if you haven't been so far.
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| Mar 22, 2024 | Your guide to preventative health screenings you should get in your 20s | Preventative care and screenings are important steps you can take for your health — and that's true even for young adults in their 20s, who may feel invincible but shouldn't take good health for granted.
CBS News HealthWatch has c... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Health | Colon cancer is increasing in younger Coloradans even as death rate drops for people over 55 | Kris Koehler could tell something was wrong in the summer of 2013, when he started suffering unexplained abdominal pain and his bowels behaved differently.
The Fort Collins resident’s doctor couldn’t initially figure out what was causing it... |
| Feb 28, 2024 | Gastroenterology of the Rockies Advocates for Lifesaving Colon Cancer Screenings During Colon Cancer Awareness Month | Matthew Seto, DO
Gastroenterology of the Rockies emphasizes early colorectal cancer detection in CO during Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Prioritize screenings for prevention.
Colon cancer may present no symptoms; early screening crucial to ... |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Riccelli Bill to Expand Preventive Services Passes Senate | OLYMPIA – Washington continues to lead the way in ensuring preventive services are covered by health care plans in the state, an expansion of services covered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Senate passed HB 1957, legislation prime... |
| Jan 20, 2024 | HPV Vaccine Slashes Cervical Cancer Rates by 65%, Alarming Rise Among 30s-40s Women | John Lopez, Tech Times 20 January 2024, 09:01 am |
| Dec 9, 2023 | Mark Cuban shares the 3 supplements he takes every day to help with sleep and nutrition | Christopher Willard/Yulia Reznikov/Getty Images
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| Dec 5, 2023 | The 5 supplements scientists recommend for longevity | Grace Cary/Getty Images
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| Nov 13, 2023 | The U.K. just cleared a drug to prevent breast cancer. U.S. women may not know it’s already an option | The news that the U.K. has approved a preventive drug for post-menopausal women at risk of developing breast cancer wasn’t a shock to breast medical oncologist Abenaa Brewster. But the fact that a patient in her breast cancer prevention cli... |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Longevity doctor Peter Attia shares the 9 supplements he's taking each morning in a bid to extend his youth | Health Longevity doctor Peter Attia shares the 9 supplements he's taking each morning in a bid to extend his youth
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| Sep 7, 2023 | What a viral study criticizing cancer screening gets very, very wrong | A recent study prompted CNN to report, “Most cancer screenings don’t ultimately give someone extra time beyond their regular lifespan.” Does that mean it’s time to dismantle the cancer screening infrastructure in the United States?
Probably... |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Why so few get screened for lung cancer, the deadliest cancer in the U.S. | It was Thanksgiving 2021, and Michael Young was at Target buying a turkey baster. “I’m in the parking lot, and my chest starts to feel like somebody’s sitting on me,” Young recounted. But he didn’t think too much of it and waited until Febr... |
| Aug 16, 2023 | CCHR Warns New Guidelines to Screen All Adults for Anxiety Will Result in More Needlessly Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs | CCHR warns that as the mental health and pharmaceutical industries continue to collude, it becomes imperative to critically examine the motivations behind the push for universal anxiety screenings and the subsequent prescriptions of psychia... |
| Jun 5, 2023 | How to protect PrEP coverage, no matter what happens in Braidwood v. Becerra | Since a Texas judge’s decision dropped earlier this spring, Braidwood v. Becerra has sent shudders down public health’s spine. Similar to earlier contraceptive mandate cases, Braidwood involves plaintiff-employers who object to paying for h... |
| May 17, 2023 | Starting breast cancer screening at 40 saved my life | In 2015, the year I turned 40, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for breast cancer screenings. Instead of urging women to get mammograms beginning at 40, it would now recommend yearly mammograms beginning at age 45, and the... |
| May 17, 2023 | New draft recommendations for mammograms take a one-size-fits-all approach | On May 9, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released updated draft recommendations for breast cancer screening. In contrast to their prior recommendations that most women start screening at 50, the USPSTF — a major n... |
| May 9, 2023 | Breast cancer screening should begin at 40, not 50, federal health panel recommends | The United States Preventive Services Task Force on Tuesday created new draft guidelines recommending all women begin screening mammography at age 40, a decade earlier than previous guidelines, and continue screenings every other year until... |
| May 9, 2023 | New mammogram guidelines from U.S. panel say breast cancer screenings should start at age 40 | Breast cancer screenings should be done every other year starting at age 40, for women at average risk, according to draft guidance issued Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of national experts.
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| Apr 19, 2023 | Study: Black women should start breast cancer screening at age 42 | For many years, there’s been considerable debate about the best age for women to initiate breast cancer screening. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women start getting screenings around age 50, while groups such as th... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Medical practitioners will have to notify patients about breast density in mammograms under new FDA regulations | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated its mammography regulations, which affect physicians and medical centers across the country.
As part of the new regulations, mammography facilities will have to notify patients about the den... |
| Jan 4, 2023 | How data could help America’s mental health and substance abuse crisis | Check out all the on-demand sessions from the Intelligent Security Summit here.
Nearly one million people have died since 1999 from a drug overdose, and 75% of overdose deaths in 2020 involved an opioid — a tragic statistic that has increas... |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Specialized centers can help realign the U.S.’s moral compass for sickle cell disease | Even as the United States has made commitments to health as a human right and reversing health disparities and has invested significantly in orphan diseases, it continues to overlook sickle cell disease (SCD), the most common inherited bloo... |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Wraparound Programs – An Alternative Approach to Address the Children’s Mental Health Crisis | Jamie Hanna, M.D., Medical Director of the Louisiana Coordinated System of Care
The mental health crisis impacting America’s children requires states, parents, guardians, and behavioral health professionals to rethink how we provide treatme... |
| Dec 5, 2022 | Arkansas Ranks in Bottom Tier of States in Lung Cancer Report | A new report from the American Lung Association ranks Arkansas in the bottom tier of states for multiple lung cancer measures, including a higher rate of new lung cancer cases, lower survival rates, and lower surgical treatment rates compar... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Hormonal Therapy Won't Prevent Chronic Ills After Menopause: Expert Panel | TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Experts are once again advising doctors and women against using menopausal hormone therapy to ward off chronic diseases -- 20 years after a landmark trial dashed those hopes.
In updated recommendati... |
| Oct 22, 2022 | Maro’s new app looks to help schools screen kids for depression and anxiety | Maro has developed a platform that helps families and schools navigate tough conversations about mental health. The company, which exhibited as part of the Battlefield 200 at TechCrunch Disrupt, launched its first product, Maro Parents, in ... |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Screen Kids 8 and Older for Anxiety, Expert Panel Recommends | WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children aged 8 and up should be screened for anxiety, the influential U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended on Tuesday. Kids aged 12 and up should also be screened for depress... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Ignore The Headlines: Some Kind Of Colorectal Cancer Screening Is Essential To Reducing Deaths | FIT test (fecal immunochemical test), a fecal occult blood test for screening colon cancergetty |
| Oct 11, 2022 | U.S. preventive health group recommends anxiety screening for kids 8 to 18 | An influential national panel of preventive health experts on Tuesday recommended for the first time that children and adolescents between 8 and 18 should be screened for anxiety, but said there was insufficient evidence to say that childre... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Anxiety screenings might become a routine part of healthcare | The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends regular anxiety screenings for adults under 65
With the percentage of people with mental health conditions on the rise, it's becoming obvious that there needs to be a better way to ide... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Genetic tests for breast cancer patients create treatment opportunities — and confusion | The past decade has witnessed a rapid expansion of genetic tests, including new instruments to inform patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer about the risk of recurrence and to guide their treatment.
But the clinical significan... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | U.S. task force proposes anxiety screenings for most adults | With recent polls showing high levels of anxiety and depression amongst Americans, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USTF) has proposed depression screenings for all adults and anxiety screenings for those under 65 not experiencing r... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Preventive services can improve Americans’ health, but they are now on trial | Twelve years after the Affordable Care Act was enacted, it appears to be here to stay, fully integrated into the nation’s health care system, extending coverage to more than 30 million Americans and protecting coverage against pre-existing ... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Triple-negative breast cancer highlights the need to act against health inequities | Deaths from breast cancer create huge holes in families and communities that cannot be filled. This disease kills nearly 44,000 people in the U.S. each year, and a staggering 685,000 around the world.
In the U.S., breast cancer disproportio... |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Daily Vitamin D supplements don’t lower risk of bone fractures, study finds | Whether created from sunlight or taken in by food, vitamin D assists in the mineralizing and maintenance of bone. It is also thought to keep bones healthy as they age, prompting one in three adults aged 60 and older in the U.S. to take a vi... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | In new guidelines, US experts say most supplements are a 'waste of money' — and warned 1 popular product can cause hair loss | Health In new guidelines, US experts say most supplements are a 'waste of money' — and warned 1 popular product can cause hair loss
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| Apr 26, 2022 | Daily aspirin offers little to no benefit for most adults trying to prevent heart disease, new report says | Taking low-dose aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke provides little to no benefit to people without cardiovascular disease but could instead increase the risk of dangerous bleeding, a new report from the U.S. Preventive Se... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Coalition Calls on the USPSTF to Review its Recommendation Against Testicular Self-Exams | Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
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April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and a coalition of health organizations calls on the United States Preventative Services Task Force to... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | A ‘more, more, more’ approach to cancer screening is misleading and harmful | Enormous progress has been made against cancer in the last 50 years — at least medically. Our emotional relationship with the emperor of all maladies, however, is years out of date, and that lag is causing great harm.
Many cancers can now b... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | CancerIQ Expands Platform and Leadership to Support Population-Wide Precision Cancer Prevention | CHICAGO (PRWEB) January 06, 2022
CancerIQ, the first and only comprehensive precision cancer prevention solution, has enhanced its platform and added new executive talent to meet the massive demand for more efficient and innovative cancer p... |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Dr. Carlos Roberto Jaén of UT Health San Antonio appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD, MS, FAAFP Task force members review the best evidence there is, look at the risks or benefits of a service, and analyze studies that lay out the pros and cons. — Carlos Roberto Jaén, MD, PhD, MS, FAAFP
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| Oct 25, 2021 | For prenatal care, more doesn’t necessarily mean better | Most pregnant people receive prenatal care today in much the same way their mothers or grandmothers would have decades ago: 12 to 14 one-on-one visits in a doctor’s office over the course of their pregnancy.
That’s more than the number of v... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Medicare advantage, direct contracting, and the Medicare ‘Money Machine,' part 1: The risk-score game | While the COVID-19 pandemic rages, the past two years have seen another epidemic of a far different type-in financing and acquisitions of firms focused on serving Medicare beneficiaries. These firms include physician practices, notably prim... |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Hold insurers accountable for covering HIV prevention drugs at no cost to patients | Even before the Affordable Care Act reduced uninsured rates in our country, it required private insurers to cover essential preventive care at no cost to patients. But just as other pieces of the law require enforcement, so does this one.
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| Aug 27, 2021 | Does breast density matter for older women’s risk of cancer? | Breast density is a known risk factor for developing breast cancer, but that well-accepted research finding is derived from studies conducted in women under age 75. That makes sense because breast density declines with age, but cancer epide... |
| Jul 21, 2021 | ‘When Memory Fades’: Misinformation about Alzheimer’s disease and Aduhelm must be limited | Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a timely and thought-provoking advisory about the serious threat to public health posed by misinformation about the Covid-19 pandemic on July 15. Just two days later, the New York Times chose to run a dis... |
| Jun 3, 2021 | Firestone colon cancer survivor urges colonoscopy screenings | Priscilla Gonzalez had just left the campus clinic after getting a blood draw during a doctor’s visit, when she got a phone call telling her she needed to immediately go to the emergency room.
The doctor explained that Gonzalez, then 38, wa... |
| May 19, 2021 | EXACT SCIENCES CORPORATION
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National Task Force supports Cologuard® as a screening option and screening expands to a... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | People who take multivitamins say they feel healthier, but it may just be a placebo effect, a study found | The perceived health benefits of multivitamins may be due to a placebo effect, a new study suggests.
Researchers did not find any measurable health advantages between people who took multivitamins and those who didn’t.
People who took vitam... |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Colorectal cancer screening should start five years earlier — at 45 — expert panel says | A national panel of medical experts recommended on Tuesday that most Americans start being screened for colorectal cancer five years earlier than called for in current guidelines — at age 45 instead of 50 — to combat increasing rates of the... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Proposed changes to lung cancer screening guidance could increase scans among Black patients, women | A prominent panel of physicians and other medical experts recommended Tuesday that a wider swath of people in the U.S. be screened for lung cancer every year — a suggestion that would see more Black patients and women eligible for potential... |
| Dec 11, 2019 | Low-Dose Aspirin May Not Reduce Heart Risks for Black Americans, Study Finds | It’s fairly established medical science that people who have had heart attacks can take regular low doses of aspirin to significantly lower their risk of having another heart attack, or other heart problems including stroke. But it is still... |
| Oct 23, 2019 | A million-dollar marketing juggernaut pushes 3D mammograms | “She said there’s a new approach and it’s much better, and it finds all cancer,” said McCaskill-Stevens, who declined the offer.
A short time later, a technician asked again: Was the patient sure she didn’t want 3D?
Upselling customers on h... |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Panel recommends everyone at high risk of getting HIV be offered a prevention pill | In a long-awaited move, an independent advisory panel is recommending that doctors be encouraged to offer an HIV prevention pill, a step that would quickly expand insurance coverage for a medicine that has been difficult for some people to ... |
| Sep 25, 2018 | SplashX Invent Health Precision Health is 9/27, Thursday | Apple Watch 4; Helix seeks partners to broaden DNA tests; How would you define Precision Health?
For once, I know what I want for Christmas - an Apple Watch 4.
Last week, I sat down with founders of a precision medicine startup who were all... |
| May 23, 2018 | Inside Geisinger Health System’s plan to offer DNA sequencing to patients | The test will look for mutations in at least 77 genes that are associated with dozens of medical conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer, as well as variability in how people respond to pharmaceuticals based on heredity.
“We’re givi... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | You Asked: Do I Really Need an Annual Physical? | A yearly check-in with a doctor seems undeniably prudent. He or she can listen to your heart, check your blood pressure and help you nip any looming health issues in the bud.
But while annual well visits are a familiar part of the health ca... |
| Dec 30, 2017 | Why do many IVD companies face an uphill battle with payers for reimbursement? | To understand why so many companies have faced an uphill battle with payers for reimbursement of their products, it’s essential to consider how these decisions are made. FDA approval or clearance is just one factor influencing payer decisio... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Age matters when it comes to screening for cervical cancer | WASHINGTON — Getting checked for cervical cancer isn’t one-size-fits-all: Millions of women may soon have to decide between a routine Pap or a newer test that detects if they have a cancer-causing virus.
Draft national guidelines released T... |
| Sep 7, 2017 | Why can’t more American women access medications for preterm birth? | There are two medications that prevent preterm birth, the most common cause of perinatal death in the U.S. One costs 16 cents a week, one $285. Poor black women aren’t getting either. Why?
In 2015, for the first time in eight years, the rat... |
| Apr 11, 2017 | Should you get screened for prostate cancer? We break down the latest advice | A panel of experts in preventive medicine released a draft proposal Tuesday on screening for prostate cancer. “Another one?” you may ask, remembering an earlier recommendation. Don’t worry; we’re here to help you avoid whiplash: What’s new?... |
| Nov 1, 2016 | What health plans need to know about diabetes prevention programs | On that day all eligible Medicare and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries will have covered access to Medicare-recognized Diabetes Prevention Programs (DPPs). Even if your health plan doesn’t have an MA line of business, you’ll feel the i... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | 5 takeaways from this week’s Clinton-Trump medical circus | The rich are different from you and me, including when it comes to health.
In the hoopla over the release of Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s medical information — OMG! She’s on a blood thinner and developed pneumonia; he’s clinically o... |
