Disease Screening

The USPSTF has released a reaffirmation of their recommendations for screening for genital herpes infection in adolescents, adults, and pregnant persons.

Researchers identified the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in individuals who are overweight or obese. ...

Researchers aimed to determine whether a symptom-based screening tool could accurately identify children who may be at a high risk of asthma to reduce the burden of disease in this patient population. ...

Survey data from more than 174,000 children and adolescents reveals a considerable decrease in the rate of vision screenings for children from 2016 to 2020.

Researchers examined how the cut-values of hypomania checklist-32, a common screening tool for differentiating between bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder, may be influenced by patient...

The USPSTF has updated its recommendations on screening patients for the most common form of glaucoma, primary open-angle glaucoma.

The USPSTF has updated their recommendations on screening for COPD in certain patient populations.

Researchers recently examined the relationship between breast artery calcification in women and adverse cardiovascular events.

The US Preventive Services Task Force has released its first recommendation statement on screening for eating disorders.

In a recent study, researchers compared the rates of screening and sensitivity of universal vs risk-based screening for hepatitis C virus in pregnant women.