For the well over 700 million people around the globe living with Type 1 diabetes, getting a host immune system to tolerate the presence of implanted insulin-secreting cells could be…
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Why Aren’t Doctors Screening Older Americans for Anxiety?
Susan Tilton’s husband, Mike, was actually in good health. But after a friend’s husband developed terminal cancer, she began to worry that Mike would soon die, too. At night, “I’d…
Tablet-based screening doubles detection of psychosis symptoms in youth — ScienceDaily
Asking patients to take a short survey on a tablet before their appointments may help mental health providers identify young people at risk of psychosis. A UC Davis Health study…
Only 14% of diagnosed cancers in the US are detected by screening, report says
CNN — A small proportion – 14.1% – of all diagnosed cancers in the United States are detected by screening with a recommended screening test, according to a new report.…
Anxiety: Influential task force recommends screening kids 8 and older
CNN — For the first time, the US Preventive Services Task Force has recommended screening for anxiety in children 8 and older. In its final recommendations, published Tuesday in the…
Psychiatrists recommend mental health screening for anxiety
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Federal health officials recommend that all adults under the age of 65 get screened for anxiety. According to mental health officials, this is a big step…
For the first time, US task force draft recommends screening for anxiety in adults
The USPSTF is a group of independent disease prevention and medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions. The draft recommendation is not final, but will now enter a public…
Less prostate cancer screening reduces overdiagnosis but may miss aggressive cases — ScienceDaily
Over the past 15 years, public health authorities have downgraded recommendations for the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test as a screening tool to reduce the overdiagnosis and overtreatment of men with…
NYU Langone Health Launches New Hearing Loss and Screening Program for Low-Income Immigrant Families
NEW YORK, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In the United States, five out of every 1,000 children suffer from hearing loss. After accounting for immigrant children from Mexico and China,…
New screening system may point the way to clean, renewable hydrogen power — ScienceDaily
A new, highly sensitive system for detecting the production of hydrogen gas may play an important role in the quest to develop hydrogen as an environmentally friendly and economical alternative…