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June 20, 2023 - rare and data were insufficient to determine whether pharmacotherapy increased the risk of serious harm
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November 27, 2018 - or omission (neglect) by a parent or other caregiver (eg, clergy, coach, or teacher) that results in harm … , potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child. 2 Words or actions that are deliberate and cause … harm, potential harm, or threat of harm are considered acts of commission (eg, physical, sexual, and … to provide for a child’s basic physical, emotional, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm … or potential harm constitutes an act of omission (neglect). 2
Suggestions for Practice Regarding the
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November 05, 2020 - outcome and updated the Analytic Framework to reflect this change; and added cataracts as a potential harm
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March 01, 2014 - In contrast to the NLST, 3 small European trials
showed potential harm or no benefit of screening. … This finding raises the possibility
of potential harm of screening a young, healthy popula-
tion. … but with a progressively higher
number of screening scans per death averted, therefore in-
creasing harm … Screening Scenarios From CISNET Models*
Screening Scenario† Benefit Harm‡ CT Screens
per Lung
Cancer … The net benefit is defined as benefit minus
harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening
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Final Recommendation Statement
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening
November 15, 2022
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. They sho…
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January 01, 2018 - However, some clinical preventive services can fail to provide the expected benefit or
even cause harm … tools or tests that can distinguish between
prostate cancer that is slow growing and unlikely to cause harm … tools or tests that can distinguish between prostate
cancer that is slow growing and unlikely to cause harm … There is a potential for significant harm due to the very low prevalence
of pancreatic cancer, limited
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June 15, 2013 - any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver that results in harm … , potential for harm, or threat of harm to a child 2 . … for a child's basic physical, emotional, health care, or educational needs or to protect a child from harm … or potential harm 3 . … potential harms include dissolution of families, legal concerns, and an increased risk for further harm
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September 01, 2015 - Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in Pregnant Women to Improve Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes
September 2015 Task Force FINAL Recommendation | 1
Understanding Task Force Recommendations
Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Supplementation in
Pregnant Women to Improve Mate…
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Final Research Plan
Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication
May 02, 2014
Recommendations made by the U…
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December 01, 2016 - However, some clinical preventive services can fail to provide the expected
benefit or even cause harm … that may lead to a cascade of additional followup tests (some of which are
invasive and could cause harm … i.e., when
patients are diagnosed or treated for skin cancer that would have never caused them any harm
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June 12, 2020 - JAMA
Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults
US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
US Preventive Services Task Force
Summary of Recommendation
See the Summary of Recommendation Figure.
Importance
Impairment of visual acuity is a serious public health problem in older
adults. The …
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Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007
January 23, 2014
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Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007
January 23, 2014
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U.S. government. T…
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April 01, 2016 - Adults who have a high likelihood of benefit with
little potential for harm should be encouraged to con … • Risk for bleeding: Aspirin use is likely to do more
harm than good in persons who are at increased … The time to benefit for CRC (that is, reduced CRC
incidence and death) and time to harm are important … To evaluate the risk for GI bleeding, the most com-
mon serious harm of aspirin use, the USPSTF consid … The net benefit is
defined as benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/update-methods-insufficient-evidence
March 04, 2021 - The four domains are: potential preventable burden, potential harm of the intervention, costs (both monetary … services when evidence is insufficient to conclude, with certainty, that there is net benefit or net harm … The second domain is potential harm of the intervention. … In the face of insufficient evidence, an intervention with a large potential for harm (such as major … surgery) might be viewed less favorably than an intervention with a small potential for harm (such as
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January 19, 2021 - evidence is mixed, although most studies reported findings in the direction of benefit rather than harm
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March 11, 2025 - Harm was observed
for only 1 participant who experienced gastrointestinal distress.35
Response to Public
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January 01, 2024 - 14th Annual Report to Congress: High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across the Lifespan, in All Communities
November 2021
High-Priority Evidence Gaps Across
the Lifespan, in All Communities
Commemorating 40 Years of Making Evidence-Based
Recommendations for Preventive Services
SUBMITTED BY:
Dr. Wanda K. Nicholson, Chair…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - Adults who have a high likelihood of benefit with little potential for harm should be encouraged to consider … balance of benefits and harms involves benefit for both CVD and CRC prevention and little potential for harm … Risk for bleeding: Aspirin use is likely to do more harm than good in persons who are at increased risk … The time to benefit for CRC (that is, reduced CRC incidence and death) and time to harm are important … To evaluate the risk for GI bleeding, the most common serious harm of aspirin use, the USPSTF considered
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February 01, 2014 - The net benefit is defined as benefit minus
harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general