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April 08, 2025 - These pro-
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on how to provide support. … The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health provides re-
sources on how to support breastfeeding … How to implement this
recommendation? … The USPSTF fol-
lows consistent methodology on how it reviews and assesses the evi-
dence for all its … “Why even bother; they are not
going to do it?”
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September 03, 2002 - Such differences are expected to occur in a cluster-randomized trial, do not indicate failure of randomization … The mammography trials do not attempt to link specific treatments, such as radical mastectomy or adjuvant … How? JAMA . 1999;282:1270-80. [PMID: 10517431]
62. … Women with false positive screening mammograms: how do they cope? J Med Screen . 1999; 6:89-93. … False positive results do not have a negative effect on reattendance for subsequent breast screening.
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September 23, 2014 - An observational study evaluating a risk prediction tool to identify persons with chlamydia in high-risk … Role of the Funding Source
This research was funded by AHRQ under a contract to support the work … It is not clear how screening influenced these outcomes. … and conclusions in this article are those of the authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … HIV: how much really is known?
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January 01, 2021 - Native American, Alaska Native, and Asian
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evidence-based … empowering
people to choose how they live as they age … Haiman CA, Stram DO, Wilkens LR, et al.
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July 10, 2018 - Because there is no guidance in existing literature about how to characterize the magnitude or clinical … a higher risk stratum than appropriately reclassified to a lower risk stratum. … separately is important because the total NRI does not weight for the proportion of individuals who have or do … The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position … a Rounded to whole numbers.
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May 01, 2021 - The USPSTF decided to use a reaffirmation deliberation process to up-
date this recommendation. … To whom does this
recommendation apply?
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How to implement this
recommendation? … • This recommendation applies to adults who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms. … • Do not screen for COPD in patients with no symptoms. … helping them quit if they do.
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August 21, 2018 - For each primary screening strategy, how does the rescreening interval relate to future cancer
incidence … Do the adverse effects vary by screening strategy, including by rescreening interval? … For each primary screening strategy, how does the
rescreening interval relate to future cancer incidence … Do adverse effects vary by screening strategy, in-
cluding by rescreening interval? … with results of large cohort studies of
primary hrHPV screening or cotesting over 2 screening rounds; how
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April 17, 2023 - adults 19 years or older who do not
have a diagnosed mental health disorder or recognizable signs or … adults (65 years or older)
who do not have a diagnosed mental health disorder and are not showing recognized … How to implement this • Treatment for MDD in adults includes psychotherapy or pharmacotherapy. … More research is needed to understand these
groups and to determine how primary care can improve health … What do we know
about sex differences in depression: a review of
animal models and potential mechanisms
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September 14, 2021 - In 2019, there were 616 392
cases of gonococcal infections, corresponding to a rate of 188.4 cases … This update primarily
evaluated studies published since the prior USPSTF review.17 How-
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May 01, 2021 - OBJECTIVE To conduct a targeted systematic review to update the evidence on the
effectiveness of screening … 1
How effective are different screening programs for identifying people with hypertensive
disorders … How effective are different screening programs used to identify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy for … her
institution for a project to develop and test a novel
menopause curriculum for medial residents. … The
opinions expressed in this document are those of
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August 01, 2022 - How do the tools incorporate race and ethnicity?
CQ1
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strategy?
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No eligible studies were identified. … IFN-γ
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October 15, 2008 - Grade: A
Do not screen routinely
Grade: C
Do not screen
Grade: D
For all populations … *These recommendations do not apply to individuals with specific inherited syndromes (Lynch Syndrome … The recommendations do apply to those with first-degree relatives who have had colorectal adenomas or … of a screening test must be considered in the framework of how often that test will be repeated in a … patient's lifetime, as well as how many invasive procedures (that is, colonoscopies) will be required
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January 11, 2016 - These average estimates do not reflect greater extremes seen among outlier radiologists. … As a result, across
studies a sizeable 13% to 19% of women 13--19 were
reclassified from "nondense … negative screening mammogram in women found to have dense breasts, and how do these performance characteristics … In general, the figure illustrates how screening for breast cancer in asymptomatic women age 40 years … screening to identify breast cancer, and how supplemental screening may lead to improved outcomes or
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July 01, 2013 - are sexually active in exclusive monogamous relation-
ships with uninfected partners, and those who do … USPSTF’s deliberations on grade recommenda-
tions for the effectiveness of clinical preventive services do … At that time, how-
ever, the USPSTF found inadequate evidence to conclude
that initiation of ART in patients … How-
ever, serious HIV-related clinical events, including death,
were less likely among patients who … How Does Evidence Fit With Biological Understanding?
Late diagnosis of HIV infection is common.
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December 01, 2014 - An observational study evaluat-
ing a risk prediction tool to identify persons with chlamydia in
high-risk … Role of the Funding Source
This research was funded by AHRQ under a contract
to support the work of … It is not clear how screening influ-
enced these outcomes. … and conclusions in this article are those of the
authors, who are responsible for its content, and do … HIV: how much really is known?
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April 17, 2018 - do not exist; thus, the
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calcium cannot be evaluated. … 3.66%]; age-adjusted RR, 1.09 [95% CI,
0.86 to 1.36]).16 A second RCT conducted among a younger study … Study not powered to
assess all-cause mortality;
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Predominantly … The opinions expressed in this document
are those of the authors and do not reflect the
official position … A case study of discordant
overlapping meta-analyses: vitamin D supplements
and fracture.
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tion is to begin with developing a research plan … Randomized trials of screening can provide a
high level of evidence, but can be challenging to do if
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April 05, 2016 - to approximate a population of mild to moderate COPD. … it is
unclear how changes in FEV 1 correlate with changes in patient-oriented
health outcomes … with those who do not. … population-based studies with different index test thresholds; gold-standard tests and COPD definitions do … and PLATINO population-based samples do not exclude nor report baseline COPD diagnoses
Serious concerns
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Share to Email … For example, when compared to the diagnosis of major depression in primary care patients using a standardized … A recent meta-analysis of 18 studies that compared various depression screening instruments to accepted … It has been repeatedly documented that primary care providers do not recognize major depression … prospective controlled study found that providing SDS scores to the physician and prescribing a 4-week