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21. Archived: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
    March 08, 2004 - Although there is good evidence that anti-viral therapy improves intermediate outcomes, such as viremia … , there is limited evidence that such treatment improves long-term health outcomes. … high-risk population than in an average-risk population and there is good evidence that anti-viral therapy improves … Although there is good evidence that anti-viral therapy improves intermediate outcomes, there is, as

22. Recommendation: Rh(D) Incompatibility: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/rh-d-incompatibility-screening
    February 15, 2004 - Screening Tests Rh (D) blood typing and antibody testing prevents maternal sensitization and improves … testing, and intervention with Rh(D) immunoglobulin, as appropriate, prevents maternal sensitization and improves

23. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Interventions to Prevent Perinatal Depression (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6RwnWn3WVqWXkGnHP8Apz6
    May 19, 2025 - Preventing perinatal depression improves the health and wellbeing of those who are pregnant while supporting

24. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/_ZPNC3vqdS3R-ggXro6UAM
    April 05, 2016 - screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults (those who do not recognize or report respiratory symptoms) improves … screening tools (including prescreening questionnaires and spirometry); whether screening for COPD improves … FINDINGS Similar to 2008, the USPSTF did not find evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons improves … USPSTF recommendation, there is still no evi- dence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons improves … The USPSTF commissioned a systematic review to examine whether screening for COPD improves the delivery

25. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
    November 14, 2019 - that screening for carotid artery stenosis (CAS) with duplex ultrasonography in asymptomatic adults improves

26. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 2008 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
    August 05, 2008 - For men younger than age 75 years, evidence is inadequate to determine whether screening improves health … found inadequate evidence to determine whether treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening improves … However, no evidence suggests that any of these testing strategies improves health outcomes. 2 , 5 … radioactive seed implantation therapy). 6 If treatment for prostate cancer detected by screening improves

27. Archived: Iron Deficiency Anemia: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/iron-deficiency-anemia-screening-2006
    May 15, 2006 - poor evidence (poor quality and conflicting studies) that iron-fortified formula or supplementation improves … evidence (poor quality studies) that treatment of asymptomatic pregnant women with iron deficiency anemia improves … USPSTF found poor evidence (poor quality studies) that iron supplementation in non-anemic pregnant women improves … Iron fortified follow on formula from 9 to 18 months improves iron status but not development or growth

28. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
    July 15, 2009 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD improves … Although the USPSTF found adequate evidence that treatment of refractive error improves visual acuity … concludes that the evidence is insufficient on whether screening older adults for visual impairment improves … Evidence shows that cataract surgery improves vision-related quality of life and function, but evidence

29. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/sleep-apnea-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
    November 15, 2022 - “Unfortunately, there is not enough evidence to determine if screening all adults for sleep apnea improves

30. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Food Insecurity (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/food-insecurity-draft-bulletin.pdf
    July 22, 2024 - “While we found limited evidence on whether screening in primary care improves overall health, we know

31. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/FExZhpEq2337V-hwkaPQ8y
    May 01, 2002 - The USPSTF found good evidence that screening improves the accurate identification of depressed patients … The USPSTF found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes

32. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening Children for Lipid Disorders (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/child-lipid-screening-draft-rec-bulletin.pdf
    February 21, 2023 - recommendation highlights the need for more research on whether or not screening children for high cholesterol improves

33. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening, 2002 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-2002
    September 03, 2002 - Clinicians should tell women that the balance of benefits and potential harms of mammography improves

34. Screening for Overweight in Children and Adolescents: Where Is the Evidence? (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/7K93Ldpe86aLuGS65CPKYp
    July 01, 2005 - Questions Arrow 1: Is there direct evidence that screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves … Questions Arrow 1: Is there direct evidence that screening for overweight in children/adolescents improves

35. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: An Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/REES__d2DxtDLhZCXQjpPW
    July 01, 2007 - Points There is direct evidence that screening women at in- creased risk for chlamydial infection improves … There is no direct evidence that screening women not at increased risk for chlamydial infection improves … screening pregnant women can identify chlamydial infection and that treatment of chla- mydial infection improves … Evidence is insufficient to determine whether screening men for chlamydial infection improves health … pregnant women can detect chlamydial infection and that treatment of chlamydial infection during pregnancy improves

36. Fdqhj57Mmfqognvjn Qg9Q (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/fdQHJ57mMFqognVJn_qg9q
    May 23, 2019 - The USPSTF found good evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes that … The USPSTF found at least fair evidence that [the service] improves important health outcomes and concludes

37. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/caCcWa2a6jQGRyb7H8CkbU
    July 01, 2009 - The USPSTF found adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD improves … Although the USPSTF found adequate evidence that treatment of refractive error improves visual acuity … concludes that the evidence is insuffi- cient on whether screening older adults for visual impair- ment improves … Evidence shows that cataract surgery improves vision-related quality of life and function, but evidence

38. Archived: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
    April 05, 2016 - inadequate evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons using questionnaires or spirometry improves … 2008 USPSTF recommendation, there is still no evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic persons improves … The USPSTF commissioned a systematic review to examine whether screening for COPD improves the delivery

39. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
    June 07, 2004 - consequences; and there is limited evidence that early treatment of bladder cancer detected through screening improves

40. Archived: Evidence Summary: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults-screening-january-2017
    January 24, 2017 - Trials of CPAP and other treatments have not established whether treatment reduces mortality or improves … For the overarching question regarding direct evidence that screening improves health outcomes (KQ1) … Continuous positive airway pressure improves vascular function in obstructive sleep apnoea/hypopnoea … Continuous positive airway pressure improves sleep and daytime sleepiness in patients with Parkinson … Continuous positive airway pressure improves sleepiness but not calculated vascular risk in patients