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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/alex-h-krist-md-mph
March 01, 2020 - Alex H. Krist, M.D., M.P.H.
Chairperson
Alex H. Krist, M.D., M.P.H., is a professor of family medicine and population health at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and an active clinician and teacher at the Fairfax Family Practice Residency. He is also the director of the Virginia Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research …
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/skin-cancer-screening-1
January 07, 2021 - Does routine skin cancer screening lead to higher rates of detection of skin cancer at a precancerous
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/files/uspstf-year-in-review.pdf
December 31, 2024 - Clinical Practice Update: Notable USPSTF 2024 FINAL Recommendations
Clinical Practice Update:
Notable USPSTF 2024 FINAL Recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) provides evidence-based prevention guidance for 90 health conditions
and diseases.
Listed below are the most impactful final recom…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening1
July 15, 2009 - evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration may lead … Treatment
There is adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD may lead … Costs
Given the high prevalence of vision disorders, implementation of universal screening could lead … ectasia, a known harm of refractive surgery, occurs at a median rate of 0.2%. 1 Cataract surgery can lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening-2009
July 15, 2009 - evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration may lead … Treatment
There is adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD may lead … Costs
Given the high prevalence of vision disorders, implementation of universal screening could lead … ectasia, a known harm of refractive surgery, occurs at a median rate of 0.2%. 1 Cataract surgery can lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/methods-and-processes/uspstf-analytic-framework-child-and-adolescent-health-topics
October 01, 2017 - USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics
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The USPSTF has developed a new way of approaching the evidence on preventive services for children and adoles…
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November 07, 2023 - Untreated oral health conditions can lead to tooth loss, irreversible tooth damage, and other
serious … or structural racism results in policies and practices, includ-
ing health care delivery, that can lead … with public insurance; and adults experienc-
ing homelessness.1,2 Untreated oral health conditions can lead … • Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss. … dental caries, and an
estimated 26% have untreated dental caries.1,2 Untreated dental car-
ies can lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/syphilis-prgnant-women-draft-rs-bulletin.pdf
March 05, 2018 - Syphilis during pregnancy can lead to negative birth
outcomes, such as death of the baby during pregnancy
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/child-vision-bulletin.pdf
September 05, 2017 - If untreated during childhood,
amblyopia can lead to permanent vision loss or
impairment in the affected
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-during-pregnancy-screening-supplementation
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Final Research Plan
Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation
July 07, 2022
Recommendations made by the USPSTF…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation
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Final Research Plan
Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy: Screening and Supplementation
July 07, 2022
Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independe…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
December 10, 2024 - Systemic or structural racism results in policies and practices, including healthcare delivery, that can lead … Treatment of lesions that would otherwise resolve on their own is harmful because it can lead to procedures … Harms of Screening and Treatment
Screening with cervical cytology and HPV testing can lead to harms … USPSTF found adequate evidence that screening for cervical cancer in women ages 21 to 65 years can lead … cervical cytology-based alone or HPV primary screening because cotesting leads to more tests and may lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
October 06, 2003 - A possible result of skin cancer counseling that focuses on the use of sunscreen can lead to a false … sense of security, which might lead to more time in the sun. … patients that chemical sunscreens protect against malignant melanoma and that their use may actually lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review95/testicular-cancer-screening-february-2004
February 15, 2004 - Key Question 1: Does screening for testicular cancer lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/cardiovascular-disease-risk-screening-with-electrocardiography
July 14, 2016 - persons at increased risk of CVD may receive preventive medications or lifestyle counseling, which may lead
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/hypertension-children-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
November 10, 2020 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final
Recommendation Statement on Screening for High Blood
Pressure in Children and Adoles…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/aspirin-preeclampsia-prevention-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
September 28, 2021 - Preeclampsia affects about 4% of pregnancies in the United States and can lead to severe
complications
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/chlamydia-gonorrhea-bulletin.pdf
September 14, 2021 - These infections often do not cause symptoms and, if left
untreated, can lead to serious complications
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/gestational-diabetes-screening-final-rec-bulletin.pdf
August 10, 2021 - This can lead to high blood sugar and, in some cases, the development of gestational diabetes.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/aaa-draft-rec-statement-bulletin.pdf
July 15, 2019 - Treatment can lead to surgeries that may be unnecessary,
be harmful, and potentially cause death.