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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary26/gestational-diabetes-screening-2008
May 15, 2008 - Period of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and maternal and fetal morbidity. … Prevention of perinatal morbidity by tight metabolic control in gestational diabetes mellitus. … The effect of the increasing prevalence of maternal obesity on perinatal morbidity. … A prospective controlled study of neonatal morbidities in infants born at 36 weeks or more gestation … [PMID: 11876377]
Did not address morbidity and/or mortality
Wood SL, Jick H, Sauve R.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/public-comments-and-nominations/nominating-recommendation-statement-topics/update-an-existing-prevention-recommendation
June 22, 2025 - Prevent Cardiovascular Disease: Preventive Medication Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening-2001
April 01, 2001 - Nonmelanoma skin cancer is seldom lethal, but, if advanced, can cause severe disfigurement and morbidity … Is there direct evidence that screening for skin cancers leads to reduced morbidity and mortality? … Does treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer found by screening reduce morbidity and mortality? … Early treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinoma might reduce morbidity and disfigurement, but no … III
Poor: The hypothesis that early detection by screening could reduce mortality and morbidity is
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nfQJhay7BJKbhy35DV37xK
January 01, 2001 - Nonmelanoma skin cancer is seldom lethal, but, if
advanced, can cause severe disfigurement and morbidity … papers published between 1994 and June 1999,
using search terms for screening, physical examination, morbidity … Is there direct evidence that screening for skin cancers
leads to reduced morbidity and mortality? … Does treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancer found by
screening reduce morbidity and mortality? … II–3 Poor: there are no studies that directly link screening to
lower mortality and morbidity.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/qPSAJPnBVmzFneXUDMRJfs
August 01, 2021 - glucose and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Behavioral weight loss interventions to prevent obesity-related morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/drug-use-illicit-screening
October 20, 2016 - primary care screening for drug use * in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women, reduce morbidity … Do counseling interventions to reduce drug use, with or without referral, reduce morbidity or mortality … 4b:
All-cause mortality
Drug-related mortality (intentional and unintentional)
Drug-related morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/unhealthy-alcohol-use-in-adolescents-and-adults-screening-and-behavioral-counseling-interventions
October 20, 2016 - care screening for unhealthy alcohol use in adolescents and adults, including pregnant women, reduce morbidity … Do counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol use, with or without referral, reduce morbidity … All-cause mortality
Alcohol-related mortality (intentional and unintentional)
Alcohol-related morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zWWcTu328Y27Uu4mPt6ZVF
August 01, 2022 - cell carcinomas are the most common types of skin cancer but infrequently lead to death or
substantial morbidity … carcinomas are the most com-
mon types of skin cancer but infrequently lead to death or substan-
tial morbidity … needed that provide the following information.
• Consistent data showing the effects of screening on morbidity … descriptions of skin color and inclusion of a full spectrum
of skin colors in study participants.
• Morbidity … that reflect the variation in access to care in the US.
• The effectiveness of screening for reducing morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/p8huvc8UM4WfAnrNAzYnXS
Benefits There is inadequate evidence that treatment of screen-detected bladder cancer leads to improved morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/behavioral-counseling-interventions-promote-healthy-diet-physical-activity-weight-loss-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-adults
November 02, 2023 - activity, and/or weight loss improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) and related health outcomes (e.g., morbidity … A draft research plan for the topic of “Weight Loss Interventions to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening-adults
October 12, 2023 - What is the effect of using a prebiopsy prostate cancer risk calculator or MRI on prostate cancer morbidity … Outcomes
KQs 1, 4b, 5: Prostate cancer mortality; all-cause mortality; prostate cancer–specific morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
April 18, 2023 - Main Outcomes and Measures: Morbidity; mortality; skin cancer stage, precursor lesions, or lesion thickness … Outcomes of interest were morbidity and mortality associated with skin cancer, including quality of life … of routine skin cancer screening with visual skin examination by clinicians in reducing skin cancer morbidity … What is the association between detection of precancerous lesions or earlier stage skin cancer and morbidity … No included studies evaluated the association between stage at diagnosis and skin cancer morbidity or
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/obesity-in-adults-interventions
September 18, 2018 - Email
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Evidence Summary
Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity … Studies had to report a health outcome (mortality, morbidity, depression, health-related quality of life … The incidence of co-morbidities related to obesity and overweight: a systematic review and meta-analysis … Intention to lose weight, weight changes, and 18-y mortality in overweight individuals without co-morbidities … The morbidity and mortality associated with overweight and obesity in adulthood: a systematic review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nKXBrHEeNwh37DFKTXapt8
Some interventions focus on the caregiver and aim to improve caregiver morbidity and delay
institutionalization
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-iii-uspstf-litwatch-process
April 01, 2019 - of Medical Screening
Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of Pediatrics
Lancet
Morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SEcYfGZqGdoqdd8j4CCVuy
May 01, 2008 - [PMID: 11110505]
Did not address morbidity and/or
mortality
Agarwal MM, Punnose J, Dhatt GS. … Period of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and maternal and fetal morbidity. … The effect of the increasing prevalence of maternal obesity on perinatal morbidity. … A prospective controlled study of neonatal morbidities in infants born at 36 weeks or more gestation … [PMID: 11876377] Did not address morbidity and/or
mortality
Wood SL, Jick H, Sauve R.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-dyslipidemia/statin-use-in-adults-preventive-medication-november-2016
November 13, 2016 - asymptomatic adults aged 21 to 39 years on CHD- or cerebrovascular accident (CVA, or stroke)-related morbidity … treatment (such as drug or lifestyle interventions) in adults aged 21 to 39 years on CHD- or CVA-related morbidity … delayed versus immediate dyslipidemia treatment in adults aged 21 to 39 years on CHD- or CVA-related morbidity … Long-term intraindividual cholesterol variability: natural course and adverse impact on morbidity and … usual care
Other comparators not listed
Outcomes
KQs 1, 4, 5: CHD- and/or CVA-related morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/mTPBWPMDqfuWvodfd5R5Ms
November 01, 2012 - the benefits of HIV screening versus no
screening in asymptomatic pregnant women on maternal
or child morbidity … What are the effects of antiretroviral regimens in
pregnant, HIV-positive women on long-term maternal
morbidity … the benefits of HIV screening versus no screening in asymptomatic pregnant women on maternal or child morbidity … benefits of HIV screening versus no screen-
ing in asymptomatic pregnant women on maternal or child
morbidity … are the effects of antiretroviral regimens in preg-
nant, HIV-positive women on long-term maternal morbidity
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
May 10, 2022 - found no new studies that directly assess the effects of screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults on morbidity … No studies showed that treatment reduced cardiovascular morbidity or mortality or all-cause mortality … The effectiveness of screening asymptomatic adults for COPD to reduce morbidity or mortality or improve … The USPSTF found inadequate direct evidence that screening for COPD in asymptomatic adults reduces morbidity … The USPSTF found inadequate evidence that treatment of asymptomatic COPD reduces morbidity or mortality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/1/588/gdart/pdf
May 01, 2008 - [PMID: 11110505]
Did not address morbidity and/or
mortality
Agarwal MM, Punnose J, Dhatt GS. … Period of gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and maternal and fetal morbidity. … The effect of the increasing prevalence of maternal obesity on perinatal morbidity. … A prospective controlled study of neonatal morbidities in infants born at 36 weeks or more gestation … [PMID: 11876377] Did not address morbidity and/or
mortality
Wood SL, Jick H, Sauve R.