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101. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6XMRch-R3m4UMVoBMcv43f
     December 01, 2007 - These benefits would be less among asymp- tomatic people in the general population. … If all positive tests are followed by digital subtraction angiography, about 1% of people would experience … The net benefit for carotid endarterectomy largely depends on people sur- viving the perioperative period … Thus, about 4348 people would need to undergo screening to prevent 1 stroke (number needed to screen) … Twice this number (8696 people) would need to be screened to prevent 1 disabling stroke.

102. Procedure Manual | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual
     December 01, 2015 - Our mission is to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations on … Together, we can work to improve the health of people nationwide.

103. 012695_02-2004.pmd (pdf file)
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     May 01, 1993 - • Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? … • Have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?

104. Frequently Asked Questions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/faqs/final-faq-document/breast-cancer-screening
     April 30, 2024 - recommendation, such as: How the trial and modeling data informed our guidance on screening for people … The Task Force’s recommendation applies to cisgender women and other people assigned female at birth … The recommendation does not apply to people who have a personal history of breast cancer, who are at

105. USPSTF and Public Engagement Fact Sheet (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet-2023.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - The USPSTF works to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations … These recommendations apply only to people who have no signs or symptoms of the specific disease or

106. Archived: Update on the Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Estimating Certainty and Magnitude of Net Benefit: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/update-on-the-methods-of-the-us-preventive-services-task-force-estimating-certainty-and-magnitude-of-net-bene%EF%AC%81t/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - USPSTF recommendation that clinicians not provide carotid artery stenosis screening in asymptomatic people … The distinction between RCTs that randomly assign people to undergo screening versus RCTs that randomly … assign people known to have a condition to an intervention is important. … One way of doing this is by using such measurements as number needed to treat (the number of people who … One can also derive a similar number needed to harm (the number of people who would need to be treated

107. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces New Chair and Vice Chair (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - was an innovative leader who helped the Task Force advance its mission of improving the health of people … of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of people

108. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces Appointment of Three New Members (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/new-tf-members-2023-bulletin.pdf
     January 01, 2023 - new members and look forward to working with them to advance our mission of improving the health of people … of national experts in prevention and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of people

109. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Interventions to Support Breastfeeding | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 18, 2024 - The Task Force determined that clinicians can help improve the health of people who breastfeed and their

110. Final Recommendation Statement: Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia During Pregnancy | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2024 - The Task Force found that more research is needed to determine whether or not pregnant people should

111. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Screening for Syphilis in Pregnancy | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/announcements/public-comment-draft-recommendation-statement-and-draft-evidence-review-screening-syphilis-pregnancy
     December 23, 2024 - The Task Force recommends that all pregnant people be screened for syphilis as early in pregnancy as

112. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation Statement and Draft Evidence Review: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 25, 2024 - The Task Force determined that clinicians should screen pregnant and postpartum people and women of reproductive

113. Celebrating 40 years of Prevention Guidance (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2024-06/USPSTF-40th-anniversary-timeline_0.pdf
     January 01, 2024 - Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) has improved the health of people nationwide … ahead, the Task Force will continue serving as a trusted, valuable resource whose mission is to help people

114. Nominate a Recommendation Statement Topic | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     April 01, 2019 - The recommendations are on preventive services for asymptomatic people -people without signs or symptoms

115. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Falls Prevention in Older Adults: Counseling and Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary24/falls-prevention-in-older-adults-counseling-and-preventive-medication-2012
     December 15, 2010 - Falls: The Assessment and Prevention of Falls in Older People. … Vitamin D supplementation improves neuromuscular function in older people who fall. … Improving vision to prevent falls in frail older people: a randomized trial. … Preventing falls in older people: outcome evaluation of a randomized controlled trial. … Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community.

116. Archived: Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/diabetes-mellitus-type-2-in-adults-screening-2008
     June 15, 2008 - Blood pressure measurement is an important predictor of cardiovascular complications in people with type … The ADDITION (Anglo-Danish-Dutch Study of Intensive Treatment in People with Screen Detected Diabetes … with diabetes who have severe retinopathy or macular edema, most people with type 2 diabetes mellitus … Such testing should also be considered in people who are younger than 45 years of age and overweight … MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol-lowering with simvastatin in 5963 people with diabetes:

117. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening, April 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-2001
     April 01, 2001 - Although primary prevention efforts have focused on young people, the elderly (especially elderly men … melanoma in mass screening, case finding, and population-based screening range from 0 to 9 per 100 people … Rates of confirmed melanoma and melanoma in situ are commonly in the range of 1 to 4 per 1000 people … American Cancer Society recommends skin examination as part of a cancer-related checkup every 3 years for people … National Health and Medical Research Council does not recommend mass screening or screening of high-risk people

118. Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2020 - Four RCTs (n = 1919; mean age, 74 years) tested these medications in people with MCI; these studies, … Befriending carers of people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. … Non-pharmacological treatment in people with cognitive impairment. … Randomised controlled trial of a family-led mutual support programme for people with dementia. … The Tele.TAnDem Intervention: telephone-based CBT for family caregivers of people with dementia.

119. Final Evidence Summary: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/cognitive-impairment-in-older-adults-screening
     February 25, 2020 - Four RCTs (n = 1919; mean age, 74 years) tested these medications in people with MCI; these studies, … Befriending carers of people with dementia: randomised controlled trial. … Non-pharmacological treatment in people with cognitive impairment. … Randomised controlled trial of a family-led mutual support programme for people with dementia. … The Tele.TAnDem Intervention: telephone-based CBT for family caregivers of people with dementia.

120. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/o8MbPkZcdMh7McJu4-UCVu
     September 01, 2015 - Most people get enough iron from a healthy diet. … Many people don’t get the tests or counseling they need. … The recommendations apply to people with no signs or symptoms of the disease.