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261. Final Research Plan: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/genital-herpes-serologic-screening
     December 02, 2021 - negative predictive value KQ 3: Labeling, anxiety, or false-positive results leading to unnecessary treatment … time of delivery) KQ 4: Reduced rates (or frequency) of subclinical HSV-2 viral shedding KQ 6: Treatment-related … review KQ 6: RCTs and multi-institution antiviral medication pregnancy exposure registries KQ 7: Treatment

262. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review78/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - , the USPSTF also found fair evidence that the potential impact on mortality of early detection and treatment … knowledge that is key to making the case for screening remains the uncertain ability to offer effective treatment … Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumors Treatment (PDQ Summary): Health Professional Version. … Accessed at https://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/ovarian-low-malignant-potential/HealthProfessional

263. Final Recommendation Statement: Autism Spectrum Disorder in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/RecommendationStatementFinal/autism-spectrum-disorder-in-young-children-screening
     February 16, 2016 - Treatments and Interventions Treatments for ASD include behavioral, medical, educational, speech/language … , and occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine approaches. … Other treatments for ASD are less well studied and were not included in this review. … Treatment could be compared with a wait-list control, less intense treatment, or an alternative treatment … and treatment.

264. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
     January 15, 2010 - Limited evidence suggests that these improvements can be sustained over the year after treatment. … Multicomponent behavioral interventions and interventions that combined behavioral and pharmacologic treatments … Surgical treatments, which are reserved for morbidly obese patients who are identified without the need … Combined Pharmacologic and Behavioral Interventions Seven trials combined pharmacologic treatments … Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert Committee recommendations. Pediatrics 1998;102(3).

265. Final Evidence Summary: Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary27/screening-depression-suicide-risk-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - Third, treatment-as-usual comparators for suicide risk interventions included active treatments, which … Effectiveness of systemic family therapy versus treatment as usual for young people after self-harm: … A pragmatic randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of family therapy versus treatment as … Longer-term effectiveness of systemic family therapy compared with treatment as usual for young people … Trial of therapeutic assessment in London: randomised controlled trial of therapeutic assessment versus

266. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/AkQC-rTVEsusNWG_TmWWtd
     February 01, 2011 - Treatment Primary treatment for amblyopia includes the use of corrective lenses, patching, or atropine … treatment of the nonaffected eye. … referrals because of false- positive screening results, and unnec- essary use of corrective lenses or treatments … Task Force Five fair-quality trials with children �3 years of age demonstrated that some amblyopia treatments … patching or atropine treat- ment regimens.1 Evidence on adverse psychosocial ef- fects of amblyopia treatments

267. Archived: Syphilis Infection: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/syphilis-infection-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - Antibiotic therapy with penicillin G benzathine (or tetracycline hydrochloride if neurosyphilis has been … to the fetus of acquiring congenital syphilis. 9 Prenatal antibiotic therapy is effective in preventing … erythromycin, an antibiotic with limited efficacy in preventing congenital syphilis, or if antibiotic therapy … Syphilis tests in diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. … Syphilis tests in diagnostic and therapeutic decision making. In: Sox HC Jr, ed.

268. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: A Targeted Evidence Update for the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/CVoJ9fc9nv2Zsgs8R8XabH
     September 01, 2022 - and fatigue.1 Like the primary stage, symptoms typically resolve within three to six weeks without therapy … recommends that all persons prescribed PrEP should be screened for syphilis both at initiation of therapy … The CDC cautions that alternative therapies should be used only in conjunction with close clinical … generally requested clarification on outcomes being considered, population diversity, non-pharmacologic treatments … • If participants are from a treatment RCT, is treatment accounted for?

269. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/aSLgQ3VeNEmowQmpvPk_Xe
     March 01, 2004 - from non-U.S. studies that older therapies have some long-term health benefits for patients referred … There is also limited evidence that available treatments are effective in preventing cirrhosis in patients … not have progressed to chronic liver disease.2 The majority of patients receiving interferon-based therapies … Among those who are referred for treatment of HCV infection, only 30% to 40% were eligible for therapy … and received treatment.

270. Integrating Evidence-Based Clinical and Community Strategies to Improve Health | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/integrating-evidence-based-clinical-and-community-strategies-improve-health
     March 12, 2021 - M.P.H. h The authors of this article are responsible for its contents, including any clinical or treatment … preventable burden of disease, that is, the amount of disease that could be averted if preventive and therapeutic … the ecologic model. 13 , 14  When intervention strategies are available at each level of influence, treatment … Comprehensive tobacco treatment programs based in clinics and community settings modeled after CDC and … Although funding for the MTCP program was withdrawn in 2002, a special tobacco treatment program, QuitWorks

271. Archived: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2008
     December 30, 2013 - Benefits of Detection and Early Treatment There is good evidence that lipid-lowering drug therapy substantially … Although lifestyle modifications (diet and physical activity) are appropriate initial therapies for most … substantial reductions in lipid levels from changes in diet alone; drugs are frequently needed to achieve therapeutic … Long-term adherence to therapies should be emphasized. … The USPSTF examined the evidence for the efficacy of various treatments for dyslipidemia, including

272. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
     August 24, 2017 - b Includes women who have a previous diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer but have completed treatment … status, including women who have a previous diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer but have completed treatment … All KQs: Women being treated for breast or ovarian cancer; women who are being tested to determine treatment … expanded to include women who have a previous diagnosis of breast or ovarian cancer but have completed treatment

273. Archived: Alcohol Misuse: Screening and Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/alcohol-misuse-screening-and-counseling-2004
     April 06, 2004 - dependence because the benefits of these interventions are well established and referral or specialty treatment … arrange follow-up support and repeated counseling, including referring dependent drinkers for specialty treatment

274. Archived: Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adults and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan95/syphilis-infection-in-nonpregnant-adults-and-adolescents-june-2016
     September 18, 2014 - Infected persons receive treatment that can lead to reduced complications of syphilis as well as reduced … Harms of treatment with penicillin will be included in the background section rather than in a key question

275. Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-screening
     August 10, 2021 - For benefits of screening and treatment, comparisons were against no screening or treatment, respectively … Evaluating the therapeutic approach in pregnancies complicated by borderline glucose intolerance: a randomized … multiple gestations, corticosteroid use 30 d prior to enrollment, gastric bypass surgery, use of fertility treatments … OGCT-positive and 1 abnormal value by Carpenter and Coustan criteria 24-28 wGA Group 1: Diet therapy … : No significant association with SGA, low birth weight, neonatal hypoglycemia requiring IV glucose therapy

276. Recommendation: Depression and Suicide Risk in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/screening-depression-suicide-risk-adults
     June 20, 2023 - medication or psychotherapy (eg, cognitive behavioral therapy or brief psychosocial counseling), alone … , and nonadherence to medication and therapy. 38 , 39 Racism and structural policies have contributed … , 1 large pragmatic trial demonstrated an increased risk of self-harm with a dialectical behavioral therapy … Native American/Alaska Native persons or persons with depression, may help determine whether tailored therapies … Effect of offering care management or online dialectical behavior therapy skills training vs usual care

277. Recommendation: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
     May 24, 2022 - Photodynamic therapy, a treatment combining verteporfin (a photoreactive agent) and low-level laser light … spots in the treatment area and is no longer in common use. 14 Treatments to reduce progression of dry … that refractive correction (through corrective lens or surgery) and cataract surgery are effective treatments … with intermediate AMD or advanced AMD in 1 eye (OR, 0.73 [99% CI, 0.54-0.99]). 13 Other potential therapies … Photodynamic therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

278. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SkbkgyTc826aqUmKghKELw
     July 01, 2023 - The USPSTF is calling for more long-term data on the effectiveness of screening for and treatment of

279. Archived: Evidence Summary: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2004
     May 13, 2004 - Treatment The Amblyopia Treatment Study (ATS), rated to be of good quality, is an RCT that evaluated … Both treatments were well-tolerated. … patch or bandage adhesive, or allergy to atropine or other cycloplegics; more than 2 mos of amblyopia therapy … patients (9%), respectively ( P < 0.001); this difference did not persist with further followup; both treatments … Does early treatment improve outcomes?

280. Screening and Supplementation for Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2021 - with iron therapy … with iron therapy.1 To establish the presence of iron deficiency or iron defi- ciency anemia, levels … (whether or not successfully treated) with persons not taking iron therapy was not reported, limiting … assessment of the association between iron therapy and improve- ment in health outcomes.1,17 Additional … The impact of response to iron therapy on maternal and neonatal outcomes among pregnant women with anemia