Preventive Medicine News

The American College of Radiology, or ACR, updated its guidance to recommend that all women receive a breast cancer risk assessment by the age of 25 years to determine if screening is needed earlier than age 40 years.

All women aged 40 to 74 years should be screened for breast cancer every other year, according to a draft recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Guidelines that recommend stool-based screening for colorectal cancer should emphasize strict adherence and offer screening colonoscopy as an alternative option, researchers reported in Gastroenterology.

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced today that it has launched its first peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Journal of Integrated Primary Care.

Adults who have an increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened for latent TB infection, according to a final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

UnitedHealthcare recently announced that beginning June 1, 2023, commercial plan members will be required to obtain prior authorization for gastroenterology endoscopy services.

“Network immunity” may have helped halt the global mpox outbreak, according to a study presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases.

HHS announced a $1.1 billion program to keep COVID-19 vaccines and treatments free for uninsured people once the public health and national emergencies end next month in the United States.

SEATTLE — In this video, Susan E. Coffin, MD, MPH, attending physician and hospital epidemiologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, talks about a new project to improve nosocomial infection prevention.

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