Preventive Medicine News

Whole egg and cholesterol intake was associated with CVD, cancer and all-cause mortality, data from a cohort of more than a half million people showed.

A baseline breast density assessment in women aged 40 years followed by annual screening for those with dense breasts may be more cost effective than biennial screening starting at age 50 years, according to researchers.

Getting good sleep before and after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine may boost immune response, according to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

People who ordered a colorectal cancer screening kit through a patient portal were nearly four times more likely to complete it than those who received a kit automatically in the mail, a retrospective observational study showed.

A machine learning algorithm grouped patients with chronic kidney disease into three distinct subgroups. Each subgroup was associated with different risks for disease progression, cardiovascular events and mortality.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmed its 2014 recommendation for carotid artery stenosis screening in asymptomatic adults, saying the risks outweigh the benefits. It is listed as a D recommendation.

A coalition of 76 cancer organizations today released an open letter urging Americans to make cancer care a priority amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Employing community health workers to increase the number of cervical cancer and colorectal cancer screenings was a cost-effective strategy in certain circumstances, according to a recent analysis.

United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended that clinicians ask all adults about tobacco use and provide them with behavioral interventions and even FDA-approved pharmacotherapy to help them quit smoking.

Religiously tailored text messages intended to decrease smoking during Ramadan were “feasible and acceptable” among Muslim men in Minnesota, results of a single-arm observational study showed.