Preventive Health Care

PHILADELPHIA — Age, race and education are the most prevalent barriers accounting for disparities in the prescription of menopausal HT, according to presenters.

Higher intake of ultraprocessed foods was linked to higher risks for CVD and all-cause mortality, according to the results of research published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Access to a smartphone application for 1 year was associated with a reduction in the volume of alcohol that college students consumed, according to researchers.

The ACP recently issued guidance that recommends colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic, average-risk adults starting at age 50 years, going against some other organizations that recommend screening at an earlier age.

Exercising for 4.375 marginal metabolic equivalent of task-hours — which is half of the weekly recommendations — could have prevented 10% of premature deaths, according to researchers.

Physicians should screen all adults for depression and adults aged younger than 65 years for anxiety disorders, according to final recommendation statements from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

The U.S. government can continue requiring insurance plans to cover services, including HIV prevention and certain cancer screenings, while legal proceedings over Affordable Care Act mandates continue, the Associated Press reported.

Cervical cancer screening rates are low across the board, but disparities for Black patients persist, according to researchers.

Medical organizations are sounding the alarm after a federal judge ruled that it is unconstitutional to require insurers and health plans to cover preventive services recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force at no cost.

An intervention designed to enhance the management of unhealthy alcohol use in primary care improved prevention and treatment initiation but not treatment engagement, according to study results published in JAMA Internal Medicine.