U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Clinicians should prescribe pre-exposure prophylaxis to individuals at high risk for HIV to prevent infection with the virus, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force declared in a final recommendation statement.

Individuals who are planning to or could become pregnant should take a daily folic acid supplementation of 0.4 to 0.8 mg to prevent neural tube defects, according to a final recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

There is not enough evidence to adequately assess the benefit-harm balance of screening for speech and language delay and disorders in asymptomatic children aged 5 years and younger, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

There is not yet enough evidence to make a recommendation for or against screening for lipid disorders in asymptomatic children and adolescents aged 20 years or younger, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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.

There is not yet enough evidence to adequately assess the benefit-harm balance of oral health screening and preventive interventions for adults and children aged 5 years and older, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

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.

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.