U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
USPSTF: Not enough evidence to provide atrial fibrillation screening recommendation
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced there is insufficient evidence to make a recommendation on screening asymptomatic patients aged 50 years and older for atrial fibrillation.
USPSTF lacks evidence to recommend vitamin D deficiency screening in asymptomatic adults
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there is not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of vitamin D deficiency screening in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults.
USPSTF: Insufficient evidence to recommend screening older adults for hearing loss
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced that the “balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined” in screening asymptomatic adults older than 50 years for hearing loss.
USPSTF proposes ‘major change’ to prediabetes, diabetes screening recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released a draft recommendation that, if adopted, would lower the age to start screening adults with overweight or obesity for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes from 40 to 35 years.
Task force: Start lung cancer screening at age 50 years, 20 pack-years of smoking
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued its final guidance on lung cancer screening, lowering the age to start screening to 50 years and the required smoking history to 20 pack-years.
Task force calls on health care community to join forces in addressing systemic racism
Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force aim to prevent premature deaths among all Americans — equally.
USPSTF: Screen all sexually active women, but not men, for chlamydia, gonorrhea
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation encouraging physicians to screen for chlamydia and gonorrhea in all sexually active women aged 24 years and younger.
USPSTF recommends low-dose aspirin to prevent preeclampsia in high-risk patients
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has released draft guidance today that recommends 81 mg of aspirin daily as preventive medication for preeclampsia in high-risk patients who are more than 12 weeks pregnant.
Disparities in lung cancer screening may persist despite revisions to USPSTF guideline
A revised U.S. Preventive Services Task Force guideline could lead to increased lung cancer screening rates among women and racial and ethnic minority populations, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
USPSTF recommends screening some, but not all, pregnant women for gestational diabetes
In a draft statement issued today, the U.S Preventive Services Task Force recommended that health care providers screen their pregnant patients for gestational diabetes at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy.