Preventive Care
From the Journals
Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis Continues Despite Cautions
More than 1.7 million people might have been overdiagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in 63 countries, estimated the authors of a new paper.
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FIT Completion and Yield Similar in Younger and Older Adults
About two thirds of adults who had a positive FIT result went on to have a colonoscopy within 3 months of receiving the test result.
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Value of AI-Aided Colonoscopy on Advanced Neoplasia Detection Unclear
CADe-enhanced colonoscopy outperformed conventional colonoscopy in the average number of polyps detected per colonoscopy and polyp detection rate...
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Can Better Diet Improve Survival in Black Women With Ovarian Cancer?
Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study among 483 self-identified Black women newly diagnosed with histologically confirmed eithelial...
Commentary
Help Your Patients Reap the Benefits of Plant-Based Diets
What if we focus on decreasing dietary restrictions, incorporating a variety of nourishing foods, and educating our patients, instead of on...
Latest News
Why Scientists Are Linking More Diseases to Light at Night
Light during sleep has been linked to diabetes, CV disease, strokes, or brain aneurysms.
From the Journals
Diabetes Retinopathy Poses Threat to More Young People’s Sight
The current standards of care for retinopathy from the ADA note new products on the market are increasing the options for screening.
Latest News
Higher Doses of Vitamin D3 Do Not Reduce Cardiac Biomarkers in Older Adults
The findings suggest that higher doses of vitamin D3 supplementation do not reduce markers of subclinical cardiovascular disease in older adults...
Guidelines
ASA Releases New Primary Stroke Prevention Guideline
The updated guideline calls for better primary stroke prevention that includes improved screening and lifestyle changes.
News
Molecular Stool Testing Could Cut Post-Polypectomy Colonoscopies by 15%-41%
A noninvasive strategy could ease the surveillance burden on healthcare resources and be more palatable to patients.
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Risk Assessment Tool Can Help Predict Fractures in Cancer
Researchers collected data on bone mineral density and fractures in 9,877 patients with cancer and 45,875 matched control individuals without...