Preventive Care
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Postexposure prophylaxis may prevent Ebola disease development
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Cervical cancer screening guidelines slow to gain traction
More than 3 years after the release of cervical cancer screening guidelines, patients remain largely unaware of substantial changes in screening,...
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Aspirin, weight loss cut colorectal cancer risk in Lynch syndrome
Losing weight and taking aspirin protect people who are genetically predisposed to colorectal cancer from developing the disease, especially men...
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CDC: Chinese study highlights need for smoke-free policies
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Weighted CMDS score predicts 15-year diabetes risk
Weighted CMDS scores should be used to evaluate the risk of men and women (black and white) to develop diabetes within the next 15 years.
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HPV vaccine coverage continues to lag
Key clinical point: Rates of HPV vaccination in the United States continue to lag behind other vaccines commonly recommended for adolescents....
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Emergency intervention did not reduce women’s heavy drinking, partner violence
Key clinical point: A brief motivational intervention in the ED failed to reduce recurrent episodes of heavy drinking or intimate-partner violence...
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Lung cancer biomarker moves into the clinic
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9-valent HPV vaccine equally effective in adolescents, young women
Response to the 9-valent human papillomavirus vaccine was noninferior in boys and girls aged 9-15 years, compared with women aged 16-26 years in a...
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USPSTF recommends depression screening for adults
Screen the general adult population for depression, as well as pregnant and postpartum women.
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First-time youth tobacco users turning to e-cigarettes
First-time youth tobacco users are turning to e-cigarettes, rather than cigarettes.