A new study adds more evidence that breast cancer screening can help reduce disease-related mortality rates. However, this study largely confirms what is already known — that the benefits of routine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The number needed to screen to detect at least one advanced adenoma was higher among those with no detectable ...

Personalized Medicine. 2014;11(6):593-607. A further implication of citing reproductive choice as a primary benefit of newborn screening is that it lessens the urgency of screening. If informing ...

Colorectal cancer screening is widely recommended for adults ages 45 to 75 with an average risk of developing the disease. However, many people don't realize that the benefits of screening for this ...

Early cancer screening can play a transformative role in healthcare, potentially saving lives by identifying cancer before it progresses to an advanced, less treatable stage. However, designing ...

When doctors give older adults personalized information about the benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening, it can help to ensure that people who need the screening most receive it. It also ...

Author Dr. Mark Fendrick is the director of the Center for Value-Based Insurance Design at the University of Michigan and professor in internal medicine and health management and policy.

A strategy involving biennial screening at age 50, followed by annual screening at age 60, would result in a 20.6% reduction in the percentage of CT screenings performed. The strategy would mostly ...

Understanding personal risk factors, including genetic and lifestyle influences, is crucial for selecting appropriate breast cancer screening methods. Lifestyle changes, such as maintaining a healthy ...

Pain screening in young patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) has demonstrated benefits for the administration of integrative health and medicine modalities for pain management. Utilizing the ...

“The NHF Card programme now serves more than 355,000 active beneficiaries, with total subsidy payments reaching approximately ...