Survey asks for views on screening and vaccinations

A survey will run until 30 March and can be filled out anonymously People are being asked to have their say on plans to ...
Health Affairs

Newborn Screening Blood Spot Retention And Reuse: A Clash Of Public Health And Privacy Interests

Before leaving the hospital, most babies in the United States are screened for multiple genetic, endocrine, and metabolic disorders and conditions. The first part of the screening process consists of ...
Yale Environment 360

Study reveals demographic disparities in uptake of colorectal cancer screenings

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is considered one of the most effective and successful tools to protect public health: Screening has been found to significantly reduce the incidence of CRC through ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Newborn Screening in the United States: A Vision for Sustaining and Advancing Excellence

Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health service available to approximately 3.6 million infants born in the United States each year. Over 98 percent of those infants receive screening. State and ...
Counterview

Vaccination vs screening: Policy questions raised on cervical cancer strategy

A public policy expert has written to Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda raising a series of concerns regarding the national ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Low Screening Rates for Lung Cancer Highlight Public Health Priority

Overall rates for lung cancer screening remain low, despite the US Preventive Services Task Force revising its annual screening recommendation in 2021 by lowering the age of initial screening for ...