Disease Screening

The AGA has developed 8 best practice advice statements that address the screening and surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

A new study, led by Stacey Griner, PhD, MPH, CPH, investigated the preferred screening methods of women on college campuses. Dr Griner answered our pressing questions about her research.

For this study, the researchers evaluated whether magnetoencephalography scanning could be a valuable measure of cognitive impairment among patients with multiple sclerosis. Their findings might surprise...

The updated recommendation addresses risk assessment, genetic counseling, and genetic testing for BRCA-related cancers in the primary care setting.

The USPSTF has issued a draft update of its 2008 recommendation statement on screening for illicit drug use. When finalized, the statement will recommend screening for the first time in certain patients. ...

The US Preventive Services Task force has released a draft statement reaffirming its 2014 recommendations on the screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

The US Preventive Services Task Force has released an update to its 2004 recommendation statement on screening for pancreatic cancer.

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic coupled EKG with artificial intelligence and tested its effect on more than 52,800 participants to determine its diagnostic accuracy.

In a new study presented at IDWeek 2018, researchers examined the effect of required patient consent prior to HIV and HCV screening.

The US Preventive Task Force assessed the benefits and harms of ECG screening in adults aged 65 years or older, among other uses for ECG screening.