My Patient Was Smart And Kind. He Was Also A Conspiracy Theorist — And It May Have Killed Him.
“The doctor rattled off a list of alternatives to screen for lung cancer: CT scan? X-ray? PET scan? Chet’s responses were ‘no,’ ‘no’ and ‘hell no.’” shapecharge via Getty Images Chet hunches forward rubbing his temples, as though trying to anesthetize the pain in his head. His 56th birthday is less than two months away, […]
Aortic Aneurysm Score Paves the Way for More Targeted Screening
Efforts to screen for ascending aortic enlargement in the general population may be improved using a new prediction model based on common clinical variables easily gathered from medical records, researchers found. The AORTA clinical score was found to correlate with measured ascending aortic diameters in development from a large U.K. Biobank cohort and externally validation […]
USPSTF Again Backs Universal Screening for Gestational Diabetes
Clinicians should continue to screen for gestational diabetes in all asymptomatic pregnant patients during the second trimester, according to a recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Providers should screen for gestational diabetes at 24 weeks’ gestation or later to improve maternal and fetal outcomes (grade B recommendation), stated Karina W. Davidson, PhD, […]