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For the First Time, Anxiety Screening Recommended for All Adults Under 65

June 21, 2023
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Adults aged 19 to 64 should undergo screening for anxiety disorders, according to a new recommendation by a group of independent medical experts. Their proposal, based on new evidence published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has suggested such screenings in adults, including…

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Colonoscopy: Unexpected Results From a Major Study, Is It Worth Doing?

January 26, 2023
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Although many view a colonoscopy as an uncomfortable or even scary procedure, 17.7 million of them are carried out annually in the United States, and 60.6 percent of people have had one in the past 10 years. It’s believed that a colonoscopy not only helps find cancer but also prevents cancer from developing from polyps….

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New Heart Scan Method Could Help Identify the 15 Percent of High Risk Patients Who Go Undetected

September 30, 2022
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Numerical scores are used in a variety of ways ranging from sports to scholarly exams to credit worthiness. Now there’s another score, one that can help in the prevention of heart disease, the leading cause of death in the U.S. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone dies from heart disease every…

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BC Launches Canada’s First Lung Cancer Screening Program for High-Risk Residents

May 25, 2022
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British Columbia has launched the country’s first provincewide lung cancer screening program for residents who are at high risk of getting the disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the innovative program will both save lives and improve their quality. Screening will be available at 36 centres across all health authorities using existing CT scans for…

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Border Patrol Seized 470,000 Pounds of Drugs in 2020 Using New Screening Tech

February 5, 2021
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Customs and Border Protection seized nearly half a million pounds of illegal narcotics at the border in 2020 using new screening technology, agency officials announced Thursday. Over half of the narcotics found last year, or around 470,000 pounds, were discovered through so-called non-intrusive inspection technology, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The agency seized a total of 808,522 pounds…

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