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FDA Approves ColoSense, Novel Noninvasive Multitarget Stool RNA CRC Screening Test
May 07, 2024
In average-risk individuals, the at-home ColoSense test demonstrated 93% sensitivity for detecting CRC and 45% sensitivity for detecting advanced adenomas.
Preconception Vaping, Alcohol Use Had “No Meaningful Association” with Spontaneous Abortion in New Study
May 07, 2024
AUA 2024. Neither use of alcohol nor vaping/cigarette smoking by either parent during preconception was "appreciably" linked to an incident event, new research found.
CV Risk Prevention Profiles Significantly Worse Following Stroke vs MI in 2 Large National Cohorts
May 06, 2024
Study participants who had a history of stroke were nearly 60% less likely to meet guideline-recommended secondary prevention goals, new research reveals.
Can Colonoscopy Interval be Safely Extended from 10 to 15 Years for Individuals at Average CRC Risk?
May 03, 2024
New research suggests the interval "could potentially be extended" without significant harms and could reduce unnecessary invasive procedures. , ie, missed early detection and CRC-specific mortality.
Anxiety Linked to Increased Risk for Acute Exacerbations in Older Adults with COPD
May 02, 2024
Nearly 20% of an older cohort with COPD reported anxiety that was subsequently associated with more severe symptoms and acute exacerbations.
Mental Health Risks Persist for Years Following Severe Maternal Morbidity in Pregnancy
May 01, 2024
Severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy increases the risk for mental health hospitalization or ED visits for as long as 13 years, a Canadian study found.
The 10 States with the Largest ↑ Increase in Diabetes Dx & 5 States with the Largest ↓ Decrease
May 01, 2024
Diagnoses of diabetes increased the most in South Dakota between 2018 and 2021 at 18.45%; diagnoses decreased the most in Hawaii at 15.61%. More, here.
Final USPSTF Recommendation on Breast Cancer Screening Lowers Starting Age from 50 to 40 Years, Highlights Racial Disparities
May 01, 2024
The USPSTF decision to reduce age of initiation is based on increasing rates of breast cancer in younger women; the group vows more research on higher mortality for Black women.
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome Affects Nearly All US Adults
April 30, 2024
The majority of the US adult population meets criteria for subclinical CKM syndrome indicating "an urgent need for population-wide risk reduction measures."
The Pipeline for New MASLD & MASH Treatments is Promising, says Naim Alkhouri, MD
April 30, 2024
Following the landmark FDA approval of resmetirom for MASH with fibrosis, hepatologist and researcher Alkhouri describes more mid- and late-stage candidates.