Health Dec 10 U.S. health panel draft recommendations would allow a self-testing option for cervical cancer By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press
Health Oct 12 Advice shifting on aspirin use for preventing heart attacks Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday. By Lindsey Tanner, Associated Press
Health Apr 11 Watch 6:20 Why this prostate cancer screening guideline just got reversed Five years ago, men aged 55 and over were advised not to undergo the common test for prostate cancer. Now those guidelines have changed, and men 55 to 69 are now being told that they should consider getting tested. William… By PBS News Hour
Health Apr 11 Should you be screened for prostate cancer? Talk to your doctor, new guidelines say Public comment on the new guidelines from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force is open through May 8. By Laura Santhanam
Health Feb 16 Should all young children be screened for autism? Task force is inconclusive An influential task force says there’s “insufficient evidence” to argue definitely that the benefits of screening all young children for autism outweigh the harms. By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News
Jan 26 Government task force urges doctors to screen all adults for depression By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- All adults, including pregnant women and new mothers, should be screened for depression as a routine part of health care, a government advisory group recommended Tuesday. Continue reading
Sep 15 Panel backs aspirin for heart health in only certain adults By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press A government task force says a daily low-dose aspirin could help certain people in their 50s and 60s prevent a first heart attack or stroke -- and they might get some protection against colon cancer at the same time. Continue reading
Nov 16 Breast Cancer Screening Should Begin at Age 50, Panel Finds A government medical task force recommended major changes in breast cancer screening guidelines Monday, suggesting that most women should not begin getting routine mammograms until age 50, and then only once every two years. Continue reading