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USPSTF: No Thumbs Up for Screening All Kids for Speech Delay
Pediatrics > General Pediatrics — Draft recommendation cites insufficient evidence on potential benefits of primary care screening by Jennifer Henderson, Enterprise & Investigative Writer, MedPage Today July 25, 2023 The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded that there is not enough evidence to make a recommendation on primary care screening for speech and language
USPSTF Tweaks Statin Recommendations in New Draft Guidance
Given the expansive contemporary role of statins for primary cardiovascular (CVD) prevention, the language in the new US Preventive Services Task Force draft guidance on their use in that setting may seem conservative. Even so, the proposed recommendations, open to public comment until March 21, take more recent data into account but don't substantially vary from…
USPSTF Says Evidence Still Lacking for AF Screening
A new statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) in asymptomatic adults. The guidance is similar to the Task Force's 2018 statement on screening for AF with electrocardiography (ECG) in asymptomatic adults 65…