Older Adults Not Getting Recommended Preventive Services
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Older Adults Not Getting Recommended Preventive Services
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seattlepi.com — “[...] starting at age 30, you could choose to be tested for the cancer-causing HPV virus along with your Pap — and get checked every five years instead, say separate guidelines issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society and some other organizations. The cancer society already said women 30 and older could use both tests, but draft recommendations issued last fall by the task force, which advises the government, didn't include that option. [...] studies have sh” View full resource at seattlepi.com
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news-medical.net — “As a practicing internist, I need all the help I can get in diagnosing the many diseases that threaten the life and well-being of my patients. So perhaps you'll understand why I'm angered by the reckless new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (a panel of primary care experts) that I don't use the prostate-specific antigen to screen men older than 40 for prostate cancer.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Doctors, women should spend more time discussing mammograms
medicalxpress.com — “Due to changing guidelines concerning when and how often they should first be screened for breast cancer with mammograms, many women are confused. The American Cancer Society recommends women 40 years and older get a mammogram every year, but the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends mammograms ...” View full resource at medicalxpress.com
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warwickonline.com — “In January of 2010, the US Preventative Services Task Force issued a recommendation on obesity screening in children and adolescents. The recommendation urges clinicians to screen children ages 6 and older, --and refer them to a comprehensive, intensive behavioral intervention to promote improvement in weight status.-- In other words, doctors who see obesity in children at the age of 6 must do something to make sure they lose weight and mature into healthier adolescents and adults. To be obes...” View full resource at warwickonline.com
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Older Adults not Getting Recommended Preventive Services -- ATLANTA, March 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
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Older Adults Not Getting Recommended Preventive Services
medicalnewstoday.com — “Critical gaps exist between older Americans who receive potentially lifesaving preventive services and those who do not, according to a new report from agencies of the U.S. Department of Health an” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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medicalnewstoday.com — “In an ongoing effort to clarify its work and methods, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) is making all draft recommendation statements available for public comment prior to” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Health Care Reform Can Help Align Preventive Care Recommendations With Medicare Coverage - Health News - redOrbit
redorbit.com — “Health care reform should be able to mend a disconnect that has existed between the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a task force charged by the government to review clinical preventive health services for older adults, and Medicare coverage for those services, a new UCLA-led study finds.” View full resource at redorbit.com
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Draft Recommendation Statement
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newspressnow.com — “Everybody older than six months needs to get flu shots this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. For the first time, the health officials are including healthy adults ages 18 to 49 who are not in contact with those at high risk for influenza or who are not expecting a child in their recommendations for the 2010-2011 trivalent vaccine.” View full resource at newspressnow.com
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The Affordable Care Act's New Rules on Preventive Care and You
healthcare.gov — “Too many Americans don't get the preventive health care they need to stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of disease, lead productive lives, and reduce health care costs. Cost-sharing (including copays, co-insurance and deductibles) reduces the likelihood that preventive services will be used.” View full resource at healthcare.gov
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Guidelines for reducing risk of falling among older adults
news-medical.net — “Falling down is hazardous to a senior citizen's health, yet fewer than half of all seniors see a doctor after a fall. And those who don't seek medical attention are far less likely to engage in any of the six widely recommended activities - such as a review of their medications or getting a cane or walker - that might prevent repeated falls, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Working Insured Not Getting Suggested Preventive Services - Researchers find disparities related to income, education and access to health care - ModernMedicine
modernmedicine.com — “Working adults with health insurance are not meeting recommendations for clinical preventive services, and, among these workers, there are disparities related to socioeconomic status, according to research published in the May/June issue of the American Journal of Health Promotion.” View full resource at modernmedicine.com
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