Tag: Asymptomatic Patients

Research: Cancer screening diagnoses one in seven cases on average

Editor's Note Only about one in seven cases of cancer in the US are detected and diagnosed through cancer screening, The Hill December 15 reports, citing research from independent research institution NORC at the University of Chicago. The researchers found that “just 14% of diagnosed cancers are detected via screening—and…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
January 13, 2023
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Epidemiology organization no longer recommends asymptomatic COVID-19 screening for hospital patients

Editor's Note The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) announced on December 21 that it no longer recommends Universal COVID-19 screening for asymptomatic hospital patients, reports December 21 Fierce Healthcare. The new recommendation was published by the organization’s board of directors in the Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology journal.…

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By: Bridget Brown
December 29, 2022
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