USPSTF
USPSTF Maintains Recommendation of Latent TB Infection Screening for At-Risk People
The guidance follows a systemic evidence review conducted by the USPSTF in order to help update its 2016 recommendation on LTBI screening.
The ruling could impact patient access to preventive services like cancer screening, as well as laboratories and diagnostics companies that provide them.
USPSTF Now Recommends Colorectal Cancer Screening Beginning at Age 45
The US Preventive Services Task Force had previously recommended that average-risk adults begin colorectal cancer screening at age 50.
USPSTF Updates HCV Screening Recommendations to Include All Adults
An increase in in the incidence of acute HCV infection in younger people, particularly those who inject drugs, contributed to the updated guidance.
Exact Sciences Stock Falls on Publication of New CRC Screening Cost-Effectiveness Study
The study said that Cologuard was an "inefficient screening option" for colorectal cancer given its cost as compared to other CRC screening methods.
Mar 14, 2019