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Substance abusers less likely to receive preventive care
Individuals exhibiting unhealthy substance abuse problems related to alcohol or drugs can be viewed as high-risk "pockets" of the population where preventive services are largely being underused,
Mammography screening down among younger women
Guideline recommendations by the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force in 2009 that proposed that physicians no longer needed to recommend to women ages 40 to 49 that they get a screening mammography
Ex-hospital employee admits to false mammogram reporting
A former Perry Hospital radiology technician accused of reporting false negative results on mammograms without a physician's review turned herself in to authorities last Thursday, reports Fox News.
Breast cancer detection through mammograms has improved, study finds
While many medical professionals continue to debate the effectiveness of mammograms for women prior to age 50 , a new study concludes that such tests are becoming more precise in their ability to
Georgia hospital offers to repeat hundreds of mammograms after employee error
A Georgia hospital is in hot water after it was discovered that the results of 900 mammograms administered to women throughout last year and early 2010 may be inaccurate. The mammograms were
Medical testing out of control among U.S. patients
Disease prevention is "all the things your mother told you" about eating right, sleeping well, and not smoking--not completing a laundry list of medical tests, Dr. Rita Redberg, editor of Archives of
Routine breast cancer screenings can lead to unnecessary treatment, study says
Perhaps it's just a case of doctors being overly cautious to avoid lawsuits, but women who undergo routine breast cancer screenings in Britain tend to be over-diagnosed and forced into unnecessary
Breast imaging experts recommend mammograms at age 40
Not to confuse anyone, experts are now saying that women who run an "average" risk of breast cancer should begin screening for the disease at age 40, while those who are deemed to be at "high risk"
Senate approves free preventive services for women
The Senate has voted to require health plans to provide free mammograms and other female-specific preventive services to women. In effect, the move repudiates the recent recommendations by the U.S.
Mammogram recommendation was 'misunderstood,' task force says
The the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial recommendation that women under the age of 50 should not get mammograms was misunderstood message, leaders of the task force said in
