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- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: December 29, 2022
To reduce morbidity and mortality from tuberculosis (TB), major health organizations recommend screening for latent TB infection in those who are a...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: December 19, 2022
New guidance is offered concerning anxiety in children, adolescents, and adults. Advantages of particular screening tests are reviewed.
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: November 29, 2022
The USPSTF has reaffirmed its recommendation against using hormone therapy for chronic disease prevention in postmenopausal women. Here’s a look at...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: October 31, 2022
Syphilis cases continue to rise in the United States, and disease burden could be significant. Here is what the USPSTF and CDC recommend on screeni...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: October 11, 2022
Any one of the HD-IIV4, aIIV4, or RIV4 vaccines is recommended over the SD-IIV4 options for those ages ≥ 65 years. Flucelvax is now approved for th...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: September 28, 2022
By age 17, adolescents in the United States are recommended to have completed multiple vaccine series to prevent disease. Here’s a report card of h...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: September 12, 2022
Mistakes will be made; corrections will be issued. This is the scientific process in action.
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: September 7, 2022
Here’s the latest on variant-specific boosters and the non-MRNA vaccine option that might appeal to the vaccine hesitant.
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: August 1, 2022
Taking vitamins and minerals in the hope of preventing cancer or cardiovascular disease may be ineffective—and with a particular supplement, it cou...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: July 18, 2022
New evidence is reshaping the role of low-dose aspirin in primary prevention. More selective decisions are now urged.
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: July 6, 2022
Here’s how to distinguish monkeypox from other exanthems and what to do if you suspect it in your patient.
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: June 1, 2022
The US Preventive Services Task Force says the evidence supports screening for anxiety disorders in children starting at a specific age. Here are t...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: May 10, 2022
Offer pregnant women behavioral counseling to promote healthy weight gain. Screen for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes in adults ages 35 to 70 years...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: May 4, 2022
The US Preventive Services Task Force recently said there’s insufficient evidence to come out in favor of (or against) routine screening for eating...
Article
- Author:
- Doug Campos-Outcalt, MD, MPA
Publish date: April 1, 2022
The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued draft recommendations on statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Here’s a...
