Month: December 2024

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HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening starting at age 30, task force’s draft recommendation says

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. Traditionally, many women have been screened for cervical cancer with cervical cytology – also known […]

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  • December 11, 2024
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US life expectancy forecasted to stall by 2050

The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming trajectory of health challenges” facing the country, researchers say. Life expectancy in the US is expected to increase from 78.3 years in 2022 to 80.4 years in 2050, according to […]

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  • December 6, 2024
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Takeaways from the historic transgender care arguments at the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court appeared likely to back a divisive Tennessee law that bans gender-affirming care for minors after more than two hours of oral arguments on Wednesday in which the court delved into a culture war battle that has become even more politically fraught since the election. Several conservative justices – notably Chief Justice John […]

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  • December 5, 2024
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