Killinger, Lisa
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has found convincing evidence that screening for syphilis infection in asymptomatic, nonpregnant persons at increased risk for infection provides substantial benefit. The report appears in the June 7 issue ofJAMA. This is an A recommendation, indicati...
Dear Editor, On March 19–24, 2018, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) hosted a health brigade on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix to provide recommended Zika‐related pediatric health screenings to infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika ...
Whether you want to do self-exams or not, she stresses, it’s important to know your body—and to advocate for yourself. “Nobody’s going to care more about you and your health than you,” she says. More on cancer: Women will now be notified about breast density after mammograms. ...
Dear Editor, On March 19–24, 2018, the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) Department of Health (DOH) hosted a health brigade on the islands of St. Thomas and St. Croix to provide recommended Zika‐related pediatric health screenings to infants born to mothers with laboratory evidence of Zika ...
For this study, only African American women 40 years and older (n = 308) were selected from the Meharry CNP community survey database.ResultsThere were several predictors to recommended screening such as being employed and having health insurance (P < 0.05). Additionally, the obstacles to ...
Providers may be administering PNC differently to obese and non-obese women. PNC for obese women who are at high risk of adverse perinatal outcomes needs to be addressed especially as it relates to depression screening and gestational weight gain....
The purpose of this study was to determine factors that inhibit compliance with Pap smear screening in African American women. Ninety-three African American women ages 18 or older, attending an urban health clinic participated in this descriptive design study to answer three research questions: (1)...
These individuals should also have discussions with their health care providers to evaluate their risk factors and therefore how frequently they should receive screenings. Related article The case for saying ‘pregnant people’ and other gender-inclusive phrases CNN: How should people determin...