TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection screening in pregnant women at their first prenatal visit. These findings form the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Jan. 8 by the task force.
Draft Recommendation Statement
Draft Evidence Review
Comment on Recommendation
Racial Differences ID’d in Some Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Certain molecular biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease differ with race, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Neurology.
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Cervical Cancer Screening Rates ‘Unacceptably Low’
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Less than two-thirds of eligible 30- to 65-year-old women are up to date with cervical cancer screening, and Pap completion rates have decreased over time, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in the Journal of Women’s Health.
ACA Coverage Gains Could Erode Without Individual Mandate
TUESDAY, Jan. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty is unlikely to destabilize the individual market in California but could roll back coverage gains, according to a study published in the January issue of Health Affairs.
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Screening Donated Blood for Zika Not Cost-Effective
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Screening donated blood for Zika virus is cost-effective only in the high mosquito season in Puerto Rico, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Rx Opioids Up Pneumonia Risk in Patients With, Without HIV
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Prescribed opioids are associated with an increased risk for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) requiring hospitalization among persons with and without HIV, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
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Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma Survivors at Risk for Later Cancers
MONDAY, Jan. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) remain at increased risk for developing subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMNs), according to research published online Dec. 17 in Cancer.
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Sex Differences ID’d in Response to Glioblastoma Treatment
FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Sex differences have been identified in response to therapy among glioblastoma (GBM) patients, according to a study published in the Jan. 2 issue of Science Translational Medicine.
Newborn Genomic Sequencing Can Identify Disease Risk
Study IDs Predictors of Biomechanical Function in Patients With OA Undergoing Hip Replacement 
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Safe, Effective Over 15 Years 
Medial Temporal Lobectomy Aids Seizure Outcomes in Epilepsy 
Bausch + Lomb Issues Recall of enVista Lenses Used in Cataract Surgery 
Preop Macular Thickness May Be Marker of Postop Delirium in Seniors 
NeuroSAFE Improves Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy 
Longer PSA Monitoring in Patients With Persistent PSA May Reduce Overtreatment 
Use of Parallel Transmit 7T MRI Changes Management for Epilepsy Surgery 
