article thumbnail

AAFP Represents Members During 2025 Legislative Session

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

The 2025 Alabama Legislative Session concluded on May 14 at midnight. Ed Oliver, HB 45 would require the Alabama Medicaid Agency to cover any noninvasive colorectal cancer screening test assigned a grade A or B under the recommendations of the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

Insurance 130
article thumbnail

Mailed Self-Collection Kits Increase Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening

Physician's Weekly

WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Mailed self-collection (SC) kits may increase participation in cervical cancer screening, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine. percent in the SC with patient navigation group participated in cervical cancer screening. Montealegre, Ph.D.,

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

CT Colonography Cost-Effective, Clinically Effective for CRC Screening

Physician's Weekly

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Computed tomography colonography (CTC) is cost-effective and clinically effective for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, according to a study published online June 10 in Radiology. When CRC screening began at ages 50 and 65 years, the results were similar. Pickhardt, M.D.,

article thumbnail

Blood-Based Screening Has Acceptable Accuracy for Colorectal Cancer Detection

Physician's Weekly

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A blood-based test has acceptable accuracy for colorectal cancer detection but not for advanced precancerous lesions in an average-risk colorectal cancer screening population, according to a study published online June 2 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

article thumbnail

USPSTF: Screen Women of Reproductive Age for Intimate Partner Violence

Physician's Weekly

TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening women of reproductive age for intimate partner violence (IPV). There were no studies found that examined screening or interventions for caregiver abuse among older or vulnerable adults. Cynthia Feltner, M.D.,

article thumbnail

Challenges and Gains of AI in Primary Health Systems

Physician's Weekly

The main opportunities for AI in PHC involve improving diagnostic accuracy, refining screening efforts, and predicting diseases early to enhance service delivery. Extracted data on study characteristics, opportunities, challenges, and requirements were synthesized using thematic-framework analysis based on the PCET.

article thumbnail

MN Legislative Session 2025: MAFP Priorities in Senate Omnibus Bill

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

Including metachromatic leukodystrophy in the newborn screening program. WHAT’S NEXT IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS After a short break, session resumed on April 21, 2025. At the same time, House and Senate leadership and the Governor’s office will negotiate unified global budget targets, which we hope to see by early May 2025.

Finance 52