Diet, exercise may lower plaque build-up in coronary arteries The USPSTF updated their 2012 recommendations on behavior lifestyle counseling for preventing cardiovascular disease. The USPSTF concluded ...

Here are five recommendations regarding prevention and screening of colorectal cancer, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 1. The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer ...

Credit: Getty Images. Daily aspirin use for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease has been recommended against by the US Preventive Services Task Force. The most recent recommendations from the ...

Daniel Mooney, a third-grader who attends classes virtually from his basement because his public school is closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, plays with his mother Courtney Mooney at their home in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Supreme Court ruled that the makeup of the USPSTF is constitutional. This ensures no-cost preventive health ...

Bottom Line: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that clinicians provide or refer children and adolescents 6 years or older with a high body mass index (BMI; at or above the ...

Preventive Medicine Leaders Describe How the USPSTF’s Current Methods are Evolving to Address Preventive Health Equity and Identify Evidence Gaps for Future Research A team of current and former U.S.

Screening for breast cancer should now start earlier, a major expert group says. People with breasts should now get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 — not 50, the United States ...

Motivational interviewing can help patients take a step towards better health. The new statement emphasizes shared decision-making on screening for men aged 55 to 69 years who are at average risk for ...

All women ages 65 and older and at-risk postmenopausal women under 65 should be screened for osteoporosis to prevent fractures, according to a final recommendation statement from the U.S. Preventive ...