Category: Prevention

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When given appropriate information about mammogram screenings, including benefits, harms, and who should consider screening cessation, a cohort of older women largely made rational choices for themselves, a study by Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins, has shown. …

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Even when people know they can discontinue health screenings for things like cancer they often continue the practice. Nancy Schoenborn, a geriatrics expert at Johns Hopkins who studies such behaviors, says recent research on older women and breast cancer screenings …

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Just as there’s a point in life when cancer screenings should begin, so too is there a point at which they can stop. That’s usually because the likelihood that a cancer will kill you in the time you are likely …

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Research on when preventive healthcare like cancer screenings should start is abundant, with some guidelines, such as for breast or colorectal cancer, pushing the time to begin screening earlier. But when should such screenings stop? That’s the focus of research …

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Trust is a major barrier for many when it comes to interactions with healthcare providers and our current system, and community based nurses may help. Sarah Szanton, dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, has created a program called …

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Neighborhood Nursing, a community outreach that places both a nurse and a community health worker in communities, meets people where they are and helps overcome their fears and inherent barriers in our current fragmented system. That’s according to Sarah Szanton, …

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Imagine a nurse whose job it is to hang out in your neighborhood, answering questions, helping manage healthcare issues, and doing basic assessments. That’s the goal of Neighborhood Nursing, an initiative created by Sarah Szanton, dean of the Johns Hopkins …

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