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The nation’s cancer report is largely good news, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Your risk of dying from cancer is largely on the downswing, the nation’s annual report on cancers finds. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson at Johns Hopkins says he is encouraged by some of the statistics. Nelson: There was some …
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Follow up will be key when it comes to managing anxiety and depression in young people, Elizabeth Tracey reports
Who will be screening young people for anxiety and depression? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Young people should be screened for anxiety and depression, a federal task force has recommended, and that means primary care physicians will have yet one more task to add to their list when it comes to providing the best care. …
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A positive screening test for anxiety and depression in a young person needs confirmation, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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If a young person is thought to have depression following a positive screening test, as is now recommended by a federal task force, one danger may be that they begin treatment without more carefully and thoroughly confirming the condition. That’s …
Will young people be adequately screened for depression and anxiety? Elizabeth Tracey reports
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended screening US youth for anxiety and depression. Karen Swartz, an expert in these illnesses in young people, says screening isn’t just a matter of asking a few questions. Swartz: What I …