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 …
New guidelines recommend screening young people for depression and anxiety, Elizabeth Tracey reports
If cell free DNA is associated with dementia risk, would removing it help? Elizabeth Tracey reports
Cell free DNA in someone’s blood could have many consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports
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Pinpointing someone’s risk to develop dementia or frailty may rely on a blood test looking for cell free DNA, a Johns Hopkins study finds. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert and researcher, says this type of DNA provokes a reaction in …
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