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A Second Look at the European Randomised Study Of
Screening For Prostate Cancer

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Laura Newman

Last week, The Lancet published 13-year follow-up results from the European Randomised study of Screening for Prostate Cancer (ERSPC), an international trial of PSA testing in seven countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland). (Unfortunately, the complete … Continue reading →

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Screening For Prostate Cancer

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Backs Routine HIV Testing

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Laura Newman

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force formally published its recommendation for routine HIV testing for all individuals age 15 to 65 in the Annals of Internal Medicine this week. An editorial and patient materials are all available free to anyone … Continue reading →

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With Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Screening Questioned, Why Not Hurl Out the Next Unproven Prostate Tests?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Laura Newman

The headline in the New York Times story this morning, “New Prostate Cancer Tests Could Reduce False Alarms,” by Andrew Pollack, had me scratching my head. Had I missed something in the story of advances in prostate cancer screening and … Continue reading →

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Are Dense-Breast, Right-to-Know Laws Helpful?

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Laura Newman

In a victory for the dense-breast patient movement, Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) signed legislation last week requiring that doctors who discover that women have dense breasts on mammography must inform women that: dense breasts are a risk factor for breast … Continue reading →

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Is the Bar High Enough for Screening
Breast Ultrasounds for Dense Breasts?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Laura Newman

In a unanimous decision yesterday, FDA approved the first breast ultrasound imaging system for dense breast tissue “for use in combination with a standard mammography in women with dense breast tissue who have a negative mammogram and no symptoms of … Continue reading →

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What’s Next for Prostate Cancer Screening and Treatment?

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Laura Newman

Complex medical stories require time and energy to tell, talk about, and think about. When stories involve yanking a test or practice that is widely used, all hell breaks lose. That’s why I am grateful to appear today on Alaska … Continue reading →

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Confused About What Health Reform Has to Offer:
Sept. 23rd Marks One Year with New Patient Protections

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Laura Newman

You may not love every single bit of health reform coming down the pike, but make no mistake about it: new patient protections that went into effect one year ago had their one-year anniversary Sept. 23. I think health reform, … Continue reading →

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Writing About Alzheimer’s and Dementia Gets Complicated

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Laura Newman

Now that I have spent three days listening to expert neurologists, demographers, caregivers, and policy people talk about Alzheimer’s, I come away from the meeting with a sense that the story is complicated, and that I hope it is not … Continue reading →

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