Preventive care declines during pandemic prompt cancer screening push
A JAMA Network Open study finds cancer diagnoses dropped about 30 percent in early pandemic months and 19 percent last winter, with broader disruptions to diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol, and mental health care. The piece highlights mobile cancer screening efforts, updated guidelines for colonoscopy and screenings, and urging timely checkups to avert late-stage disease.
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Jama Network
Delana Wardlaw
Temple Health
Pennsylvania
Wardlaw
Elana McDonald
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Jefferson Health
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Philadelphia
Dietz & Watson
Delicatessen
Quest Diagnostics
Quest
Work It exercise guidance from University Hospitals Avon Center
Chrissy Kadleck and Tom Brady present a dumbbell and kettlebell row using kneeling position on bench or ball. Three sets of 8 to 12 reps target latissimus dorsi rhomboids deltoids and serratus anterior. Brady notes upper body strength aids daily tasks and independence. Call Renee Barrett at 440 988 6822 for details.
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University Hospitals Avon Health Center
Tom Brady
Brady
Telehealth gains linger as clinics push remote care forward
The Islands Community Medical Services on Vinalhaven Maine leveraged telehealth long before the pandemic and expanded during covid era. Regulators waived rules allowing cross state care and insurance coverage widening access. Experts warn how licensing restrictions may tighten post emergency while CMS weighs continuing pandemic era services.
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Little Health
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Christina R. Quinlan
America
Steven A. Epstein
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Epstein
COVID
Danielle Louder
Northeast
Telehealth Resource Center
New England
New York
Kimberly Brandt
Tarplin, Downs & Young
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMS
Brandt
Bernard Forcier
Portland Glass
Forcier
Medicare
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