U S adults urged to receive routine anxiety screening
The U S Preventive Services Task Force proposes routine anxiety screening for adults under 65 in primary care. The draft guidance notes potential benefits and risks and invites public comment by Oct 17. The panel emphasizes a screening test alone cannot diagnose anxiety and a follow up with a mental health professional is needed.
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U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Lori Pbert
Pbert
University of Massachusetts’ Chan Medical School
Megan Whalen
Whalen
Hoboken
New Jersey
Whelan
American College of Obstetricians and G
Melissa Lewis-Duarte
Scottsdale
Arizona
Out of control STD rise prompts calls for action
Rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases including a 26 percent surge in new syphilis infections prompt U S health officials to seek broader prevention and treatment efforts. CDC and experts push home test kits expanded condom use and reduced stigma while monitoring monkeypox and congenital syphilis trends.
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New York
U.S
Leandro Mena
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
David Harvey
National Coalition of
Mena
Mike Lang
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Harvey’s Group
CDC
Fauci warns abroad vaccine refusals risk child shots
In an interview with the Financial Times Anthony Fauci warned that overseas vaccine hesitancy could undermine U S efforts to immunize children and curb future outbreaks. He said political divides and stalled funding hinder vaccination campaigns while urging booster uptake.
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Joe Biden
The
Financial Times
Anthony Fauci
U.S
Congress
White House
Biden
Florida
Ron DeSantis
Texas
Greg Abbott
California
Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
America
Bloomberg
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