This is a guest essay for Healthbeat. Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here. While public health agencies focus primarily on assessment, policy ...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is considered one of the most effective and successful tools to protect public health: Screening has been found to significantly reduce the incidence of CRC through ...

Should all babies have their genomes sequenced at birth? The question has been hotly debated for the past 15 years. Unlocking the genome’s 3.2-billion-letter code promises understanding of both health ...

Overall rates for lung cancer screening remain low, despite the US Preventive Services Task Force revising its annual screening recommendation in 2021 by lowering the age of initial screening for ...

Patient and Public Health Groups Invited to Apply for Up to 100 Shield Colorectal Cancer Blood Tests to Support Community Screening Events and Educational Outreach in March PALO ALTO, Calif.

Nearly one-third of K-12 public schools in the United States now require mental health screening for students, but ensuring that they receive adequate follow-up care after a diagnosis is often much ...

A health screening refers to a medical examination, test, or procedure that’s used in a person experiencing no specific symptoms to help determine their risk of developing a health condition.

Illinois state public education officials must prepare for a September 2026 deadline to put into place the state’s new mental health screening policy, signed into law by Illinois’ Governor J.B.

American women now have the option of screening for cervical cancer at home, using newly approved self-collection tools.