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Obese children should get at least 26 hours per year of counseling, panel says
Scripps News via AOL· 1 day agoAt that BMI, they would be considered severely obese and based on the task force's recommendation,...
Prevention task force recommends intensive counseling for kids with obesity
KTEP 88.5 El Paso· 3 days agoA panel of experts has updated their recommendations for doctors screening children for obesity. The...
Health panel urges interventions for children and teens with high BMI
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWith obesity continuing to loom as a major public health threat, a leading panel of independent U.S....
Expert Panel Urges Behavioral Coaching for Kids With High BMI
WebMD· 1 day agoThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that children and adolescents ...
USPSTF Recommends Behavioral Interventions for Kids With High BMI
MedPage Today· 3 days agoFinal recommendations did not include weight-loss drugs
Full body scans miss the mark when it comes to improving U.S. disease prevention
NPR· 3 days agoWith all the benefits of preventive screening, one might argue, why not embrace full-body MRIs? No preventive test is perfect. False ...
Cervical cancer screening rates are dropping. Here's why that's an issue.
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 6 days agoWhat's more, Avila adds, "There is a lack of patient knowledge overall about cancer screenings and,...
Older women are different than older men. Their health is woefully understudied
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 days agoCancer How can cancer screening recommendations and cancer treatments for older women be improved?...
CHRISTUS Health encourages routine screenings, checkups for Men’s Health
The Gilmer Mirror· 2 days agoAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13.2% of men 18 and older are in fair or poor health. Top health concerns among men include heat disease, stroke, diabetes, prostate ...
Analysis | How two states reveal a deeper divide on insuring kids’ health
Washington Post· 14 hours agoSend your Sunshine State tips to dchang@kff.org. Today’s edition: Democrats are making a push to...