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Topics in the News CDC Calls for Prevention Efforts as STDs Hit Record Highs Again December 5, 2017 As the rates for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis hit record highs for the third year in a row, the CDC urges people at risk to get tested. Photo source: NIAID
Screening for Epstein-Barr Virus DNA to Find Early Stage Nasopharyngeal Cancer November 21, 2017 A recent study found that screening for Epstein-Barr virus DNA in the blood is useful in detecting early nasopharyngeal cancer in asymptomatic, high-risk people. Photo source: Cancer Research UK via Wikimedia Commons
USPSTF Proposes Screening for Cervical Cancer with Pap Test or HPV Test, not Both November 6, 2017 New draft guidelines from the USPSTF recommend changes in the way women ages 30 to 65 are screened for cervical cancer. Photo source: NCI, Lance Liotta