Health Screenings
Are You FIT to Be Tested?
Screening for colorectal cancer is a proven lifesaver, yet about a third of Americans over age 50 are not getting tested at all. One reason may be an overemphasis...
Health Screenings: A Trio of Updates
Don’t be surprised (or put off) if your doctor asks you at your next visit whether you use illicit drugs—or orders hepatitis C or HIV testing. According to a...
Lung Scans: Are You a Candidate?
Screening people at high risk for lung cancer saves lives, a large clinical trial has confirmed. Yet another study found that few people in the U.S. for whom the...
Ask the Experts: Pap Test Needed After Hysterectomy?
Q. If I’ve had a hysterectomy, do I still need to be screened for cervical cancer?
It depends in large part on what type of hysterectomy you had: partial or...
Do You Need a Measles Shot?
Amid the 2019 resurgence of measles in the U.S., several readers in their 50s and 60s asked us if they should get vaccinated, especially if they couldn’t remember having...
