#prevmed — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #prevmed, aggregated by home.social.
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Mammograms once every other year now recommended starting at 40 instead of 50!
New (draft) #BreastCancer screening guidelines c/o #USPSTF:
uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-adults
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In case you needed more proof that the SOCIAL construct of race impacts health more than biology (pertaining to race)...
My colleagues at the #UniversityOfMinnesota (including Dr. Andrea Westby)
and colleagues just dunked it via Am J #PrevMed.And by the way, our belief structures as clinicians are a big part of it. #SystemicRacism #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth #HealthEquity
https://www.ajpmonline.org/article/S0749-3797(22)00541-4/fulltext