U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, May 1, 2015

American Journal of Public Health
Muennig PA, Quan R, Chiuzan C, Glied S. Considering whether Medicaid is worth the cost: revisiting the Oregon Health Study. Am J Public Health 2015 May; 105(5):866-71. [Cites USPSTF Recommendations Topic Index on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.

Spaulding AC, Sharma A, Messina LC, Zlotorzynska M, Miller L, et al. A comparison of liver disease mortality with HIV and overdose mortality among Georgia prisoners and releasees: a 2-decade cohort study of prisoners incarcerated in 1991. Am J Public Health 2015 May; 105(5):e51-7. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for hepatitis C (Ann Intern Med, 2013).] Select to access the abstract.

Cancer
Kanodra NM, Silvestri GA, Tanner NT. Screening and early detection efforts in lung cancer. Cancer 2015 May 1; 121(9):1347-56. [Discusses the USPSTF’s Grade B recommendation for lung cancer screening using annual low-dose computed tomography (Moyer et al., Ann Intern Med, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.

JAMA
Rubin R. Filling the gaps in preventive care services for older adults. JAMA 2015 Apr 28; 313(16):1604-6. [Mentions USPSTF recommendations on screening for breast cancer and colorectal cancer.] Select to access the abstract.

Pediatrics
Pbert L, Farber H, Horn K, Lando HA, Muramoto M, O'Loughlin J, Tanski S, Wellman RJ, Winickoff JP, Klein JD. State-of-the-art office-based interventions to eliminate youth tobacco use: the past decade. Pediatrics 2015 Apr; 135(4):734-47. [Cites USPSTF recommendation statement, Counseling to Prevent Tobacco Use and Tobacco-Caused Disease, 2003, and USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Patnode et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2013) on primary care-relevant interventions for tobacco use prevention and cessation in children and adolescents; cites AHRQ-sponsored guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update, 2008.] Select to access the abstract.

Resnicow K, McMaster F, Bocian A, Harris D, Zhou Y, Snetselaar L, Schwartz R, Myers E, Gotlieb J, Foster J, et al. Motivational interviewing and dietary counseling for obesity in primary care: an RCT. Pediatrics 2015 Apr; 135(4):649-57. [Cites USPSTF-sponsored systematic review by Whitlock et al. (Pediatrics, 2010) on effectiveness of weight management interventions in children.] Select to access the abstract.

PLoS One
Bullard KM, Ali MK, Imperatore G, Geiss LS, Saydah SH, Albu JB, Cowie CC, Sohler N, Albright A, Gregg EW. Receipt of glucose testing and performance of two US diabetes screening guidelines, 2007-2012. PLoS One 2015 Apr 30; 10(4):e0125249; online. [Uses USPSTF recommendations on screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults (Ann Intern Med, 2008) and USPSTF draft update summary, Abnormal Glucose and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adults: Screening, 2015.] Select to access the abstract.

Thoracic Surgery Clinics
Mauchley DC, Mitchell JD. Current estimate of costs of lung cancer screening in the United States. Thorac Surg Clin 2015 May; 25(2):205-15. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.

Blackmon SH, Feinglass SR. The United States Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for lung cancer screening. Thorac Surg Clin 2015 May; 25(2):199-203. [Discuss the organization and functions of the USPSTF and reviews USPSTF recommendation on lung cancer screening, citing USPSTF recommendation statement, Lung Cancer: Screening, 2013, and associated systematic reviews.] Select to access the abstract.