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Low Liver Enzyme Readings Were Linked to Colorectal Cancer Before 45, but Screening Guidance Has Not Changed

An Epic Research analysis linked low AST and ALT to early colorectal cancer in adults under 45. It isn't peer-reviewed, and screening advice stands.

Medical Daily

Prior Authorization Approved Her Breast MRI and She Still Owed $1,191, Because Approval Is Not Coverage

A preapproved breast MRI left a Washington woman owing $1,191. Prior authorization confirms medical necessity, not that a claim will be paid.

Medical Daily

Getting an HIV Test Is Easier Than Many Americans Think, Including Free Kits Mailed to Your Door

About one in eight Americans with HIV do not know it. Here is where to find free testing, how at-home kits work, and what a reactive result means.

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Researchers Mapped the Protein Changes Inside Pancreatic Lesions Years Before They Turn into Cancer

A Cancer Discovery study mapped protein changes in precancerous pancreatic lesions. What it found, and what it cannot yet do.

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The Supreme Court upholds free preventive care, but its future now rests in RFK Jr.’s hands

On June 26, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 ruling that preserves free preventive care under the Affordable Care Act, a popular benefit that helps approximately 150 million Americans stay healthy.

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Biden is getting prostate cancer treatment, but that’s not the best choice for all men − a cancer researcher describes how she helped her father decide

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. “They found cancer in my prostate.”

The Conversation

Doctors no longer recommend 'self-checks' for breast cancer — here's what to know

Breast self-exams used to be recommended as a part of routine breast cancer screening. Here's why the guidelines changed and what experts recommend instead.

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How an ideological war over PrEP threatens preventive services from smoking cessation to contraception to vaccines for half the U.S. population

More than 150 million Americans now have access to preventive services—and these are popular across the political spectrum.

Fortune

Lung cancer screening hidden racial bias

A 2019 study found that screening eligibility rules disproportionately excluded Black smokers. Little has changed

Salon

Prostate cancer treatment is not always the best option – a cancer researcher walks her father through his diagnosis

“Me encontraron càncer en la pròstata,” my father told me. They found cancer in my prostate.

The Conversation

If you're 40, it's time to start mammograms, according to new guidelines

The influential U.S. Preventive Task Force issue a draft of its new breast cancer screening guidelines. They're now recommending women start younger, amid a rise in breast cancer rates.

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Millions of Americans at risk of losing free preventive care after Texas ruling on ACA

Many Americans breathed a sigh of relief when the Supreme Court left the Affordable Care Act in place following the law’s third major legal challenge in June 2021. This decision left widely supported policies in place, like ensuring coverage regardless of preexisting conditions, granting coverage for dependents up to age…

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Judge’s decision would make some no-cost cancer screenings a thing of the past

A federal judge on Thursday overturned a portion of the Affordable Care Act that makes preventive services, such as some cancer screenings, free to enrollees, a decision that could affect health insurance policyholders nationwide.

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