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The CDC recently delivered the results from an analysis of 7 years of data on screening rates among young, sexually active females for the STD chlamydia and found that, despite published recommendations, more than half of females at greatest risk for infection don’t get a yearly screening test. Chlamydia is easy to detect and cure. Those who are at risk should be tested at least once a year. Read more.

Combining the blood test to detect elevated levels of the protein CA-125 with ultrasound to spot abnormalities in the ovaries might someday be an effective screening strategy for ovarian cancer in its earliest and most treatable stages, British researchers report based on preliminary findings from the largest randomized ovarian cancer screening study and the first to directly compare ultrasound alone and ultrasound plus CA-125.

According to an annual report card issued by the March of Dimes, most states have expanded the required screening of newborns for life-threatening genetic and functional disorders, noting a marked improvement over the past few years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is advising doctors and other health care providers to consider testing for Swine influenza in patients who present with flu-like symptoms. If the initial flu test is positive for influenza A, the laboratory performing the initial test will send the sample to their state Public Health Laboratory or the CDC to perform tests that detect the swine-origin H1N1 virus.