Lowering the recommended age for baseline prostate-specific antigen (PSA) would reduce prostate cancer deaths by about 30% in Black men without significantly increasing the rate of overdiagnosis, according to new screening guidelines from the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Specifically, baseline PSA testing in Black men should begin at age 40-45, sooner than current guidelines recommend, and...
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New guideline may help improve testing for penicillin allergies
by Wiley Chemical structure of Penicillin G. The sulfur and nitrogen of the five-membered thiazolidine ring are shown in yellow and blue respectively. The image shows that the thiazolidine ring and fused four-membered β-lactam are not in the same plane. Credit: Public Domain A new guideline published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy will help clinicians evaluate and...