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  2. Maternal and Child Health Bureau - Wikipedia

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    These block grants support vital immunizations and newborn screening tests, along with transportation and case management services that help families access care. States also use block grant funds to develop and implement community-based care systems for children with special health needs and their families.

  3. Pap Smears May No Longer Be Part of Your Gyno Visit

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    The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update its recommendations for screening for cervical cancer. The task force has introduced a recommendation that women over the age of 30 ...

  4. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency

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    Screening programs in the United States have reported that 99% of positive screens turn out to be false positives upon investigation of the infant. [ 168 ] [ 169 ] [ 170 ] This is a higher rate of false positives than the screening tests for many other congenital metabolic diseases .

  5. Public health intervention - Wikipedia

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    Common types of interventions include screening programs, [1] vaccination, [2] food and water supplementation, and health promotion. Common issues that are the subject of public health interventions include obesity, [3] drug, tobacco, and alcohol use, [4] and the spread of infectious disease, e.g. HIV. [5]

  6. Newborn screening - Wikipedia

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    Newborn screening (NBS) is a public health program of screening in infants shortly after birth for conditions that are treatable, but not clinically evident in the newborn period. The goal is to identify infants at risk for these conditions early enough to confirm the diagnosis and provide intervention that will alter the clinical course of the ...

  7. EPSDT - Wikipedia

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    Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) is the child health component of Medicaid. Federal statutes and regulations state that children under age 21 who are enrolled in Medicaid are entitled to EPSDT benefits and that States must cover a broad array of preventive and treatment services.

  8. 29 House Republicans want Trump to scrap the IRS's free ... - AOL

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    Many Americans rely on tax-prep companies such as TurboTax and H&R Block to do their taxes each year. The new program is designed to compete with those programs and make filing easier and less ...

  9. Colon cancer: Measuring ‘biological age’ may help predict who ...

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    One’s biological age, which measures the body’s physiological state, may help predict who is at risk for developing colon polyps, a known risk factor for colorectal cancer.