The recent cancellation of the July meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) by the secretary of Health and Human Services has alarmed many clinicians in the primary care workforce.

Dozens of former chairs, members, and scientific directors of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect its ability to improve people's ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s office abruptly called off a meeting of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) scheduled for Thursday, as many healthcare experts are concerned about ...

There’s growing concern that the US Department of Health and Human Services is abandoning the US Preventive Services Task Force – or pushing it into “quiet paralysis.” ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The USPSTF said it could not make a recommendation on oral health screening in youth and adults. Experts said ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The USPSTF found no significant impacts on food insecurity screening or interventions in primary care. PCPs ...

WASHINGTON -- Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a ...

The USPSTF lowered the recommended starting age for mammograms from 50 to 40 years, citing moderate benefits for early detection in this age group. Disparities persist, especially for Black women, ...

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to fire all 16 members of the task force that advises insurers on what preventive services they have to cover under the Affordable Care Act, according to ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks to attendees during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. In less ...