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.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s state of uncertainty is threatening preventive health care in the country, ...

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.” ...

Meeting will be "rescheduled in the coming months," according to HHS ...

Researchers compared ACS to USPSTF lung cancer screening criteria, assessing how ACS criteria affected overall eligibility as eligibility in racial/ethnic/gender subgroups.

The future of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ‘remains unclear,’ and the threat to its structure and scientific processes “have implications for millions of Americans,” according to former ...

The 16-member U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which usually holds three annual meetings, last met in March of 2025. Its November 2025 meeting did not take place due to a government shutdown. The ...

The 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change led to decreased mammography rates in women aged 40-49 and 75 and older, with non-Hispanic Black women experiencing the largest ...

Physicians should screen children and adolescents 6 years of age and older, and if they are obese, they should refer them for a behavioral intervention program of at least 26 hours' duration to ensure ...

Here are five recommendations regarding prevention and screening of colorectal cancer, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 1. The USPSTF recommends screening for colorectal cancer ...