False positives in cancer screening; patient centered care research; opioid addiction awareness – Morning Medical Update

Breast cancer screening

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, so screening is important for early detection. But false positive results make women less likely to return to screening. This raises “concerns about continued participation in routine screening among these women at increased breast cancer risk,” according to a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Patient-centered research

The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a notice of funding opportunity about research in patient-centered clinical decision support in real-world settings. The agency has up to $6 million to invest for up to six awards over two years. An example of a highly responsive project could be a primary care physician group working to reduce clinician burnout while improving patient outcomes, according to the notice.

Awareness of the opioid crisis

Aug. 31 was national Overdose Awareness Day, but every day is a good day to help patients dealing with substance use disorder. Here an expert offers his takes on treatment, possible causes for optimism as opioid deaths decline year to year, and anniversaries of approvals for using naltrexone for opioid and alcohol addiction.