U.S. Doctors Advise Against Routine COPD Screening

Adults without respiratory symptoms such as a chronic phlegmy cough or wheezing and shortness of breath don’t need routine screening for the chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to new guidelines from an influential U.S. medical group. The new recommendations, issued by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), align with 2016 guidelines that discouraged widespread screening of people without any symptoms of COPD.
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