Tag: screening

Magnifying class on a small picture of a digestive system and then a blue ribbon (for colorectal cancer) with a stethoscope

The Screening That Could Save Your Life: Understanding and Preventing Colorectal Cancer

by anikolai
March 23, 2026

Most colorectal cancers begin as small, slow‑growing polyps that can be removed long before they become dangerous. With routine screening, colorectal cancer is highly preventable, yet many people still put off the test that could save their ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, Home Management, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Work & Life
Tags: Anikolai, Awareness, Colon Cancer, Coloncancer, Colorectal, Health & Wellness, Healthy Living, Screening, UF-IFAS, UF/IFAS Polk County
A hand holding a glucose meter showing a reading of 125 with a test strip inserted.

Markers at birth may help predict type 1 diabetes

by Brad Buck
January 28, 2026

One day, there could be a new test to screen for type 1 diabetes, now that scientists have found markers in the blood of the umbilical cords of children who were later diagnosed with the disease. In new research published in the journal ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, SFYL Hot Topic
Tags: Angelica Ahrens, Archive, Blood, Children, Diabetes, Eric Triplett, HiPerGator, Insulin, Linköping University In Sweden, Markers, Microbiology And Cell Science, Pregnancy, Screening, Sweden, Test, Type 1 Diabetes, Umbilical Cord
Workers loading crates onto a flatbed truck in an agricultural field.

After more than 400 farmworkers, families tested, more health fairs slated

by Brad Buck
November 28, 2022

About 200,000 farm laborers live in Florida and usually get little to no health care. To help this underserved population, UF/IFAS Extension and UF Health have helped more than 400 farmworkers and their families lead healthier lifestyles in ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Agricultural Education And Communication, Blood Pressure, CAFE Latino, Chagas Disease, College Of Medicine, Columbia, Dr. Norman Beatty, Farmworker, Health Fair, John Diaz, Medellin, Migrant Workers, Screening, UF/IFAS Extension

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