Article archive / January 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 1. Source pages: 4.
Still Not on 2015 Screening List
A year end Medscape review of health research that should change primary care included findings for vitamin D deficiency. Low D3 was associated with increased mortality risks of 35% for CV disease, 14% for cancer, 30% for nonvascular/noncancer death, and 35% for all cause mortality. Supplemental vitamin D reduced mortality by 11%, the report noted.
However, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force still does not support D3 screening. It issued a first-ever guidance on the routine screening for D, saying that evidence is insufficient to support routine screening.
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