News tagged with clinical decisions
Modern medicine and patients' well being
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study has found that although there has been an explosion in the scientific underpinning of modern medicine, gaps still remain in our knowledge when it comes to clinicians looking ...
Health
Jul 06, 2012 |
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Nomogram developed to estimate early breast cancer survival
(HealthDay) -- A nomogram has been developed to predict five- and 10-year mastectomy-free survival (MFS) in older women with early breast cancer and estimate the predicted benefit of radiation therapy (RT) ...
Cancer
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Study finds significantly higher rate of untreated kidney failure among older adults
In a study that included nearly 2 millions adults in Canada, the rate of progression to untreated kidney failure was considerably higher among older adults, compared to younger individuals, according to a study in the June ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 19, 2012 |
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National report on optimal use of vascular laboratory tests for patients with known or suspected arterial disease
(Medical Xpress) -- A new report issued today by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and developed in collaboration with 10 other leading professional societies provides detailed criteria to help clinicians maximize ...
Cardiology
Jun 12, 2012 |
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PET imaging could lead to better care for neuroendocrine cancer
A method of molecular imaging that pinpoints hormonally active tissues in the body could change the course of treatment for a remarkable number of neuroendocrine cancer patients, say researchers at the Society of Nuclear ...
Cancer
Jun 11, 2012 |
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Emergency department algorithm may predict risk of death for heart failure patients
Physicians can reduce the number of heart failure deaths and unnecessary hospital admissions by using a new computer-based algorithm developed at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) that calculates each ...
Cardiology
Jun 04, 2012 |
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Lower income cancer patients less likely to be involved in clinical trials
Cancer patients with annual household incomes below $50,000 were less likely to participate in clinical trials than patients with annual incomes of $50,000 or higher, and were more likely to be concerned about how to pay ...
Cancer
Jun 03, 2012 |
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British experts update addiction treatment guidelines
The British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released fresh guidelines on the best methods to treat substance abuse and addiction in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, published by SAGE. A panel of experts has ca ...
Addiction
May 23, 2012 |
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Need for greater patient and clinician involvement in comparative clinical effectiveness research
More involvement by patients, clinicians and others in the health care community in developing comparative clinical effectiveness research studies will make such studies far more useful in clinical decision-making, according ...
Health
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Coronary CTA rapidly rules out heart attack in emergency patents, reduces hospital stays
Coronary CT angiography (CCTA) scans allow doctors to determine safely and more quickly which patients at low-to intermediate-risk for a heart attack can be discharged from hospital emergency departments (EDs) than traditional ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2012 |
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Family preferences strongly influence decision making in very premature deliveries
When making decisions and counseling about risk and management options for deliveries between 22 and 26 weeks (periviable deliveries), obstetricians are heavily influenced by family preferences, particularly by the impression ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Using economic evaluations for drug reimbursement decisions - what have we achieved?
Researchers at the University of York perform evaluations of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of drugs for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
Health
Feb 10, 2012 |
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EASL publishes first European Clinical Practice Guidelines for Wilson's disease
Geneva, Switzerland: The first European Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the diagnosis and management of Wilson's disease are published today by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) on the EASL ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Study examines accuracy of prognostic tools used to predict mortality among older adults
A review of 16 prognostic indices used to predict risk of death in older adults in a variety of clinical settings, such as in nursing homes and hospitals, found that there is insufficient evidence to recommend the widespread ...
Other
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Missing trial data threatens the integrity of medicine
Missing clinical trial data can harm patients and lead to futile costs to health systems, warn experts in the British Medical Journal today as part of an in-depth BMJ review of the matter.
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Jan 04, 2012 |
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