News tagged with simulation modeling


Will urgent care facility benefit more from additional GP or nurse?

More and more hospitals and general practitioners in the Netherlands are collaborating in urgent care facilities: a single point of contact (instead of two) for acute patient care outside office hours. Depending on the patient's ...

Health created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Prophylactic options compared for women with BRCA1/2

(HealthDay)—The results of a simulation model suggest that, when quality of life is considered, prophylactic bilateral salpingectomy with delayed oophorectomy may be an acceptable alternative to bilateral ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Dec 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Predicting risk of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death: Virtual hearts help understand real-world patients

A computer model of the heart wall predicted risk of irregular heart rhythms and sudden cardiac death in patients, paving the way for the use of more complex cardiac models to calculate the consequences of ...

Cardiology created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Infants learn to look and look to learn

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Iowa have documented an activity by infants that begins nearly from birth: They learn by taking inventory of the things they see.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Kidney disease progresses faster in African Americans than other races

Among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD), African Americans experience faster progression of the disease during later stages compared with other races, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computer model enables better understanding of what happens during and after stroke

(Medical Xpress)—At the moment that someone is suffering a stroke, the immediate concern is getting them stabilized. Once the initial attack has passed, additional treatment and preventive measures can ...

Medical research created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers use computer simulations to find true cost of HIV screenings

Introducing HIV screenings into the nation's emergency departments (EDs) leaves some doctors worrying about longer wait times, disrupted operations, and possible interference with necessary emergency services. Are their concerns ...

HIV & AIDS created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strong tobacco control policies in Brazil credited for more than 400,000 lives saved

High cigarette prices, smoke-free air laws, marketing restrictions and other measures, all part of Brazil's strong tobacco control policies, are credited for a 50 percent reduction in smoking prevalence between ...

Health created Nov 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Abnormal involuntary eye movements in amblyopia linked to changes in subcortical regions of brain

Little is known about oculomotor function in amblyopia, or "lazy eye," despite the special role of eye movements in vision. A group of scientists has discovered that abnormal visual processing and circuitry ...

Neuroscience created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers develop an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies

Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona researchers have developed an advanced computer simulator to manage hospital emergencies. The model has been created with data from the Emergency Services of the Hospital of Sabadell and ...

Other created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Model confirms active surveillance as viable option for men with low-risk prostate cancer

A new research model has estimated that the difference in prostate cancer mortality among men with low-risk disease who choose active surveillance versus those who choose immediate treatment with radical prostatectomy is ...

Cancer created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers show cost-effectiveness of HIV testing in drug abuse treatment programs

Less than half of community-based substance abuse treatment programs in the United States currently make HIV testing available on-site or through referral. A new study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College shows ...

HIV & AIDS created Sep 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For cardiac stenting procedures, wrist access offers cost saving benefits over groin access, study shows

(Medical Xpress) -- In the United States, radial artery (wrist) catheterization is performed in the minority of diagnostic angiograms and cardiac stenting procedures despite the benefits it offers to patients in terms of ...

Cardiology created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Measuring the uncertainties of pandemic influenza

A major collaboration between US research centers has highlighted three factors that could ultimately determine whether an outbreak of influenza becomes a serious epidemic that threatens national health. The research suggests ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

9 out of 10 non-elderly Californians will be covered under Affordable Care Act: study

Nine out of 10 Californians under the age of 65 will be enrolled in health insurance programs as a result of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), according to a joint study by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor ...

Health created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0