Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID calculator updated
The University of Queensland has updated a calculator to help people understand their risk factors for COVID-19 infection and vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine.
Dec 22, 2021
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Medical research
Strength in numbers shown in ambulatory care metrics
The difference made to health care quality measurement by voluntary data sharing across a region's health systems and ambulatory care practices is examined in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association by ...
May 7, 2021
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Vaccination
Russia says Sputnik V virus vaccine 95% effective
Russia said Tuesday its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was 95 percent effective and would be cheaper and easier to store than some alternatives, as the global race heats up to develop a jab.
Nov 24, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
German toilet paper calculator takes aim at virus panic-buying
The coronavirus pandemic has sent panicked shoppers across Europe into a toilet-paper buying frenzy. But how much do you really need? And what to do if the unthinkable happens and you run out?
Mar 23, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Web-based calculator predicts risk of death, complications from diabetes and obesity
A new web-based risk calculator can accurately predict the likelihood a patient with type 2 diabetes and obesity will die or develop serious complications including a heart attack, heart failure and diabetic kidney disease ...
Nov 5, 2019
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Surgery
ACS NSQIP surgical risk calculator predicts outcomes for geriatric surgical patients
The American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) Surgical Risk Calculator establishes a new threshold for assessing quality care for elderly patients undergoing operations. The NSQIP ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Health
Hospital-wide scores underestimate readmission risk in neurocritical care patients
Scoring models used to predict 30-day readmission risk in the general hospital population may not accurately predict readmissions for patients in the neurocritical care unit, reports a study in the Journal of Neuroscience ...
Nov 29, 2018
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Cardiology
National hospital system uses enterprise approach for assessing bleeding risks
The largest risk-directed study by a national hospital system demonstrates a 40 percent decline in bleeding events for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients and a significant reduction in pharmacy costs. This ...
May 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New FRAX version 3.9 extends fracture risk assessment tool to four more countries
The fracture risk assessment calculator FRAX is a widely utilized clinical tool which calculates an individual's 10-year probability of osteoporotic fracture. Developed by the Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases, University ...
Nov 20, 2014
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Health
How strong is that drink? Calculator helps figure (Update)
How strong is that pina colada? Depending on how it's made, it could contain as much alcohol as two glasses of wine.
Jul 3, 2014
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