(HealthDay)—For individuals with prediabetes, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) minimally adds to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction, according to a study published online Dec. 18 in Diabetes Care.
Dec 20, 2019
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Over the past several years, managing one's mental health has become more of a priority, with an increased emphasis on self-care. Depression alone affects more than 300 million people worldwide annually. Recognizing this, ...
Sep 13, 2022
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As much of Europe is engulfed by a second wave of COVID-19, and track and trace struggles to meet demand, modeling support tools are being increasingly used by policymakers to make key decisions. Most notably, models have ...
Oct 23, 2020
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A computer model developed by Cleveland Clinic oncologist Timothy Chan, MD, Ph.D., and colleagues accurately predicts whether immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) will be effective in patients diagnosed with a wide variety of ...
Nov 4, 2021
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Preoperative surgeon intuition is an independent predictor of 30-day postoperative complications; however, when compared to the standard risk calculator derived from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality ...
Feb 23, 2023
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Researchers have used machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence, to develop a prediction model for the early diagnosis of opioid use disorder. The advance is described in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.
Nov 18, 2020
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus are working to develop statistical models to better predict which patients will be prescribed opioid medications long-term following discharge from a hospital ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Among individuals without known cardiovascular disease (CVD), the addition of certain apolipoproteins and lipoproteins to risk scores containing total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was associated ...
Jun 19, 2012
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(HealthDay) -- Black patients with hypertension face a significantly increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) compared with nonblack patients, even after adjusting for multiple confounding variables, according to a study ...
Apr 13, 2012
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As in any other field of medicine, when a depressed person visits a psychiatrist for treatment of depression, they like to be informed of the odds that they will respond to the medication they are prescribed. Unfortunately, ...
Jul 1, 2013
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