Call to alter elder abuse assessment to better protect vulnerable
A simple change to an assessment tool would double the capture rate of elder abuse sufferers, a University of Otago study has shown.
Apr 05, 2022
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A simple change to an assessment tool would double the capture rate of elder abuse sufferers, a University of Otago study has shown.
Apr 05, 2022
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Parents who reported more hassles using a child car seat or booster seat—such as the child is uncomfortable or having to make multiple trips in a day—were less likely to follow recommendations from the American Academy ...
Mar 03, 2021
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Physicians and researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ...
Sep 29, 2020
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A new risk assessment model for the transmission of Ebola accurately predicted its spread into the Republic of Uganda, according to the Kansas State University researchers who developed it.
Nov 05, 2019
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(HealthDay)—For patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of myocardial infarction, a tool developed to integrate high-sensitivity troponin I or T concentrations and dynamic change during ...
Jul 02, 2019
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Some 500,000 Australians live with the daily burden of a wound that does not heal, but a risk assessment tool that provides an 'early warning' of which venous leg ulcer wounds need specialised treatment has been developed ...
Jun 06, 2019
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Waste collection systems used throughout the UK could be causing significant long-term musculoskeletal issues for workers, research has shown.
Jan 18, 2019
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A large majority of the world's 3.4 billion smartphone users are putting their necks at risk every time they send a text, according to new research involving the University of South Australia.
Jan 16, 2019
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Four risk prediction models have been shown to be most accurate for selecting the highest risk ever-smokers for lung cancer screening. Researchers suggest that this data can be used to inform future lung cancer screening ...
May 15, 2018
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A novel risk assessment tool helps identify which patients undergoing total hip replacement may be at higher risk for an implant dislocation after surgery, according to a new study from researchers at NYU Langone Health and ...
Mar 06, 2018
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