Gerontology & Geriatrics
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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News tagged with risk assessment tool
Pediatrics
Hassles with child car seats linked to unsafe child passenger behaviors
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop more accurate surgery-risk predictor for patients with cirrhosis
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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New transmission model for Ebola predicted Uganda cases
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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Cardiology
High-sensitivity troponin levels can predict MI risk
(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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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Early warning' tool for hard-to-heal leg wounds
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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Health
Research shows UK waste collection systems causing significant musculoskeletal issues for workers
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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Health
Smartphones: Are they just a pain in the neck?
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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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify the most accurate risk prediction models for selecting whom to screen for lung cancer
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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Surgery
New tool helps identify risk for post-surgical dislocations following hip replacement
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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