Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP) is a major health concern in the United States, incurring substantial healthcare costs and frequently requiring opioid therapy in primary care. This retrospective cross-sectional study used Medicaid claims data from six...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Metabolic syndrome, characterized by central obesity, hypertension, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, and reduced high-density lipoprotein levels, significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Vitamin D, essential for calcium regulation and...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a prevalent and progressive condition that can lead to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) if left unmanaged. Accurate prediction of CKD progression, particularly in patients with CKD stages 3-5, is essential for early inte...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Managing chronic diabetes in rural Taiwan remains challenging due to limited medical access and low health literacy. This pilot study evaluated a two-month, two-phase intervention using Bluetooth-enabled glucometers, smart wristbands, and a gamified ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
BACKGROUND: Approximately 20% of patients who are discharged from hospital for an acute exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD) are readmitted within 30 days. Prediction scores are helpful to identify those who are at higher risk of readmission, such that they...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Routine duplex ultrasound surveillance is recommended after femoral-popliteal and femoral-tibial-pedal vein bypass grafts at various post-operative intervals. Currently, there is no systematic method for bypass graft surveillance using a set of peak ...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Nephrectomy, the surgical removal of a kidney, is a critical treatment for renal cancer, and predicting its likelihood can help guide clinical decision-making and optimize preoperative planning. This study utilized real-world electronic health record...
Studies in health technology and informatics
Aug 7, 2025
Older people in residential aged care facilities (RACFs) visit hospitals and utilise healthcare services more often than others in the community. Trends in hospitalization rates are essential for designing targeted aged care interventions to reduce p...
UNLABELLED: Diagnostic delays in patients with brain cancer are common and can impact patient outcome. Development of a blood-based assay for detection of brain cancers could accelerate brain cancer diagnosis. In this study, we analyzed genome-wide c...
Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association
Aug 1, 2025
INTRODUCTION: Clinical diagnosis (normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment [MCI], dementia) is critical for understanding cognitive impairment and dementia but can be resource intensive and subject to inconsistencies due to complex clinical judgme...
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