The new tool could help predict obesity-related health risks earlier and reshape prevention strategies, researchers say. The ...

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Many experts consider the new online calculator a promising addition to the repertoire of tools available to help prevent heart disease. It’s meant to inspire conversations with clinicians, not ...

A widely used fracture risk calculator may help guide surgical decisions to treat patients with an endocrine disorder called primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) that causes progressive bone loss, ...

Share on Pinterest Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi (pictured above) shares how she calculated actor Olivia Munn’s Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Score, which led to an early breast cancer diagnosis that may have ...

Diagnoses of opioid use disorder and opioid overdoses were rare in the 12 months following index visits (n = 2362; 0.3%). The Epic model showed low sensitivity to correctly identify people at risk ...

A cardiovascular risk score used in primary care helped to predict patients at highest risk of future serious eye diseases, a large prospective cohort study suggested. Among adults ages 40-79, those ...