Science news articles about 'outcomes study'

... typically using a quality-of-life instrument that has been validated or corroborated. Clinical efficacy outcomes studies use objective scales such as physician reports to measure the effectiveness of ...

... breast reconstruction, autologous tissue reconstruction provides fewer long-term complications and better cosmetic results than tissue expander and implant reconstruction, according to a new study.

... could really read what these deceptive females were doing, including other women." Place's study, published in the January issue of the journal Psychological Science, focused on the ability of ...

A new study shows that premature babies born before 34 weeks have a 31 percent reduction in serious complications when given a "rescue course" of antenatal corticosteroids steroids with no adverse ...

LONDON, April 28 (UPI) -- A British-led study has determined survival rates among HIV positive and HIV negative patients are similar following liver transplantations.

... women. "The Worldwide-Schizophrenia Outpatient Health Outcomes study (W-SOHO) was a three-year ... 36 months. All clinicians taking part in the study were free to determine what treatment and medication ...

... of Medicine, Chicago, and investigators with the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study With Tolvaptan (EVEREST) trial, investigated the relationship of QRS duration and ...

More schooling, more money linked to improved outcomes, study concludes

... time allows testing and clinical follow-up on the same day. The prototype was used in an outcomes study in Shanxi province, China with 2,388 local women aged 30 to 54. The ability of ...

The cause is not clear, but researchers cite differences in size or immune systems between the sexes. Heart ...

... given the drug over a longer time based on studies showing that this approach suppresses viral and enzyme ... progressive liver disease and liver failure. The outcomes studied in HALT-C were death, liver ...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest and most difficult to treat cancers. Now, in a major step forward, researchers have shown that administering radiation therapy prior to surgery nearly ...

... post-stress responses are related to long-term health outcomes. Studies show that veterans, prisoners of war and individuals exposed to severe trauma have higher rates of physical ...

... two approaches among 951 patients in the original study. Participants included patients who had suffered a heart ... (DASI), which reflects cardiac function; the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form, ...

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