Suboptimal dialysis initiation, typically defined as dialysis initiation during a hospitalization and/or with a central venous catheter, is common among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease ...

Out of 1,527 emergency department patients ages 65 and older who suffered a head trauma associated with a ground-level fall, only about 60 percent of them followed up with their primary care physician ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. have introduced a method for enhancing the power of existing algorithms to forecast the future of unknown time series. By ...

In 777 patients with early arthritis from the French observational ESPOIR cohort, 313 received methotrexate in the first 6 months of follow-up. The mean dose was lower than recommended (12.7 ± 3.8 ...

In a cohort study of more than 45,000 US residents from lower household income groups, nearly two thirds of adults had suboptimal sleep duration trajectories over 5 years, with irregular sleep ...

More than 1 in 5 of new gastrointestinal (GI) cancer cases globally were attributable to suboptimal dietary intake, according to a recent study. Writing in Gastroenterology, researchers led by Li Liu, ...

One of my most frustrating experiences in watching TV is watching a show that I know is a waste of time, but I'm just too tired of trying to find something better to watch. No one should have to ...

Approximately $50 billion dollars of the annual healthcare cost of cardiometabolic disease in the US population could be associated with poor diet, according to a research article published this week ...

Dear Carolyn: My spouse has always advocated for letting our children work out their problems, find their own way, etc. EXCEPT when that approach has led to "suboptimal" results. As you might imagine, ...