The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a high-stakes environment where quick decisions can mean the difference between life and death. One common practice in the ICU is the use of platelet transfusions. These transfusions are given to prevent bleeding complications in critically ill patients. However, there are established guidelines on when to administer these transfusion...

Medical decisions are tricky. Everyone is different, and what works for one person might not work for another. This is especially true when considering patient preferences. So, how can doctors make the best choices for each individual? Well, a clever solution has been developed. It's a flexible system that can be tweaked to fit different groups of patients. This syst...

Doctors try to help patients by understanding how skin issues affect their lives. The National Institute, an important organization, usually looks at how a disease hurts a person. Sometimes, they use different diseases to make decisions. Doctors do not have a set way for this. Some experts are troubled by this fact. A new approach may offer a fix to this iss...

Living in a long-term care (LTC) home means heavy reliance on others for daily tasks due to physical and mental challenges. What's tricky is that medical treatment isn't always what residents want. It can make them uncomfortable with little benefit. This is where predictive models can help LTC providers make better, more resident-focused decisions. The purpose of thi...

Think about how doctors decide what’s best for their patients. It used to be mainly based on their experience and opinions. But over the past 50 years, things have changed. Doctors now rely more on scientific research and evidence. This is called evidence-based medicine. Randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews are key parts of this. They help doctors find...