Nutritional risk screening (NRS-2002) and routine clinical laboratory measurements (RCLMs) had been shown to have a predictive value in adverse outcomes in some studies, respectively. This study ...

Standard health surveys administered to elderly people to predict their risk for future hospitalization have not traditionally included questions on nutritional status, despite the importance of ...

This study is led by Dr. Han-Ping Shi (Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery/Department of Clinical Nutrition, Beijing Shijitan Hospital). In his daily work, Dr. Han-Ping Shi found that malnutrition ...

Pediatric inpatients with poor nutrition are at greater risk for problems with their immune systems, physical and cognitive development, and clinical outcomes. Detection of nutritional issues in ...

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) Summary: A new study gives hospitals overall good marks for conducting nutrition screenings within 24 hours of a patient's admission, ...

A new study shows that if you adopt a healthier lifestyle after bowel screening, it can lower your risk of both bowel cancer and other chronic diseases ...

The following is an installment of the "Try This" series published by the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing. The content is intended to encourage nurses to understand the ...

According to Feeding Alabama, about one in five children in the state experiences hunger. In honor of September being Hunger Action Month, Feeding Alabama is on a mission to give out 500 Pediatric ...

UC Davis researchers have developed a way for food banks to evaluate the way they promote nutrition and health. (Getty Images) An estimated 53 million people in the U.S. turned to food banks and ...

If I Have the Courage…I Prefer to See a Doctor: A Qualitative Exploration of Ethiopian Women’s Hesitancy to Screen for Cervical Cancer Using HPV Self-Sampling Malnutrition is a common and serious ...

While hospitals do not commonly screen children for nutrition, a new tool developed could change that. The Pediatric Nutrition Screening Tool (PNST) was found to be more effective than the existing ...