so everyone falls back to the indirect measure of BMI.” DEXA stands for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and is the gold standard for body mass analysis. Such machines can cost between $45,000 and $80 ...

While the relationship between high Body Mass Index (BMI) and certain gynaecological cancers like uterine and breast cancer ...

BMI Huddersfield Hospital, part of the private BMI Healthcare chain, was not expected to open until Thursday and patients needing urgent help are being directed to call the on-duty clinical team.

An increase in body mass index increases the likelihood of developing surgical site infections, according to a study published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers gathered ...

Childhood BMI linked with asthma hospital admissions, but differs between men and women. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2016 / 09 / 160905064447.htm.

In patients with hospital-onset C. diff, a BMI of greater than 35 kg/m2 was associated with a 1.48 greater rate of severe C. diff compared to those with lower BMIs.

Hospital readmission was more common after abdominal surgery in all BMI categories when compared with vaginal or laparoscopic procedures. The need for blood transfusion showed no association with BMI.

The NHS has stopped referring patients to a private hospital in Surrey which has suspended children's surgery due to "life-threatening" failings. BMI Mount Alvernia Hospital in Guildford, Surrey ...

Childhood body mass index (BMI) has been associated with hospital admissions for asthma in early adulthood, with overweight BMI measures increasing the risk of admission in women and underweight ...

Childhood body mass index (BMI) has been associated with hospital admissions for asthma in early adulthood, with overweight BMI measures increasing the risk of admission in women and underweight ...