Five women waited on the ward, sitting up anxiously, stripped bare to the waist. This was on their surgeon's orders to save ...

Cardiovascular nurse specialist Michaela Nuttall explains the benefits and limitations of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores and offers advice on how nurses can best use them to explain a ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you please explain the percentages that are given when a study indicates an increase for a particular risk? For example, say a person with mild coronary artery disease is at an ...

Apixaban and rivaroxaban are the oral anticoagulants most frequently used to treat acute venous thromboembolism. However, uncertainty remains about the difference in bleeding risk between the two ...

Dear Dr. Roach: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my "borderline" cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A cardiologist recently suggested that I should consider taking a statin because of my “borderline” cholesterol level. So, I took a dive into the details of statin therapy. I learned ...

When assessing business risk from operating in a country, you will be affected by uncertainty that arises from almost every source. The simplest and most longstanding measure of country risk takes the ...

So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light. (Both hands on the wheel, please.) You turn on the headlights. How fast would you see this light traveling? What about a person standing by the ...

A risk profile is a quantitative analysis of the types of threats an organization, asset, project or individual faces. Its goal is to provide a nonsubjective understanding of risk by assigning ...

Emerging markets in your portfolio? Learn how to decide if they fit your strategy. Explore risks, rewards, and ...