To ensure BP readings are accurate, there’s a need for both a wider range of cuff sizes that match patients’ mid-arm circumference and more-consistent ways of measuring that circumference ahead of ...

Objective: To test the hypothesis that ‘normal but vulnerable’ adults, as defined by body mass index (BMI) in combination with mid-upper-arm-circumference (MUAC), are closer to normal than to ...

In patients with heart failure, mid-upper arm circumference and arm muscle circumference are more associated with prognosis than skeletal muscle mass index or calf circumference, data suggest.

Famine is the most severe form of acute food insecurity. How, and when, is famine declared? And what happens next? Your ...

Using a regular-sized BP cuff for all adults regardless of mid-arm circumference can result in “striking” differences in systolic and diastolic BP, possibly leading to an incorrect ...

"An entire population is being pushed into starvation, destitution, and death,” said Belgium's Deputy Prime Minister.

In Gaza, UN agencies have emphasised that the famine is human-made, driven by armed conflict, displacement, and strict ...

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