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Building a Better BMI

Posted on March 20, 2023

ISB researchers have constructed biological body mass index (BMI) measures that offer a more accurate representation of metabolic health and are more varied, informative and actionable than the traditional, long-used BMI equation. The work was published in the journal Nature Medicine.

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults Differ by Age

Posted on April 28, 2022

A just-published study provides new information about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die. The ISB-led work shows that vital signs and lab results at the time of hospital admission are the most accurate predictors of disease severity, more so than comorbidities and demographics.

Building a Better BMI

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Building a Better BMI

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults Differ by Age

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