What does the eyesight of a homeless person have in common with complications from dental anesthesia? Or with reducing side-effects from cancer? Or monitoring artificial hip implants?

These are all subjects of recently published studies that use statistical analyses in Minitab to improve healthcare outcomes. They’re good reminders that when we improve the quality of healthcare for others, we improve it for ourselves.

Vision care for the homeless

A recent retrospective review study was the first to investigate the visual healthcare needs of homeless people in the United Kingdom. Using clinical records of more than 1,000 homeless individuals in East London who sought vision care, researchers summarized the demographics of this special-needs population and established baseline reference levels for future studies.

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