Why Is the Rule of Nines Helpful? The rule of nines gives an idea of how much of your total body's surface area a burn takes up. This informs treatments based on the size and intensity of the burn ...

Researchers determine that a primate’s tooth root, and not just its crown, can yield reliable information about body size, but the relationship between root surface area and diet isn’t as clear.

However, some antibiotics are dosed by body mass. Other drugs (many chemotherapy drugs) are dosed by the body surface area or by lean body mass.

Phase 3b trial evaluating Tremfya (guselkumab) in low body surface area plaque psoriasis found the treatment improved clearance.

In fact, the head represents only about 7% of the body surface area, so its contribution to whole-body evaporative cooling at rest is only 10%, and less than that of the hand, back, thigh and ...

Clinicians typically cap an obese patient's chemotherapy regimen as a result of concern for excessive toxicity, without adequate clinical evidence. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ...