progscrape: health

A scoping review of 30 studies finds that 60% of haemodialysis patients don't follow dietary recommendations — and frames non-adherence as a structural failure of the care system…

34 days ago academic.oup.com health

Researchers map rogue breast cancer cells that divide remarkably slowly and can evade detection for decades, helping explain how breast cancer can return years after successful treatment

23 days ago unsw.edu.au cancer health

The United States is facing a severe and growing shortage of medical doctors who specialize in adult mental health care

8 days ago psypost.org

QJE study: The American Medical Association (AMA) played a central role in blocking the creation of national health insurance in post-WWII America, while simultaneously enrolling people in private health insurance to shift demand away from a public alternative.

28 days ago doi.org health

Ensitrelvir for Covid-19 Postexposure Prophylaxis in Household Contacts | New England Journal of Medicine

19 days ago nejm.org covid health

Friendly skin bacteria could hold the key to stopping eczema in its tracks according to a breakthrough by a team of UK and Japanese scientists.

20 days ago manchester.ac.uk health japan

Aggressive BEP chemotherapy severely damages sperm in testicular cancer patients

13 days ago onlinelibrary.wiley.com cancer health

Airborne diseases like measles, influenza and COVID-19 can easily spread between units in multi-family buildings via a type of bathroom ventilation system commonly used around the world…

21 days ago colorado.edu covid health

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that childhood vaccine uptake increases when clinicians use clear, presumptive recommendations plus empathetic, patient-centered discussion

14 days ago nejm.org health vaccine

Substituting 3% of total calories from animal protein with plant protein was associated with a 9% lower risk of all-cause mortality, 12% lower cardiovascular mortality, and 5% lower cancer mortality in a systematic review of over 1 million participants

4 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov cancer health