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Women physiotherapists and doctors working in elite and professional sport are paid less, get less work and face more harassment than men, an Australian-first study by La Trobe University has found.

A new drug for Alzheimer’s disease is causing excitement despite excess deaths, missing safety data, questionable efficacy, and financial conflicts of interest among the “independent” advisory panellists who recommended approval

UK government’s nutrition advisers are paid by world’s largest food companies, BMJ analysis reveals

Excess death rates have remained high in the West for three years running since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, finds a data analysis of 47 countries published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health.

Doctors overestimate terminally ill patients' survival days by a factor of 5.3

Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition [pdf]

One of the first reports of cDC1 cells related to responders patients to checkpoint blockade immunotherapy

A meta-analysis of 436 participants, aged 36-60, revealed that psilocybin significantly improved depression scores compared to other treatments, especially in patients with secondary depression

11% of 1710 patients (190 people) who took part in NHS England’s Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission programme, which involves a three month “soups and shakes” diet, went into remission

Four year medical degrees in the UK

Among adults with non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, initial attempts to establish vascular access through the intraosseous route did not result in different outcomes compared with intravenous access in terms of the proportion of patients surviving to hospital discharge…

Disparities Seen in Unintentional Firearm Mortality Across U.S. States

New study demonstrates strong association between binge drinking and ischemic stroke in young men

The number of adults in England who report vaping for more than six months has increased substantially from around one in 80 in 2013 to one in 10 in 2023

Study of 31,666 commuters over 18 years found cyclists have lower risks of various health issues: 47% reduction in mortality, 51% less cancer, 24% fewer hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases…

Regular Glucosamine Use and Mortality

Heavy resistance training at retirement age induces lasting beneficial effects

The number of people worldwide who are being harmed by their healthcare systems is increasing at a much higher rate than the world's population

A major human outbreak of H5N1 is plausible, and the risk is high

Effects of moderate alcohol consumption and hypobaric hypoxia: implications for passengers’ sleep, oxygen saturation and heart rate on long-haul flights

Excess mortality across the Western World since the Covid pandemic

Study: Ultra-processed food consumption association with all cause mortality

Epidural analgesia during childbirth is associated with a 35% risk reduction in severe maternal morbidity

Systematic review: cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality

Men at greater risk of major health effects of diabetes than women

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher mortality

4 kids died of #whoopingcough in #England in the 1st 3 mts of 2024 & all ofthem under 3 mts old.

Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality

Study finds amphetamine use is associated with higher reporting of psychotic symptoms, compared with methylphenidate use while no association was found with atomoxetine use

Living at higher altitudes in India is linked to an increased risk of stunted growth, with children living in homes 2000 metres or more above sea level 40% more at risk than those living 1000 metres below.

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