progscrape: health

Insurance denials of first attempts to fill prescriptions for brand-name prescription drugs with no generic competitors increased more than two-thirds between 2018 and 2024

25 days ago publichealth.jhu.edu health

About 56% of people have a "bare area" on their forearm bone exposing a key nerve

15 days ago journals.sagepub.com health

Researchers found that 30% (3 of 10) of "harmless" hyperplastic colon polyps actually carry cancer-driving gene mutations like APC and BRAF

37 days ago pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov health

‘Toxic waste’ build-up in the brain may be driving dementia and ALS

20 days ago manchester.ac.uk brain health

A recent rat study found that when mothers consumed morphine infused water in adolescence, it had effects on their offspring

28 days ago tandfonline.com health

High-Dose Vitamin D3 Supplementation During Pregnancy and Test Based Cognitive Performance at Age 10 Years

30 days ago jamanetwork.com health

Air pollution may cause childhood obesity by disrupting impulse control, study finds

31 days ago theguardian.com health

Elite athletes don't have better basic eyesight than amateurs, but superior dynamic visual-motor skills

37 days ago tandfonline.com health

Ex-smokers remain at higher risk of lung disease because some lung cells recover after quitting while others retain lasting changes to tissue structure, immune function and blood vessel health, according to an analysis of more than 100,000 lung cells across 40+ cell types from 21 people

13 days ago mcgill.ca disease health

The heart has a ‘little brain’ — and it protects against stress

15 days ago nature.com brain health