The number of cases of skin cancer is continuing to rise sharply, in Sweden and internationally, involving high costs for a health care economy that is already under severe strain in many places. To further evaluate and refine ...
Jun 26, 2023
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Rates of colorectal cancer are high despite widespread adoption of screening programs in many high-income European countries. Such programs tend to use a one-size-fits-all approach where most people are screened starting ...
Jun 11, 2023
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A new distributional cost-effectiveness analysis of gene therapy versus standard-of-care for sickle cell disease (SCD) found that while gene therapy is cost-ineffective by conventional measures, it can be an equitable therapeutic ...
May 29, 2023
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for chronic kidney disease (CKD) has found that screening all adults in the United States starting at age 35 could be cost-effective for the quality of life-years (QALY) gained. ...
May 22, 2023
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Australia is the world's first country to legalize the medical use of psychedelics. But not everyone is sure the timing is right. There are still major issues to work out for this move to benefit those most in need.
May 1, 2023
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Using a stroke PRS for East Asian populations comprising 534 genetic variants associated with stroke or stroke-related traits identified from large-scale genome-wide association studies (GWASs), Xiangfeng Lu and Dongfeng ...
Apr 24, 2023
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Clinical eligibility guidelines determine the criteria by which patients are selected for various medical procedures. But strict reliance on established guidelines can overlook patients who might benefit from a procedure, ...
Apr 19, 2023
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Mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits is an efficient outreach strategy for increasing screening rates among women overdue for screening, according to a study published online March 22 in JAMA Network Open.
Mar 23, 2023
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A strategy of eight weeks of bedaquiline-linezolid is noninferior to a standard regimen for tuberculosis, according to a study published online Feb. 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual Conference ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Measures used at California hospitals to stop excessive bleeding in childbirth are saving an average of almost $18 per birth, for statewide annual health care savings of $9 million, according to new research by scientists ...
Feb 27, 2023
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