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Ending performance-related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the quality of some aspects of care, compared with England where financial incentives have continued, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

For mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever, the abundance of the insects in places where people gather has long served as the main barometer for infection risk. A new study, however, suggests that the number of “hidden” infections tied to a place, or cases of infected people who show no symptoms, is the key indicator for dengue risk.

UK families were more likely to report difficulties living together during the coronavirus lockdowns than those in Turkey, a new study shows.

Statistically, people with low educational attainment and income who have epilepsy suffer more than others from the condition. Not only are they hospitalized with epilepsy more often than others, but they also have less access to specialized neurological care, a University of Gothenburg thesis shows.

It’s a controversial notion, but couples undergoing fertility treatments may soon be able to select the sex of their baby—with an 80% chance of success, doctors say.

Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants may contribute to the development of childhood obesity and metabolic disorders. However, the results of a study coordinated by ISGlobal, a research center supported by the “la Caixa” Foundation, and carried out in collaboration with France’s National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment (INRAE), suggest that the nutritional status of the mother during pregancy may modulate these effects.

A new Bar-Ilan University study has found that gestational diabetes can be diagnosed as early as the first trimester of pregnancy—months earlier than typically detected.

A new study from VillageMD Research Institute, in collaboration with a scientist from Harvard-affiliated Marcus Institute for Aging Research, demonstrates the prevalence of frailty in both middle-aged and older adults and frail patients’ challenges in accessing health care in the United States.

Doctors often use urine tests to make sure patients taking medication for opioid addiction are sticking with treatment. A new study suggests they may be missing some cheaters.

An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final legislative approval Wednesday as the House agreed to a bipartisan plan to ease or eliminate regulations that block the opening of new hospital beds or operating expensive equipment.