The UK’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy, announced by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Wes Streeting, signals a shift from listening to action, with women’s voices more directly shaping how care is designed and improved. There is a clear focus on faster diagnosis, more joined-up ...
Investigation explores how an $80,000 a year drug was approved for primary progressive form of MS despite concerns over its safety and effectiveness The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a petition to revoke the approval of Roche’s top-selling drug ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis ...
Findings highlight the most effective components across different populations and contexts Extending vaccination opportunities, involving community members alongside healthcare professionals in communicating about vaccines, and providing financial incentives are among the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake, finds an analysis of international trial evidence published by The BMJ today. ...
Buprenorphine showed a similar to slightly lower risk of developmental disorders in children compared with methadone, researchers say Children born to mothers who used buprenorphine for opioid addiction during pregnancy do not have a greater risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, compared with children whose mothers took ...
Bulk of journal’s guest edited special issue content retracted Publication process had been compromised in 7 of the 8 papers in the collection BMJ Group has retracted most of the content belonging to a guest edited special issue published in 2019 in the Journal of Medical Genetics. Investigations revealed that the review process ...
Half of answers to evidence based questions “somewhat” or “highly” problematic Public education and oversight needed to avoid amplifying misinformation, urge researchers A substantial amount of medical information provided by 5 popular chatbots is inaccurate and incomplete, with half of the answers to clear evidence based questions “somewhat” or “highly” ...
Alignment with ‘eveningness’ or ‘morningness’ lowered risk factors and boosted sleep quality more effectively than mismatched timing Include chronotype assessment in exercise prescriptions, suggest the researchers Timing exercise to match body clock chronotype—the natural predisposition to morning or evening alertness—may lower cardiovascular disease risk among those who are already vulnerable, ...
Greatest impact among rural and poorest households, but 7 million middle income families would also benefit, estimates suggest Quitting tobacco could give a major economic uplift to the incomes of more than 20 million households in India, suggests an economic analysis published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. ...
Two new vaccines to prevent tuberculosis (TB) are safe for use in adults and children, but they do not offer protection against all forms of TB, finds a large trial from India published by The BMJ today. TB remains a major global public health concern. In 2023, an estimated 10.8 million people ...
In this warmer weather, a slushie might seem like the perfect cool down for younger children - but research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that some children became acutely unwell shortly after consuming slush ice drinks containing glycerol (E422), a common ingredient in “sugar-free” products. ...
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