Study provides new estimates of breast cancer risks associated with HRT

Results add to existing knowledge and should help doctors and women make the best treatment choices A new study published by The BMJ today provides new estimates of the increased risks of breast cancer associated with use of different hormone replacement therapy (HRT) preparations in the UK. It confirms that ...

2020-10-29T10:34:24+00:0029 October 2020|Press release, The BMJ|

Fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people in US more than 3 times as high as in Whites

Overall fatal shooting rate not budged in 5 years; ‘public health emergency’ say researchers The rate of fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people in the US is more than 3 times as high as it is among White people, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community ...

First reported UK case of sudden permanent hearing loss linked to covid-19

Condition not common, but awareness is important as prompt treatment can reverse it Although uncommon, sudden permanent hearing loss seems to be linked to COVID-19 infection in some people, warn doctors, reporting the first UK case in the journal BMJ Case Reports. Awareness of this possible side effect is important, because ...

2020-10-15T08:26:10+00:0015 October 2020|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|
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