Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harms than previously acknowledged

Risks highest soon after starting drugs, underscoring need for increased caution in early stages of treatment, say experts Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of serious adverse outcomes including stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney ...

2024-06-04T10:24:19+00:0018 April 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

BMJ Impact Analytics is now available to all Bibliosan members

Corporate announcement - 16 April 2024 BMJ, a global healthcare knowledge provider, is pleased to announce that award-winning* BMJ Impact Analytics is available to all institutions within Italy's national healthcare and research consortium, Bibliosan. Under this new agreement, Bibliosan will have access to BMJ Impact Analytics, the first research impact ...

2024-06-04T10:25:14+00:0016 April 2024|Corporate announcement, Partnership|

Esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers

Low dose esketamine should be considered for individuals with depressive symptoms in pregnancy, say researchers A single low dose injection of esketamine given immediately after childbirth reduces major depressive episodes in individuals with depressive symptoms during pregnancy (prenatal depression), finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The results ...

2024-06-04T10:23:45+00:0011 April 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Swapping red meat for herring/sardines could save up to 750,000 lives/year in 2050

Adopting forage fish diet would be especially helpful in the Global South, say researchers Swapping red meat for ‘forage fish’, such as herring, sardines, and anchovies, could save up to 750,000 lives a year in 2050 and significantly reduce the prevalence of disability as a result of diet-related disease, suggests ...

2024-06-04T10:23:46+00:0010 April 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Job insecurity in early adulthood linked to heightened risk of serious alcohol-related illness in later life

Young men seem to be more at risk than young women, long term study suggests Experiencing the sort of job insecurity in early adulthood that is often linked to the gig economy, is linked to a heightened risk of a serious alcohol-related illness in later life, suggest the findings of ...

Evidence for puberty blockers and hormone treatment for gender transition wholly inadequate

Most clinical guidelines currently in use aren’t evidence based either Gender medicine “built on shaky foundations,” says Dr Hilary Cass in The BMJ The evidence on the use of puberty blockers and hormones for children and young people experiencing gender related distress is wholly inadequate, making it impossible to gauge ...

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