At BMJ Group, we focus on making a real-world impact through our publications. While scholarly influence is significant, we can see its value in real-world implications for policy and clinical guidelines and how it drives health and social care change. According to credible data provided by BMJ Impact Analytics, ...
Reducing this fat may reduce chronic pain particularly if it’s at multiple body sites Excess abdominal fat is associated with widespread chronic pain, particularly in women, finds the first study of its kind, published in the open access journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Reducing excess fat deposits in the abdomen ...
Findings back consideration of these drugs for most over-70s, say researchers Statin treatment is cost effective and linked to better health outcomes in older people with or without previous cardiovascular disease, although the risk reductions were substantially smaller in the latter, reports a modelling on the lifetime benefits of these ...
But adopting healthy lifestyle still beneficial, irrespective of this trait, findings show People with type 2 diabetes, who display lower levels of diligence, may have a significantly higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease with which diabetes is strongly associated, finds research published in the open access journal BMJ Open Diabetes Research ...
BMJ Group launches 2024 impact report: showcasing global influence and social impact Leading global healthcare knowledge provider BMJ Group is delighted to announce the launch of the BMJ Group 2024 impact report, a comprehensive reflection of the values-driven organisation's achievements in advancing global health outcomes and driving positive change ...
Researchers from the University of Calgary published a paper in 2015 titled Policy change eliminating body checking in non-elite ice hockey leads to a threefold reduction in injury and concussion risk in 11 and 12 year old players in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. This paper has ...
Convening healthcare leaders to reset national priorities In its 75th year, the NHS has never been in deeper crisis, and although the problems may seem insoluble, we believe that the central premise of the NHS – a health service free at the point of care for all ...
In the last year, the BMJ Technology Assessment Group (BMJ-TAG) has played a key role in evaluating the safety and effectiveness of drugs for public use through the NHS, contributing to the development of high profile NICE guidance. In July 2023, rimegepant was recommended for use in the NHS ...
Findings reinforce need for carefully planned screening programmes to minimise harms of overdiagnosis Rates of prostate cancer across Europe since 1980 are “indicative of overdiagnosis”, say researchers in a study published by The BMJ today. Overdiagnosis refers to the detection of harmless cancers that are unlikely to cause symptoms or death during ...
And road noise linked to higher risk of infertility in women over 35 Long term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a higher risk of infertility in men, whereas road traffic noise is linked to a higher risk of infertility in women over 35, finds ...
