As many as 9.4 million people (including 2.5 million children under 5) could die by 2030, say experts Renewed commitment and sustained investment critical to prevent unfolding tragedy Global progress in reducing preventable deaths among newborn babies, children, and adolescents has slowed substantially since 2015, and many countries risk missing ...
The debate must continue until parliament reaches a decision, they argue Eight peers of the House of Lords with nursing and medical backgrounds are urging MPs to continue to support urgent law reform on assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to reach a vote ...
Recommendations account for varied patient risk profiles and focus on weight loss effects, particularly of drugs of interest to adults with concomitant obesity SGLT-2 inhibitor and GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs should be used in all or almost all adults with type 2 diabetes at higher risk of cardiovascular and kidney ...
May also offer other health benefits, but longer trials are needed to confirm this Intermittent fasting diets appear to have similar benefits to traditional calorie-restricted diets for weight loss, suggests an analysis of trial evidence published by The BMJ today. Alternate day fasting also demonstrates greater benefits compared with both calorie restriction ...
Results support the potential for dapagliflozin to benefit these patients The sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug dapagliflozin, widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, also shows improvements for patients with progressive liver disease, finds a clinical trial from China published by The BMJ today. The results show that treatment with ...
Persistent conflict and threats of a nuclear conflagration are major impediments to development, they argue As India and Pakistan once again step closer to an open conflict, leading pediatricians and healthcare professionals from across the border have come together to urge both countries to take “brave first steps” towards peace. ...
Rates highest among black beneficiaries and those living in more deprived neighborhoods New cases of dementia in the United States declined from 2015 to 2021, but the number of people living with the condition continued to rise due to population ageing, with nearly 2.9 million traditional Medicare beneficiaries (around 12%) ...
UK approach raises questions about medical and scientific advice Early in the covid-19 pandemic, the failure of UK government advisers to follow World Health Organization (WHO) advice and emerging evidence from East Asia that suppression could bring the virus under control quickly led to avoidable UK deaths, argues an expert ...
Effects modest but intervention may bridge long waiting times between ICU discharge and access to specialist mental health services, say researchers A brief spell of talking therapy with a general practitioner reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for survivors of critical illness, finds a trial from Germany published by The ...
Findings support broader clinical adoption of no-touch technique to enhance long term patient health ‘No-touch’ vein harvesting significantly reduces the risk of graft failure up to three years after coronary artery bypass surgery compared with conventionally harvested vein grafts, finds a study from China published by The BMJ today. The no-touch technique ...
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