Findings should help improve processes and patterns of care for all patients Death rates after major surgery are similar regardless of whether a male or female surgeon operates on a male or female patient, finds a large US study published by The BMJ today. The differences seen were small and not clinically ...
Unvaccinated individuals almost four times as likely to be diagnosed than those vaccinated before first infection Receiving at least one dose of a covid-19 vaccine before the first infection is strongly associated with a reduced risk of developing post-covid-19 condition, commonly known as long covid, finds a study published by The ...
Heavy sanctions needed for police officers who do this, backed up by legislation, he says Strip searching a child without appropriate consent is “sexual abuse,” and should attract heavy sanctions—backed up by legislation—for any UK police officer who does it, insists a leading paediatrician in an opinion piece, published online ...
Should mums-to-be have been told of safety signal around preterm birth? A debate has broken out over whether Pfizer should have told pregnant women taking part in its maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine trial that a trial of a similar GSK vaccine was stopped over a safety signal around ...
Offers alternative exercise option for people unable to perform land based HIIT movements High-intensity interval training in water, often called aquatic HIIT (AHIIT) improves exercise capacity in adults with chronic conditions and has a similar impact as land based training (LBHIIT), suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open ...
2018 legislation may have saved more than 5,500 hospital admissions for tooth extractions The UK soft drinks industry levy introduced in 2018 may have reduced the number of under 18s having a tooth removed due to tooth decay by 12%, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Nutrition, Prevention ...
Investigation raises concerns that the system is not operating as intended and signals are being missed A US reporting system designed to detect potential safety issues with vaccines is supposed to be user-friendly, responsive, and transparent. But an investigation published by The BMJ today finds it’s not meeting its own standards. The Vaccine ...
New recommendations reflect the evolving nature of the virus and the changing role of covid-19 therapies A panel of international experts representing the World Health Organization’s Guideline Development Group has updated its guidance on treatments for patients with covid-19. The new recommendations published by The BMJ are part of a living guideline, ...
Rise in proportion surviving to discharge, but overall survival remains low And there are major implications for additional resource needs, say researchers The number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in England and Wales has increased 3-fold, following ...
Curbing need for sedation could boost patient safety, cut costs and waiting times, suggest researchers Giving children a virtual/augmented (mixed) reality playkit to use ahead of an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan seems to ease both their and their parents’ anxieties about this procedure, suggest preliminary findings published in the ...
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