Findings provide a roadmap to help strengthen health systems for future crises Disrupted care during the covid-19 pandemic led to sharp increases in other non-covid causes of illness and death, particularly mental health disorders, malaria in young children, and stroke and heart disease in older adults, finds a study published ...
But screening usually discontinued for them if previous smear tests normal Global incidence rising in this age group; rethink of guideline recommendations needed Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published ...
High fibre, low red meat diet, no smoking, regular exercise, normal weight, all key Maintaining a healthy lifestyle—specifically, a diet rich in fibre but light on red/processed meat, regular exercise, not smoking, and sticking to a normal weight—is linked to a significantly lower risk of diverticulitis, finds a large long ...
Linked to 16% rise for each unit increase in dietary measure of inflammatory food intake A diet high in foods with the potential to promote low grade inflammation during pregnancy may raise that child’s risk of developing type 1 diabetes, suggests Danish research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & ...
Evidence of impact of discrimination and inequalities is clear; what is needed now is action from government and NHS institutions, says the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS Racism and sexism are “alarmingly normalised” within the structures and person-to-person interactions across the NHS, and the NHS has delayed ...
A healthy lifestyle has important benefits, but weight alone might not give an adequate picture of someone’s health, say experts Focusing solely on achieving weight loss for people with a high body mass index (BMI) may do more harm than good, argue experts in The BMJ today. Dr Juan Franco and colleagues ...
Financial incentives alone are no magic bullet to improve quality, say researchers Introducing performance related pay for UK general practices initially improved quality of care, but did not seem to provide lasting improvements beyond that expected by previous trends, finds a study published by The BMJ today. And initial gains in quality ...
Trial suggests this is a superior treatment for chronic post-stroke aphasia Combining neck surgery with intensive speech therapy is associated with greater improvements in a person's ability to communicate after a stroke than intensive speech therapy alone, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The results show improvements immediately after ...
Women and over 65s seem to be most at risk due to being pulled along on the dog leash The annual cost of hand and wrist injuries among dog walkers in the UK is estimated to top £23 million, with women and the over 65s most at risk as a ...
Inadequate social support at work seems to amplify magnitude of these associations The emotional demands and confrontation inherent in person-contact roles, involving direct face to face or voice to voice interaction with external parties, are linked to a heightened risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests research published online in Occupational & ...
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