Better adherence is required for greater research transparency, say researchers Many post-authorisation studies registered with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) fail to comply with legal requirements and recommendations to make their findings public, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Post-authorisation studies (PAS) are carried out after a medicine is approved ...
No indication of waning protection up to 18 years after vaccination, findings show Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is associated with a significantly reduced risk of invasive cervical cancer, with no indication of waning protection up to 18 years after vaccination, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. HPV is one of the most ...
The BMJ has teamed up with leading paediatric journals, JAMA Pediatrics and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, to co-publish two papers that will enhance trial conduct and reporting to improve the health of young patients and their families. The papers provide essential checklist items for researchers to include in clinical trial protocols and reports ...
Young adult risk more than 3 times higher if both mum and dad carrying excess weight Odds largely influenced by cumulative excess weight (BMI) in childhood Pre-pregnancy parental overweight and obesity is linked to the next generation’s heightened risk of developing fatty liver disease, a potential precursor to cirrhosis and liver ...
Around 1 in 5 adults in both countries may have the condition, analysis suggests Time to test workplace screening in those most at risk of harm from daytime sleepiness Untreated obstructive sleep apnoea may be costing the UK and US economies billions of pounds/dollars in lost productivity every year, with ...
New BMJ Collection calls for evidence based and sustainable mental health support in conflict settings A new collection on Child Mental Health in Conflict Settings published by The BMJ, in partnership with the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH), calls for evidence based, scalable, sustainable, and long term interventions ...
GP leaders warn of a “troubling picture” of general practice under growing strain, yet many newly qualified doctors are unable to find work Four fifths of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) - responsible for planning health services for their local population - would need to at least double their number ...
Findings in line with guidelines recommending hormone therapy for women who have recently begun menopause with moderate to severe symptoms and no contraindications Menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of death, finds a Danish study of over 800,000 women published ...
Findings of evidence overview question its universal promotion as first line treatment The effectiveness of exercise therapy to ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis is likely minimal, short lived, and probably no better than no treatment at all, suggests an overarching (umbrella) systematic review and pooled data analysis of the available ...
But they make little difference to pupils’ mental wellbeing and quality of life School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money for schools, primarily by reducing the amount of time staff spend on managing phone-related behaviours, but they make little difference to pupils’ quality of life or ...
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