But stroke and heart attack risks limited to prolonged high-dose therapy, and no general increased risk seen with transdermal hormone therapy, findings show Current use of oral menopausal hormone therapy (commonly known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT) is associated with an increased risk of blood clots in legs ...
Attendees more likely to live in socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods and have experience of the care system Non-prescribed ketamine use may start at the age of 13, suggest data from a UK clinic dedicated to the treatment of bladder problems associated with misuse of the drug and published in a clinical ...
Every extra 100 g consumed associated with correspondingly greater risks A higher ultra processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as well as death, finds a pooled data analysis of the ...
BMJ Group’s latest annual impact report highlights how trusted evidence is contributing to better decisions, stronger health systems and improved health outcomes around the world. London, 22 September 2026 – BMJ Group is among the world’s top 10 academic publishers for the influence of its ...
Investigation reignites questions about what steps were taken to safeguard public health from any unintended consequences of the vaccination rollout US health officials knowingly relied on a compromised algorithm to detect signals of harm from mRNA covid-19 vaccines and silenced efforts to fix it, finds an investigation published by ...
But little evidence of benefit seen among people without albuminuria The diabetes drugs glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs may also help to slow decline in kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria (high protein levels in the urine), ...
Small particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) seem to pose greatest risk Findings underscore need to consider environmental exposures as modifiable risk factors Exposure to air pollutants, especially small particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), may heighten the risk of death by suicide and suicidal thoughts, suggests ...
Benefits strongest in early stage disease and among those who kept up their routines Incorporating therapeutic potential of exercise into cancer care merits consideration Structured exercise may help people with cancer live longer and have more time free of disease, finds a synthesis of the available evidence, published online in ...
As the world’s 193 member states gather at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to debate development goals and current UN reforms, international researchers in a new The BMJ Collection strongly oppose the merger of the United Nations Population Fund (the UN's sexual and reproductive health agency) and UN Women, ...
Those born in more recent decades may be at greater risk, exploratory analysis suggests High quality, long term studies needed to determine if eradication therapy lowers risk Exposure to the stomach microbe Helicobacter pylori may be associated with more than 1 in 5 cases of bowel cancer worldwide, suggests an exploratory risk ...
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