Medical tourism for bariatric/weight reduction surgery needs urgent regulation

Especially as data show tourist numbers increasing despite advent of weight loss drugs Medical tourism for bariatric and weight reduction surgery needs urgent regulation to protect recipients’ health, especially as the data show that tourist numbers are increasing despite the advent of weight loss drugs, say experts in a commentary ...

2025-07-17T13:24:19+01:0016 July 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Humanising health: conflict, equity, and resilience

Podcasts Analysis Opinion Recordings Meeting report World Health Innovation Summit (WISH) 2024 BMJ Group partnered with the Qatar Foundation to support the World Health Innovation Summit (WISH) 2024, a leading global health event that brings together policymakers, researchers, and healthcare professionals. ...

Women health sector leaders good for a nation’s wealth, health, innovation, ethics

But major underused resource despite their unique and positive impact, say researchers More and sustained investment needed to maximise their potential and reap benefits Women health sector leaders are good for a nation’s wealth, health, innovation, and ethics, among other things, finds a review of the available evidence, published in ...

2025-02-05T10:41:01+00:005 February 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Health + financial toll of emerging mosquito-borne chikungunya infection likely vastly underestimated

In 2011-20 alone chikungunya cost estimated US$50 billion, and disabled millions The health and financial implications of the emerging threat of mosquito-borne chikungunya viral infection have most likely been significantly underestimated, with total costs probably approaching US$ 50 billion in 2011-20 alone, suggests a comprehensive data analysis, published in the ...

2024-12-04T12:30:41+00:004 December 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Significant worldwide disparities in availability and timeliness of new cancer drugs

Gap between rich and poor nations has widened over three decades Such inequities may help explain poor cancer outcomes in many lower income countries Despite considerable progress in the discovery and development of new cancer drugs, there are significant disparities in both the availability and timeliness of these medicines worldwide, ...

2024-10-09T09:04:22+01:009 October 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Cut ties with Coca Cola in interests of athletes, spectators, and the planet, IOC urged

Sponsorship forces athletes to implicitly endorse unhealthy sugary drinks, say authors And it gives company elite access to political and corporate leaders to exert its influence The International Olympic Committee (IOC) should cut its ties with Coca Cola in the best interests of athletes, spectators, and the planet, urge Trish ...

2024-08-07T14:50:53+01:007 August 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|
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