While it likely increases the risk of serious side effects, including heart disease Potential harms probably outweigh benefits, and use should be minimised, say researchers The strong opioid painkiller, tramadol, is not that effective at easing chronic pain for which it’s widely prescribed, finds a pooled data analysis of the ...
Changes primarily due to swapping in slightly lower calorie items, rather than reformulation Likely to have “moderate to limited” impact on population health, conclude researchers Calorie labelling, which became law in April 2022 in England, is associated with only a small (2%) average reduction in the energy content of food ...
Expanding access to research in low and middle-income countries For over 20 years, BMJ Group has championed underrepresented voices in research. Since introducing full article processing charge (APC) waivers in 2022, we've granted 70% more waivers to authors from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared to the three ...
Time to change law to enable women in all parts of UK and Europe to choose this option Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care, finds a 5 year review of cases in Scotland, where this timeframe is ...
Men more likely than women to report difficulties, although gender divide narrows with age Countries with the highest reported levels of hearing loss also have the lowest reported use of hearing aids, finds international research published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. And men are generally more likely than ...
Doctors must refuse to participate and speak out against the practice, says expert The healthcare community has an important role in opposing the death penalty, argues an expert in The BMJ today. Bharat Malkani, reader in law at Cardiff University, says doctors must refuse to participate in the execution process and speak ...
When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen before. The menstrual cup had been compressing the ureter where it enters the bladder, leading ...
Despite regulation, sunbeds remain popular with young people and are adding to the national skin cancer burden Commercial sunbeds should be banned in the UK, argue experts in The BMJ today. Using sunbeds causes melanoma and other skin cancers, particularly among young people, yet existing sunbed legislation is ineffective and there is ...
Findings from Georgia suggest program goals have not yet been met The introduction of work requirements for certain adults enrolled in the US health insurance program Medicaid has so far failed to boost insurance coverage or employment rates, finds a study published by The BMJ today. It shows that health insurance coverage ...
🌐 As world leaders and health experts convene and make commitments at the UN’s annual meeting, General Assembly of the United Nations, The BMJ has published several articles to inform needed action and international cooperation on health. Several obstacles (and opportunities) are on the path: Rebecca Root reports on how ...
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