BMJ Group appoints Niels Peter Thomas as CEO, BMJ Publishing

LONDON – BMJ Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Niels Peter Thomas as CEO, BMJ Publishing, effective 15 April 2026. Niels will lead all global publishing activities for the healthcare knowledge provider. This includes the world-renowned journal The BMJ, and nearly 70 speciality journals, alongside the Group’s Events, Careers, ...

2026-01-29T16:14:09+00:0029 January 2026|Corporate announcement, Group news, Press release|

Telesurgery as reliable as standard robotic surgery for some urological procedures

Findings provide an evidence base for larger-scale trials, say researchers Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) appears to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery (when the surgeon and patient are in the same room) for two common urological procedures, suggests a ...

2026-01-29T15:00:55+00:0029 January 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

Major US tobacco brands flouting platform + federal policies to restrict young people’s access to their content on Instagram

Violations include lax/missing age verification, sponsorship disclosure, and health warnings Leading US tobacco brands are flouting platform and federal marketing policies designed to restrict young people’s access to their content on the popular social media platform Instagram, indicates research published online in the journal Tobacco Control. Violations include lax or missing ...

2026-01-28T09:58:38+00:0028 January 2026|Press release, Tobacco Control|

Sleeping without pillows may lower harmful high internal eye pressure in people with glaucoma

Stacked pillows alter neck position which may compress jugular vein, suggest researchers Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure, build-up of which causes optic nerve damage and glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide–in people with the condition, suggests preliminary research, published online in the British Journal of ...

Non-monetary “honour-based” incentives linked to increased blood donations

Findings from China show promise and could be applied in other countries to tackle blood shortages, suggest researchers   Offering non-monetary incentives such as free access to outpatient consultations to frequent blood donors is linked to an increase in donations without compromising blood safety, finds a study from China published by The ...

2026-01-21T16:53:15+00:0022 January 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

Type 2 diabetes prevention could more than halve carbon footprint linked to disease complications

And good disease management could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 21% Preventing high blood glucose (pre-diabetes) from turning into type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes could more than halve the carbon footprint associated with treating the complications of the disease, suggests a modelling study, published in the open access journal BMJ ...

2026-01-21T10:06:40+00:0021 January 2026|BMJ Open, Press release|

Mix of different types of physical activity may be best for longer life

Variety rather than total quantity alone linked to lower risk of early death, research suggests But associations not linear, suggesting possible optimal threshold effect Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren’t linear, pointing to a possible ...

2026-01-21T10:01:31+00:0021 January 2026|BMJ Medicine, Press release|

UK glaucoma cases higher than expected and projected to reach 1.6 million+ by 2060

Equivalent to 60% rise, which outpaces 28% population increase in those aged 40+ Eye health services will need to expand to meet demand, highlight the researchers The number of people over 40 in the UK living with glaucoma—the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide—is already higher than expected and is ...

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