Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognition in older age

3+ activities, volunteering and sports club membership seem particularly effective Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognitive performance and slow the decline in brain health associated with ageing, suggest the findings of a large international study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Regularly engaging in ...

2026-10-21T09:38:12+01:0021 October 2026|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|

Medical device adverse event reports are often incomplete, inaccurate, and delayed

Bulk summary reports often fail to promptly spot potential safety signals Improvements needed to safeguard patients and meet FDA standards  Permitting medical device manufacturers to submit bulk summary reports of adverse events to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), rather than reporting individual cases, often fails to promptly ...

2026-10-14T14:32:59+01:0015 October 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

BMJ Group congratulates healthcare leaders recognised in HSJ’s 2026 influential leaders list

BMJ GROUP NEWS | 12 October 2026 Congratulations to Kamran Abbasi, editor-in-chief of The BMJ, and former BMJ Group non-executive director Kiran Patel, who are among 75 influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health recognised by the Health Service Journal (HSJ). Their inclusion in HSJ's 2026 ...

2026-10-12T14:37:15+01:0012 October 2026|Corporate announcement, Our impact, The BMJ, Thought leadership|

NHS labs fails to share data vital for diagnosis and care of rare diseases

Investigation finds variant sharing is inconsistent, incomplete, and in some cases absent Experts and families say this could be prolonging uncertainty and delaying treatment Three out of England’s seven NHS genetics laboratories are failing to routinely share vital information about genetic variants in public databases that helps patients with ...

2026-10-08T11:51:36+01:008 October 2026|Press release, The BMJ|

HPV vaccination before pregnancy linked to lower risk of preterm birth and other major complications

Greater risk reduction seen among women vaccinated at earlier ages Findings extend benefits of HPV vaccination beyond cancer prevention Having received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine before pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of major pregnancy complications including preterm birth, with the greater reduction in risk seen among ...

2026-10-08T11:47:38+01:008 October 2026|Press release, The BMJ|
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