Significant gaps persist in regional UK access to 24/7 air ambulance services

And availability of advanced interventions, including provision of blood products, still variable Despite significant improvements in the availability of 24/7 emergency air ambulance services (HEMS) across the UK since 2009, persistent regional gaps remain, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. And the provision of advanced potentially life saving interventions, ...

2026-02-04T09:49:31+00:004 February 2026|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Duplicate medical records linked to 5-fold heightened risk of inpatient death

And 3-fold increased risk of intensive care need, US study indicates Improvements needed in data integrity and health information management, say researchers Patients with duplicate medical records are 5 times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and 3 times more likely to require intensive care than those ...

2026-02-04T09:43:28+00:004 February 2026|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|

Physical fitness of transgender and cisgender women is comparable, current evidence suggests

Despite greater muscle mass of transgender women 1-3 years after hormone therapy Evidence is of variable quality, but doesn’t back inherent athletic advantage theories Transgender women might have more muscle mass than cisgender women 1 to 3 years after hormone therapy, but their physical fitness is comparable, finds a pooled ...

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|
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