And a majority are preventable, emphasising need for ongoing improvement in patient safety, say researchers Adverse events affect more than a third (38%) of adults undergoing surgery, finds a study of admissions to 11 hospitals in the US state of Massachusetts, published by The BMJ today. Of the 1009 admissions analysed, nearly ...
Provision lowest in most deprived neighbourhoods in 3 of the 4 UK nations Green space investment might be key preventive public health strategy, say researchers The provision of just 1% more green space in the most deprived urban neighbourhoods in 3 out of the 4 UK nations may be linked ...
Greater focus needed on their unique experiences of perinatal period, say researchers Men often struggle with the transition to fatherhood amid a lack of information and emotional support targeted to their needs, suggests a review of the available qualitative evidence, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Greater focus is ...
Cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease, diabetes quartet linked to 11-fold higher hospital admission risk Kidney disease + cardiovascular disease + dementia + osteoarthritis linked to 24-fold higher death risk Specific combinations of long term conditions have a major role in the additional pressures the NHS faces every winter, because they ...
But it’s not clear if this ‘instability’ helps prompt or follows disease development Findings might nevertheless help to identify those most at risk and personalise treatment Changes in the make-up of the gut microbiome are linked to the onset of clinically evident rheumatoid arthritis in those at risk of the ...
At least 80 minutes of moderate intensity exercise needed to achieve effects Exercise-only programmes help cut the severity of the ‘baby blues’ and the risk of major clinical depression in new mums, finds a pooled data analysis of the available evidence, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. But at ...
Findings show lower mortality with SGLT-2 inhibitors in a real-life setting Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death among patients with heart failure in the real-life setting, finds a study published by The ...
Continued cord friction linked to chronic inflammation, leading to skin ulceration A tightly tied waist cord of the underskirt (petticoat) traditionally worn under a saree, particularly in rural parts of India, may lead to what has been dubbed ‘petticoat cancer,’ warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating two women ...
Association for Palliative Care Medicine’s strong opposing stance risks undermining confidence in palliative care, argue senior doctors The Association for Palliative Care Medicine (APM) continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying, warn a group of palliative medicine consultants in The BMJ today. Five years after first raising their ...
Guideline panel links to World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) raise questions about bias The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it is adhering to standard protocol in pursuing its transgender health guideline, but the process has been criticised for lacking transparency and an association with WPATH - an ...
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