Findings reflect lack of consistent guidance and raise concerns about overtesting Current prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing “may not effectively target testing to those most likely to benefit, raising concerns about overtesting” warn researchers from the University of Oxford in a study of over 10 million men across England published by The ...
Adherence is high and exercise snacks can counter perceived lack of time and motivation Exercise snacks—intentional short bursts of physical activity—may be an effective way of boosting the cardiorespiratory fitness of physically inactive adults, finds a synthesis of the available research, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Adherence ...
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 ...
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