Concurrent frailty + depression likely boost dementia risk in older people

Interaction of these 2 factors contributes 17% of overall risk, study findings suggest  Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these 2 factors alone contributing around 17% of the overall risk, suggest the findings of a large international study, ...

2025-12-17T09:33:33+00:0017 December 2025|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Biomedical authors often call a reference “recent” — even when it is decades old, analysis shows

Almost 1 in 5 “recent” references in biomedical articles are at least 10 years old, suggesting the term is less a measure of time than a narrative device, say researchers  Authors in biomedical journals frequently describe cited evidence as “recent,” yet the actual age of the references behind these phrases ...

2025-12-12T12:30:58+00:0012 December 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Diversity language in US medical research agency grants declined 25% since 2024

Analysis agrees with news report findings that suggest greater scrutiny of research pertaining to diversity, equity, and other topics of political interest  Words reflecting diversity language have appeared less frequently in grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since the 2024 US presidential election, with a 25% relative ...

2025-12-12T12:22:09+00:0012 December 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Nearly 1 in 5 UK emergency department patients cared for in corridors/waiting rooms

Almost all emergency departments routinely deploying this approach At any one time, nearly 1 in 5 emergency department patients in the UK is being cared for in corridors, waiting rooms, and other non-standard ‘overflow’ spaces—an approach known as escalation area care—suggest the results of a large observational study, published online ...

2025-12-11T09:35:51+00:0011 December 2025|Emergency Medicine Journal, Press release|

Telling women as part of mammography screening that they have dense breasts may have unintended effects

Leaves some women anxious and confused about their breast health and may increase demand on health services, say researchers Recommendations introduced in Australia and being considered in the UK to tell women if they have dense breasts as part of their screening results may have unintended effects and increase demand on ...

2025-12-04T10:10:13+00:004 December 2025|Press release, The BMJ|

Eating disorders in mums-to-be linked to heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their kids

No significant variation in risk by type of disorder or timing of child’s exposure Include dedicated support for these disorders in maternal healthcare, say researchers Eating disorders in mums-to-be are linked to a heightened risk of asthma and wheezing in their children, irrespective of the type of disorder, presence of ...

2025-12-03T11:03:02+00:003 December 2025|Press release, Thorax|

Overreliance on AI risks eroding new and future doctors’ critical thinking while reinforcing existing bias

Tools already widely used amid few institutional policies and regulatory guidance Medical education must adjust curricula + training to mitigate risks, warn experts Overreliance on generative AI risks eroding new and future doctors’ critical thinking skills, while potentially reinforcing existing data bias and inequity, warns an editorial published in the ...

2025-12-03T10:36:01+00:003 December 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|
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