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|

Gender-specific supportive environment key to cutting female athletes’ injury risks

Among other things, this should be free of body shaming, idealised body types, and gendered norms, says the world’s first Consensus Statement on this topic Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealised female forms, for example—is key to minimising female athletes’ future risks ...

Daily coffee drinking may slow biological ageing of people with major mental illness

Major psychiatric disorders associated with shorter telomeres, indicative of cellular ageing 3-4 cups linked to longer telomeres, equal to 5 extra ‘biological’ years, say researchers But no such effects observed beyond this daily amount Drinking a maximum of 3-4 cups of coffee a day may slow the ‘biological’ ageing of ...

2025-11-26T09:38:12+00:0026 November 2025|BMJ Mental Health, Press release|

High prevalence of artificial skin lightening in under 5s, Nigerian survey suggests

80% of respondents’ children exposed to skin bleaching products were under 2 years old Aesthetic preferences trumped knowledge of health risks, responses indicated A significant proportion of under 5s in Nigeria may be being exposed to skin lightning products, if the results of a semi-urban community survey are indicative, suggests ...

2025-11-21T10:38:33+00:0021 November 2025|BMJ Open, Press release|
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