Longer term evaluation needed, but current age verification checks are “suboptimal” and being bypassed by many under 16s, warn researchers There is little evidence that Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act has led to any immediate reductions in social media use by under 16s, finds an early analysis of survey data published by The BMJ today. ...
Most deaths related to suicide, homicide, drugs/alcohol, and unintentional injury Earlier and better support key to improving health and curbing need for court cases First time mums in England who face care proceedings are 21 times more likely to die within 10 years of the birth than mums of the ...
They boost mood, lessen fatigue, and don’t undermine work performance Findings indicate potential for public health strategy and inclusion in existing guidelines Hourly movement breaks of just 5 minutes each seem to offer the best balance between feasibility and effectiveness for mitigating the health harms of prolonged sitting, suggests a ...
Concerns that money is being used to prop up frontline care Medical leaders urge trusts to stop treating universities like a “cash cow” Hundreds of millions of pounds given to NHS trusts for educating future doctors is falling into a “black hole” and the majority of trusts have failed to ...
Clear manufacturer warnings warranted amid rising popularity of these devices, they urge Using a massage gun on or around the eyes risks major tearing and bruising to the retina—the light sensitive tissue at the back of the eye—doctors warn in the online journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a young man who ...
Each additional hour of bending forwards linked to 36% heightened risk Bending forwards, and to a lesser extent, walking a lot at work in early pregnancy, may raise the risk of miscarriage, finds a large study of more than 470,000 Danish women, published online in the journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Each ...
A sustained reduction in a high-risk population In February 2020, The BMJ highlighted racial discrimination and health inequalities in a special 'Racism in medicine' issue¹ that helped catalyse the creation of the NHS - Race and Health Observatory.² In response to persistent ethnic inequalities in maternal and ...
Trial results will help inform policymakers in the UK, say researchers Low concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the drops led to small but significant reductions ...
Impact more noticeable in areas of socioeconomic disadvantage Policy reform to bridge historical funding gap didn’t staunch declining attainment School spending cuts are linked to poorer GCSE grades achieved by 16 year olds in England, finds an analysis of local authority spend on each pupil between 2014-15 and 2022-23, and ...
Risk rose sharply with 10+ hours/day of sedentary time and under 5 hours of movement Sitting too much and moving too little are linked to a heightened risk of serious pregnancy-related high blood pressure disorders, such as pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, finds a study of daily movement behaviours, published online in ...
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