Findings of evidence overview question its universal promotion as first line treatment The effectiveness of exercise therapy to ease the symptoms of osteoarthritis is likely minimal, short lived, and probably no better than no treatment at all, suggests an overarching (umbrella) systematic review and pooled data analysis of the available ...
But they make little difference to pupils’ mental wellbeing and quality of life School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money for schools, primarily by reducing the amount of time staff spend on managing phone-related behaviours, but they make little difference to pupils’ quality of life or ...
Supervised group exercise may be best for depression; shorter lower intensity exercise may be best for anxiety But all forms of exercise as good as, or better than, medication/talking therapies Aerobic exercise, such as running, swimming, and dancing, may be most effective for relieving the symptoms of depression and anxiety, ...
Patterns evident in higher risk groups and those with historically lower levels of cannabis use The legalisation of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a ...
Could offer a practical way to expand access to screening, say researchers Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a “robust alternative or replacement” for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a study from China published by The BMJ today. The researchers say using menstrual blood for HPV ...
Study raises questions around why female individuals are diagnosed later than males Autism has long been viewed as a condition that predominantly affects male individuals, but a study from Sweden published by The BMJ shows that autism may actually occur at comparable rates among male and female individuals. The results show a ...
Associated with saving 5 more lives than expected out of every 100 seriously injured people Air ambulance pre-hospital care (HEMS) may make surviving critical injury more likely as it’s associated with saving 5 more lives than would be expected in every 100 major trauma cases, suggests an analysis of survival ...
And availability of advanced interventions, including provision of blood products, still variable Despite significant improvements in the availability of 24/7 emergency air ambulance services (HEMS) across the UK since 2009, persistent regional gaps remain, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. And the provision of advanced potentially life saving interventions, ...
And 3-fold increased risk of intensive care need, US study indicates Improvements needed in data integrity and health information management, say researchers Patients with duplicate medical records are 5 times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and 3 times more likely to require intensive care than those ...
Despite greater muscle mass of transgender women 1-3 years after hormone therapy Evidence is of variable quality, but doesn’t back inherent athletic advantage theories Transgender women might have more muscle mass than cisgender women 1 to 3 years after hormone therapy, but their physical fitness is comparable, finds a pooled ...
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