Many publicly accessible AI assistants lack adequate safeguards to prevent mass health disinformation

Effective processes for reporting and responding to safeguard vulnerabilities are also lacking, warn experts Many publicly accessible artificial intelligence (AI) assistants lack adequate safeguards to consistently prevent the mass generation of health disinformation across a broad range of topics, warn experts in The BMJ today. They call for enhanced regulation, ...

2024-06-04T10:23:17+00:0021 March 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Air quality around planned new schools in England “alarmingly poor”

Most (86%) sites exceed WHO air quality targets for major pollutants, analysis reveals Make air quality assessment mandatory to protect children’s health, urge researchers The air quality around planned new schools in England is “alarmingly poor,” with 86% of sites exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) targets on major air pollutants, ...

People who are ‘double jointed’ may be at heightened risk of long covid

People with condition 30% more likely not to fully recover from COVID-19 infection People who are ‘double jointed,’ a condition formally known as generalised joint hypermobility, may be at heightened risk of long COVID, suggests a case-control study published in the open access journal BMJ Public Health. They were 30% ...

2024-06-04T10:23:18+00:0020 March 2024|BMJ Public Health, Press release|

Covid jab linked to lower risk of covid-19-related clot and heart complications

Vaccination reduced risk of heart failure and some clot-related complications for up to a year The risk of cardiac and clot-related complications following COVID-19 is substantially reduced in people who receive the COVID-19 vaccination compared with unvaccinated individuals, reports an observational study published online in the journal Heart. COVID-19 vaccines ...

2024-06-04T10:24:25+00:0018 March 2024|Heart, Press release|

Retracted: Apple cider vinegar aids weight management in obesity, small clinical trial suggests

Please note that this research paper has been retracted. Journalists and others should no longer reference or use the study findings in future reporting. The retraction was prompted by concerns raised about the quality of the work, including the approach to statistical analysis of the data; implausible statistical values; the ...

Go to Top