Doctors with long covid deserve more support

Doctors who risked their lives for others say “we’ve been left to rot” Calls for long covid to be recognised as an occupational illness Doctors and other healthcare workers whose lives have been destroyed by long covid deserve more support from the government and NHS, reports The BMJ today. Freelance journalist Adele ...

2024-06-04T10:23:28+00:0021 September 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Work stress, workload, understaffing driving out health professionals from NHS

Pay increases alone may not be sufficient to fix NHS staff retention, researchers suggest Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that ...

2024-06-04T10:25:03+00:0012 September 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

Shorter white blood cell telomeres linked to higher dementia risk

Associated with smaller total and white matter brain volume; may be predictor of brain health Shorter telomeres on the ends of white blood cell chromosomes may signal a heightened dementia risk, suggest the results of a large long term study, published online in the journal General Psychiatry. They are associated with smaller total and white ...

2024-06-04T10:23:28+00:0012 September 2023|General Psychiatry, Press release|

Turmeric may be as good for treating indigestion as drug to curb excess stomach acid

Findings may justify considering its use in clinical practice, suggest researchers A natural compound found in the culinary spice turmeric may be as effective as omeprazole—a drug used to curb excess stomach acid—for treating indigestion symptoms, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based ...

2024-06-04T10:24:03+00:0012 September 2023|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|

Strong evidence of ‘threshold effect’ for NHS 18-week waiting list target

Activity focused on meeting minimum requirement, after which it tails off There’s strong evidence of a ‘threshold effect’ in English hospitals’ efforts to comply with the 18-week referral to treatment standard, concludes a long term data analysis of performance against the target, published online in the journal BMJ Quality & Safety. ...

2024-07-26T15:20:36+00:007 September 2023|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|

Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) risk factor for serious mental health issues

Linked to major depression, post-traumatic stress, anorexia nervosa, suicide attempts Vigilance required for those affected to ward off psychiatric problems, say researchers The hyperactivity disorder, usually referred to as ADHD, is an independent risk factor for several common and serious mental health issues, finds research published in the open access ...

2024-06-04T10:24:20+00:007 September 2023|BMJ Mental Health, Press release|

US quietly shuts down controversial wildlife virus hunting program amid safety fears

Move follows concerns that the $125 million dollar project could inadvertently ignite a pandemic For more than a decade, the US government has been funding international programs engaged in identifying exotic wildlife viruses that might someday infect humans. But today, The BMJ can reveal that a flagship project for hunting viruses ...

2024-06-04T10:25:04+00:007 September 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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