Sports medicine must up its game to break cycle of gender bias, urge doctors

Dearth of women in all roles hindering advancement of specialty and ‘normalising’ inequity  Sports and exercise medicine must up its game to break the cycle of gender bias in the specialty, urge an international group of doctors in an editorial in the open access journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. ...

Doctors and public health experts join calls for halt to AI R&D until it’s regulated

Certain types and applications pose “existential threat to humanity,” they warn An international group of doctors and public health experts have joined the clamour for a moratorium on AI research until the development and use of the technology are properly regulated. Despite its transformative potential for society, including in medicine ...

2025-06-26T10:58:56+00:0010 May 2023|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons strongly linked to raised rheumatoid arthritis risk

These environmental toxicants seem to mediate most of smoking’s effects on risk The amount of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH for short, is strongly linked to a person’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. These chemicals, formed from the ...

2024-06-04T10:23:37+00:0010 May 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

New study finds no increased risk of menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination

Results from nearly 3 million women suggest a causal effect is unlikely, say experts A Swedish study of nearly 3 million women published by The BMJ today finds no evidence of an increased risk of menstrual changes after covid-19 vaccination. Weak and inconsistent associations were found between covid-19 vaccination and ...

2024-06-04T10:23:15+00:004 May 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Early life abuse may be linked to greater risk of adult premature death

Findings highlight importance of trauma care for those who have experienced child abuse, say researchers Physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence could be associated with a greater risk of adult premature death (before age 70), finds research published by The BMJ today. This study extends and refines the ...

2024-06-04T10:25:47+00:004 May 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain and curb total meds use

Products with equal balance of THC+ CBD seem to be particularly effective, data indicate Medicinal cannabis can safely relieve cancer pain, while curbing the total number of meds and opioids taken, suggest the results of a multicentre registry study, published online in BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Products with an equal ...

Study questions long term beta blocker use for heart attack patients

Accepted clinical practice, but no difference in outcomes in absence of clinical complications The accepted clinical practice of using beta blockers over the long term to curb the risk of further heart attacks or death doesn’t seem to be warranted in patients who don’t have heart failure, suggests a large ...

2024-06-04T10:24:36+00:003 May 2023|Heart, Press release|

Mums with SLE at double the risk of premature or growth restricted babies

And nearly 4 times as likely to need blood transfusion during delivery as mums without SLE Mothers with the long term autoimmune disorder, systemic lupus erythematosus, or SLE for short, run more than double the risk of giving birth to a premature or growth restricted baby, finds a 10-year nationwide ...

2024-06-04T10:25:31+00:0026 April 2023|Press release, RMD Open|

Doctors more extroverted, but also more neurotic than patients

Character trait differences might have clinical implications for doctor-patient relationships Doctors are more extroverted, agreeable, and conscientious, but also more neurotic and less open than their patients, finds an analysis of responses to two nationally representative Australian surveys, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open. These character trait differences ...

2024-06-04T10:24:22+00:0025 April 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

Common ENT issues in pre-schoolers may be linked to autism

Early identification and treatment of these conditions may improve their quality of life Young children with common ear, nose, and throat (ENT) issues may be at subsequent risk of autism or high levels of demonstrable autism traits, suggests research published online in the open access journal BMJ Open. Early identification and ...

2024-06-04T10:25:47+00:0025 April 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|
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