Patient care will suffer, warn doctors UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps – and therefore their use in the NHS. In The BMJ today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such asWhatsApp and Signal to share information. In ...
Findings should help inform discussions about the best approach to rehabilitation Routinely referring patients to a tailored programme of physiotherapy after a dislocated shoulder is no better than a single session of advice, supporting materials and the option to self-refer to physiotherapy, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The ...
Better surveillance, prevention, and early intervention strategies needed, say experts People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may have an increased risk of death from both natural and unnatural causes than those without the disorder, finds a study from Sweden published by The BMJ today. The researchers point out that many of the natural ...
Higher risks faced by these children and their families should not be underestimated, say researchers Children born moderately (32-33 weeks) or late preterm (34-36 weeks) have higher long term risks of neurodevelopmental difficulties that can affect their behaviour and ability to learn, finds a study of over one million children ...
Increased risk lasts for at least 25 years after diagnosis, suggesting longer term monitoring is needed Women who are diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) outside the NHS breast screening programme are around four times as likely to develop invasive breast cancer and to die from breast cancer than ...
Prevalence has risen from just under 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019 amid widening inequalities The fastest and highest growth in the prevalence of childhood obesity in England has been among 11-15 year olds, rising from 30% in 1995 to 38% in 2019, finds a detailed analysis of national ...
They also have more kids: factors linked to disease and its treatment might influence fertility Men with inflammatory joint disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, are less likely to be childless and have more children than their healthy peers, suggests research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. As yet ...
The higher the consumption frequency, the fewer hours of nightly shut eye they clock up But even just the occasional can is linked to heightened risk of disturbed sleep Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published ...
Falls from height associated with male sex, construction work, and severe injuries Better prevention strategies needed to mitigate these risk factors, say researchers Same-level falls in the workplace are set to rise amid rapid growth in the numbers of older female employees in the workforce, suggests Australian research published online ...
Those with a pre-existing risk factor most vulnerable, research suggests Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynaecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open ...
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