International expert panel revises management of concussion in sport

Latest Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport includes: -New and updated age appropriate tools to aid identification and management of condition -New versions of return to active sport and education strategies -Stronger evidence for benefits of light intensity exercise within first 48 hours to aid recovery -New targeted approach to ...

Bhopal may have raised intergenerational disability, cancer risks

And it may have curbed educational attainment and prompted fall in proportion of male births  Disaster likely affected people across a substantially more extensive area than previously thought   The Bhopal gas explosion in 1984—one of India’s worst industrial disasters—may have heightened the risk of disability and cancer in later life among ...

2024-06-04T10:23:36+00:0014 June 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|

NHS “flying blind” in attempt to tackle ethnic inequalities in care, warns expert

Higher quality data needed to understand and address “stark and persistent” inequalities across the life course The NHS will be “flying blind” in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of ethnicity data are resolved, warns ...

2024-06-04T10:25:09+00:0014 June 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Most women diagnosed with early breast cancer can expect to become long term cancer survivors

Findings show substantial fall in risk of death from breast cancer since the 1990s and provide reassurance for patients and doctors Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long term cancer survivors, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings show that the average ...

2024-06-04T10:23:13+00:0014 June 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Close contact intervention between mum and her premature baby may cut risk of death by almost a third

Peer reviewed? Yes Evidence type: Systematic review and meta-analysis Subjects: Close contact interventions and preterm infants Close contact intervention between a mother and her premature baby may reduce risk of mortality by almost a third ‘Kangaroo mother care’ seems to reduce the risk of infant mortality by 32% and severe ...

2024-06-04T10:23:06+00:006 June 2023|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Breastfeeding for longer may be linked to better exam results in later life

Longer duration of breastfeeding associated with modest gains in academic achievement in teenage years, study suggests Children who are breastfed for longer appear to be more likely to gain slightly better results in their school GSCEs at age 16 compared with non-breastfed children, suggests a study published online in the ...

More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of covid two years after confirmed infection

More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of COVID two years after confirmed infection Study finds 17% did not return to normal health and 18% reported covid-19 related symptoms after 24 months Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of covid-19 ...

2024-06-04T10:23:36+00:005 June 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

“Cardio” exercise linked to much lower risk of flu or pneumonia death

Effects seen even at less than recommended weekly amount, but there may be level above which these plateau Regular aerobic exercise, popularly known as “cardio,” is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from flu or pneumonia, even at weekly levels below those recommended, finds US research published online ...

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