Miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and having 3 or more children additional risk factors A range of reproductive factors, including age when periods first start and an early menopause, are all linked to a heightened risk of COPD—the umbrella term for progressive lung conditions that cause breathing difficulties—finds research published online in ...
20 year analysis shows no improvement in data quality submitted by manufacturers The quality of evidence submitted to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for informing its decisions to recommend technologies for use in the NHS was poor in more than half of cases, reveals a 20-year ...
Effects independent of sex, age, medication use, and co-existing conditions Needling may reduce pro-inflammatory proteins in the body, suggest researchers A course of acupuncture may curb the heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a comparative study published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The effects seem to ...
Findings will assist clinicians in treating this complex condition An online programme of physical and mental health rehabilitation can improve quality of life for adults with long covid, finds a trial published by The BMJ today. The eight week REGAIN programme, delivered in online group sessions, led to sustained improvements in fatigue, ...
Boosting weekly total by just over an hour linked to 33% lower risk Among ‘improvers’, effects evident for bouts lasting above or below 10 mins at a time Clocking up high weekly levels of moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity is linked to a lower risk of developing chronic kidney ...
Not only for the sake of growing numbers of female athletes, but women’s health in general Action is urgently needed to address the dearth of older women in sport and exercise science, not only for the sake of the growing numbers of female athletes, but women’s health in general, urge ...
Their antidepressant use is higher and tails off only slightly and briefly after re-partnering Women may find it harder to emotionally adjust to divorce or a relationship break-up in later life than men do, if patterns of antidepressant use are indicative, suggests a large long term study published online in ...
First report of the BMJ Commission on the Future of the NHS calls for an urgent reset for the NHS with a clear long term vision and plan The health service is as relevant today as in the 1940s, but radical change is needed, say experts The government in post ...
Experts highlight lessons that can be learned from the US’s covid-19 experience and say reforms should be central to 2024 US presidential candidate manifestos Ahead of the 2024 US presidential election, The BMJ today launches a forward-looking series that highlights the lessons that can be learned from the US’s covid-19 experience and ...
Encourage men to improve fitness to help lower risk of getting the disease, say researchers An increase in annual cardiorespiratory fitness by 3% or more is linked to a 35% lower risk of developing, although not dying from, prostate cancer, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. ...
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