Music provides respite from an uncertain and stressful situation, says expert Playing soothing live music in intensive care units not only helps parents bond with their baby but also provides a moment’s respite from an uncertain and stressful situation, says a senior doctor in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. In ...
Images do not align with medical workforce statistics and may reinforce prejudice against certain doctors AI generated images of doctors have the potential to exaggerate and reinforce existing stereotypes relating to sex, gender, race, and ethnicity, suggests a small analysis in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Sati Heer-Stavert, GP and associate ...
Study contributes to ongoing debate about England’s clock change policy The week after the autumn clock change is associated with a reduction in demand for NHS services for sleep disorders, cardiovascular disease, anxiety, depression, and psychiatric conditions in England, finds a study in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. However, there ...
Half a million patients being cared for in temporary spaces, which evidence suggests is becoming a permanent fixture in many hospitals Most (79%) of NHS trusts in England are treating patients in corridors or makeshift areas in emergency departments including “fit to sit” rooms, x-ray waiting areas, and in one ...
Improving their living conditions may benefit both health and exam results, say researchers Children living in substandard housing in England miss 15 more school days and achieve worse test scores in English and maths than their peers living in better quality housing, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology ...
Condition often poorly recognised, diagnosed, managed and researched, say report authors This has prompted unfounded fears, particularly on social media, that all steroids are harmful There is little awareness, particularly among clinicians, of the medical and psychological complexities of ‘topical steroid withdrawal’—the body’s adverse response to the prolonged use of ...
Interaction of these 2 factors contributes 17% of overall risk, study findings suggest Concurrent physical frailty and depression likely boost the risk of dementia in older people, with the interaction of these 2 factors alone contributing around 17% of the overall risk, suggest the findings of a large international study, ...
Almost 1 in 5 “recent” references in biomedical articles are at least 10 years old, suggesting the term is less a measure of time than a narrative device, say researchers Authors in biomedical journals frequently describe cited evidence as “recent,” yet the actual age of the references behind these phrases ...
Experts warn of a generation learning to form emotional bonds with entities that lack the capacity for empathy and care AI chatbot systems, such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot, are used increasingly as confidants of choice, but turning to AI chatbots for companionship and emotional support is a cause for ...
Analysis agrees with news report findings that suggest greater scrutiny of research pertaining to diversity, equity, and other topics of political interest Words reflecting diversity language have appeared less frequently in grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since the 2024 US presidential election, with a 25% relative ...
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