Covid vaccination in pregnancy protects infants against infection and hospital admission

Findings suggest that vaccination during pregnancy may have benefits for both mother and baby Two doses of mRNA covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy are highly effective against delta and moderately effective against omicron infection, and are linked to a lower risk of hospital admission in infants under six months of age, ...

2024-06-04T10:23:16+00:009 February 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Least wealthy people more likely to have mental health disorder later in life

Around 58% of people with low educational results by age 30 develop mental disorder by age 52, study suggests People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings, suggests a study published online in the Journal of ...

Playing golf may be just as healthy or better than Nordic walking for older people

Regular rounds of golf are particularly good aerobic exercise for older adults, study suggests Older adults may gain more health benefits from playing golf than participating in regular or Nordic walking, suggests a study published online in the journal BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. The health advantages of aerobic ...

Being married may help people maintain lower blood sugar levels

Even cohabiting relationships under strain may help people avoid high glycemic levels, study suggests People living with a spouse seem to have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels regardless of how harmonious or acrimonious their relationship is, suggests a study published online ...

Surgeons should prepare to face more abortion complications post-Wade

Experts call for profession to denounce ‘incredibly harmful' decision  Acute care surgeons should prepare to treat complications of forced pregnancies and unsafe abortions following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the USA in 2022, argue experts in an opinion piece published in the journal Trauma Surgery ...

Fewer known risk factors, but heightened risk of cardiovascular disease in people with coeliac disease

Further research needed to unearth drivers, including role of gluten free diet, say authors People with coeliac disease might have fewer known risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but still have a heightened risk of developing it, finds a study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health, published online in the ...

2024-06-04T10:24:12+00:0031 January 2023|BMJ Medicine, Press release|
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