Absolute risk is low, but findings support ongoing efforts to reduce use and duration of mechanical restraint where feasible Mechanical restraint is associated with a small increased short term risk of blood clots among inpatients at psychiatric hospitals, finds a Danish study published by The BMJ today. Although the absolute risk remains ...
The detrimental impact on NHS care by divesting from these services could lead to 229,000 deaths by 2036 – more deaths than the covid-19 pandemic Around £45bn in NHS funding will be diverted from other NHS care by 2036 to pay more for new medicines under the UK-US trade deal ...
Longer term evaluation needed, but current age verification checks are “suboptimal” and being bypassed by many under 16s, warn researchers There is little evidence that Australia's Social Media Minimum Age Act has led to any immediate reductions in social media use by under 16s, finds an early analysis of survey data published by The BMJ today. ...
Concerns that money is being used to prop up frontline care Medical leaders urge trusts to stop treating universities like a “cash cow” Hundreds of millions of pounds given to NHS trusts for educating future doctors is falling into a “black hole” and the majority of trusts have failed to ...
A sustained reduction in a high-risk population In February 2020, The BMJ highlighted racial discrimination and health inequalities in a special 'Racism in medicine' issue¹ that helped catalyse the creation of the NHS - Race and Health Observatory.² In response to persistent ethnic inequalities in maternal and ...
Trial results will help inform policymakers in the UK, say researchers Low concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the drops led to small but significant reductions ...
As many as 9.4 million people (including 2.5 million children under 5) could die by 2030, say experts Renewed commitment and sustained investment critical to prevent unfolding tragedy Global progress in reducing preventable deaths among newborn babies, children, and adolescents has slowed substantially since 2015, and many countries risk missing ...
The debate must continue until parliament reaches a decision, they argue Eight peers of the House of Lords with nursing and medical backgrounds are urging MPs to continue to support urgent law reform on assisted dying after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed to reach a vote ...
Geopolitics of global health Global health is increasingly shaped by geopolitical forces rather than solely by scientific or epidemiological priorities. As power dynamics shift, traditional systems of multilateralism are under threat, creating uncertainty but possibilities for the future of global health governance. These changes demand new ways ...
Patricia Ripoll, founder of the VISIBLE Foundation in Spain and patient advisor to BMJ Group, has spent more than a decade advancing patient involvement across healthcare. Through the foundation, she leads more than 15 projects supporting patient co-design across health systems, innovation, and policy. Her work highlights the cost ...
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