Destigmatising obesity is the right thing to do, but commercial interests require careful scrutiny We should be wary of campaigns by pharmaceutical companies to destigmatise obesity, say experts in The BMJ today. Michael Viggars and colleagues argue that, while destigmatising obesity is the right thing to do, there is a ...
Findings from Australia are promising and may help inform similar interventions elsewhere Unlike many other developed countries, rates of pregabalin use and overdose have levelled off and declined in Australia since 2018 following high profile media coverage of harms, restrictions on prescriptions and supply, and new boxed warnings, finds ...
Findings provide high certainty evidence to inform future guidelines for these patients Pausing a patient’s usual dose of blood pressure medication on the day of surgery reduces the rate of very low blood pressure requiring treatment during the operation compared with taking their medication as normal, finds a trial ...
Stronger regulations and education campaigns could help avoid life changing injuries Fireworks pose an underestimated danger to public health and require stronger regulations and sustained public education campaigns to help prevent devastating, yet entirely avoidable injuries, warn US experts in The BMJ today. Fireworks related injuries are a major ...
Findings may be useful for informing early treatment decisions, but evidence on longer term effectiveness and safety lacking Extracorporeal shockwave therapy probably reduces short term pain linked to frozen shoulder, while manipulation under anaesthesia - with or without steroid injections - probably improves short term flexion (raising the arm ...
We must be honest about the harm that is happening to patients, urges senior doctor The label “corridor care” is hiding the true scale of the NHS hospital crisis, warns a senior doctor in The BMJ today. Corridor care refers to the practice of providing care to patients in ...
90% of cases occurred in historically under-vaccinated communities Findings offer insights for countries aiming to retain or regain their elimination status The outbreak that contributed to Canada losing its measles elimination status in November 2025 was concentrated in historically under-vaccinated communities with close social networks across Canada, the US, ...
Results suggest short lived benefit with steroid injections, but no sustained improvement and possible longer term harm Commonly used injections for Achilles tendinopathy - pain, stiffness and swelling in the Achilles tendon - offer no meaningful clinical advantage over placebo (sham) treatment, finds a clinical trial published by The ...
Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) meeting in Antalya, Turkiye next month, an expert writing in The BMJ’s climate issue argues that accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions during armed conflict is urgently needed to hold militaries, governments, and individuals accountable for the environmental impact of war. ...
The green energy transition presents a crucial opportunity to finance universal health coverage (UHC) in low and middle income countries, say experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Judite Gonçalves and colleagues argue that a ringfenced share of funds generated by reducing fossil fuel subsidies, introducing carbon taxes, and ...
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