History of endometriosis and fibroids linked to heightened risk of early death

Important for primary care providers to consider both conditions in their assessment of women's health Women with a history of endometriosis and uterine fibroids might have an increased long term risk of premature death, finds a large study from the United States published by The BMJ today. Endometriosis and uterine fibroids are ...

2024-11-21T10:55:30+00:0021 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

High nurse and doctor turnover linked to increased patient deaths in NHS hospitals

Efforts to reduce staff turnover may improve patient care and hospital quality, say researchers High monthly turnover rates of nurses and senior doctors are associated with higher deaths for emergency patients admitted to NHS hospitals in England, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings suggest that efforts to reduce ...

2024-11-21T10:52:42+00:0021 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Lack of abortion care is a threat to women’s health in Latin America, warn experts

Articles to mark G20 Summit outline opportunities and challenges for global health equity Lack of abortion care is a threat to women’s health in Latin America, warn experts in The BMJ today, in one of a series of articles being published to mark this week’s G20 Summit in Brazil. Mercedes Colomar, from the University ...

2024-11-18T15:10:05+00:0018 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

SGLT-2 inhibitors linked to lower death rates in patients with heart failure

Findings show lower mortality with SGLT-2 inhibitors in a real-life setting Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs, initially developed to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with a reduced risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death among patients with heart failure in the real-life setting, finds a study published by The ...

2024-11-07T11:06:29+00:007 November 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Professional body continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying

Association for Palliative Care Medicine’s strong opposing stance risks undermining confidence in palliative care, argue senior doctors  The Association for Palliative Care Medicine (APM) continues to misinform on palliative medicine doctors’ stance on assisted dying, warn a group of palliative medicine consultants in The BMJ today. Five years after first raising their ...

2024-10-31T09:33:11+00:0031 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

The BMJ investigates dispute over US group’s involvement in WHO’s trans health guideline

Guideline panel links to World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) raise questions about bias The World Health Organization (WHO) says that it is adhering to standard protocol in pursuing its transgender health guideline, but the process has been criticised for lacking transparency and an association with WPATH - an ...

2024-11-04T16:22:59+00:0031 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Investigation finds “unexplained” millions in drug industry payments to the NHS

Many trusts didn’t recognise or couldn’t verify the payments Findings raise important questions about unrecognised conflicts of interest Pharmaceutical companies have paid an estimated £156 million to NHS trusts in England between 2015 and 2022 without the public being told what the payments are for, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today. ...

2024-10-24T11:26:41+00:0024 October 2024|Press release, The BMJ|
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