New study shows continued high effectiveness of HPV vaccination in England

Substantially reduced rates seen across all socioeconomic groups The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme in England has not only been associated with a substantial reduction in cervical disease, but has done so in all socioeconomic groups, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Although women living in the most deprived areas ...

2024-06-04T10:27:23+00:0016 May 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

The BMJ investigates financial entanglements between FDA chiefs and the drug industry

Journal questions current rules governing financial holdings by FDA commissioners An investigation published by The BMJ today raises concerns about financial entanglements between US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chiefs and the drug and medical device companies they are responsible for regulating. Regulations prohibit FDA employees from holding financial interests in any ...

2024-06-04T10:27:21+00:009 May 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

30-year US study links ultra-processed food to higher risk of early death

Not all ultra-processed foods should be universally restricted, but findings support limiting certain types for long term health Higher consumption of most ultra-processed foods is linked to a slightly higher risk of death, with ready-to-eat meat, poultry, and seafood based products, sugary drinks, dairy based desserts, and highly processed breakfast foods ...

2024-06-04T10:27:24+00:009 May 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Medscape removes education courses for doctors funded by tobacco giant

Company acknowledges “misjudgment” following a BMJ investigation, but medics call for a global ban on industry-funded medical education Medical education provider Medscape has bowed to pressure and agreed to permanently remove a series of accredited medical education courses on smoking cessation funded by the tobacco industry giant Philip Morris International ...

2024-06-04T10:24:41+00:0026 April 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Universities and schools urged to ban alcohol industry-backed health advice

Industry tied programmes provide information to schoolchildren as young as 9 Initiatives normalise drinking and downplay the long term health risks of alcohol, argue experts Public health experts are calling for a ban on alcohol industry funded education programmes in UK universities and schools, which they say normalise drinking and ...

2025-06-26T10:47:49+00:0025 April 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Antipsychotics for dementia linked to more harms than previously acknowledged

Risks highest soon after starting drugs, underscoring need for increased caution in early stages of treatment, say experts Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with elevated risks of a wide range of serious adverse outcomes including stroke, blood clots, heart attack, heart failure, fracture, pneumonia, and acute kidney ...

2024-06-04T10:24:19+00:0018 April 2024|Press release, The BMJ|
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