Spike in morning after pill sales in the US after New Year celebrations

Estimates suggest after New Year 2022, nearly 41,000 extra pills were sold Sales of emergency contraception are estimated to rise by around 10% in the US in the week after the New Year holiday, suggesting that this period is associated with increased risks of unprotected sex compared with other holidays, ...

2024-06-04T10:23:03+00:0021 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Great British Bake Off Christmas desserts not as naughty as you may think

Analysis suggests a guilt-free Christmas is possible (if concerns about observational nutrition research can be set aside) Christmas desserts from The Great British Bake Off are more likely to use ingredients that are associated with reductions, rather than increases, in the risk of death or disease, suggests research published in ...

2024-06-04T10:23:57+00:0021 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Hospital coffee machines get a clean bill of health

Study suggests a general ban doesn’t seem necessary Healthcare workers will be relieved to know that hospital coffee machines are not responsible for spreading disease and a general ban doesn’t seem necessary, finds a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.  In a bid to eliminate hospital acquired (nosocomial) ...

2024-06-04T10:24:47+00:0019 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Doctor Who festive specials linked to lower death rates

Study highlights the positive impact of doctors working over the festive period, and may prompt broadcasters to air new Doctor Who episodes each year at Christmas A new Doctor Who episode shown during the festive period, especially on Christmas Day, is associated with lower death rates in the subsequent year across the ...

2024-06-04T10:24:48+00:0019 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Barbie should expand her range of medical and scientific professions

While Barbie’s career options have increased in recent decades, there is clearly still room for improvement, say experts Barbie should consider expanding her medical and scientific careers into areas where women and other under-represented groups remain a minority, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.  The ever-popular ...

2024-06-04T10:24:50+00:0019 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Alarm over lax oversight of weight loss drug ads that could harm patients

Experts have filed over a dozen complaints about online adverts for Wegovy and criticise lack of sanctions by regulators UK organisations responsible for protecting the public from prescription-only drug adverts are putting patients at risk from the harms of weight loss drugs by not enforcing the law, reveals an investigation ...

2024-06-04T10:23:58+00:0014 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Actively monitoring cervical lesions linked to heightened long term risk of cervical cancer

Absolute risk of cervical cancer remains low, but results show importance of regular checks for women having active surveillance Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that line the cervix rather than removing them straight away is associated with an increased long term risk of cervical cancer, suggests a study published by The ...

2024-06-04T10:23:24+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Social media use linked to risky health behaviours in young people

Exposure to content such as alcohol advertising had strongest evidence of harm Social media use is associated with risky health behaviours in young people including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-social behaviour, risky sexual behaviours and gambling, finds a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. Exposure to ...

2024-06-04T10:25:41+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Air pollution from fossil fuel use accounts for over 5 million extra deaths a year

New estimates suggest that phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater impact on global deaths than previously thought  Air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide, finds a new modelling study published by The BMJ today. This ...

2024-06-04T10:25:26+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Death rates after surgery similar regardless of patient-surgeon gender match

Findings should help improve processes and patterns of care for all patients Death rates after major surgery are similar regardless of whether a male or female surgeon operates on a male or female patient, finds a large US study published by The BMJ today. The differences seen were small and not clinically ...

2024-06-04T10:24:56+00:0023 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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