Perinatal depression linked to increased risk of death

Particularly due to suicide and during the first year after diagnosis, irrespective of psychiatric history Clinically diagnosed perinatal depression is associated with an increased risk of death, particularly due to suicide and during the first year after diagnosis, finds a study published by The BMJ today.  Perinatal depression was defined as any ...

2024-06-04T10:23:01+00:0011 January 2024|Press release, The BMJ|

Panel members for new psychiatric ‘bible’ received over $14m from industry

Study finds six in 10 US physician contributors had financial ties to industry Findings raise questions about editorial independence Sixty percent of US physicians serving as panel and task force members for the American Psychiatric Association’s official manual of psychiatric disorders received payments from industry totalling $14.24m, finds a study ...

2024-06-04T10:24:27+00:0011 January 2024|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|

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|
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