Highest risk of death seen in deprived communities Better evidence needed to guide disaster response plans, say researchers Beyond direct injuries, exposure to tropical cyclones is associated with higher risks of death across a range of causes including kidney, heart and lung diseases, neuropsychiatric conditions, and diabetes, finds a study ...
Health professionals must support the health and environmental case for policy action Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to reduce their potential harms to health and the environment, say experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Their call comes as Cardiff looks set to ...
Study provides broader understanding of the mental health benefits of green space Higher levels of greenness are associated with lower risks of hospital admissions for mental disorders, finds an analysis of data from seven countries over two decades, published in The BMJ’s climate issue today. The results suggest that this protective effect ...
Trial identifies possible benefits for some women, which must be balanced against potential harms from antibiotics Giving antibiotics to women within 24 hours of an obstetric tear during childbirth is associated with a reduced risk of larger/clinically relevant wound complications, find the results of a clinical trial from Denmark published ...
12/11/2025: Expression of concern placed on research paper: Prevention of acute myocardial infarction induced heart failure by intracoronary infusion of mesenchymal stem cells An expression of concern has been placed on the paper following concerns over irregularities in the trial. The BMJ’s content integrity team will take up the concerns with ...
The BMJ publication paves the way for FDA qualification of an AI tool A groundbreaking study published in The BMJ in 2019, Prediction system for risk of allograft loss in patients receiving kidney transplants: international derivation and validation study, has laid the foundation for the iBox Scoring System: a powerful AI-driven ...
Findings support advice to minimise added sugars in pregnancy and infant diets Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke, finds a study published by The BMJ today using data from the end of UK sugar ...
Safeguards are needed to protect evidence-based practice Imposter participants threaten the integrity of health research and, by extension, the policies and clinical decisions built on it, warn experts in The BMJ today. Eileen Morrow and colleagues at the University of Oxford say the research community “must acknowledge the problem and dedicate resources to testing and implementing ...
Replication in other populations and settings needed to confirm and extend these observations, say researchers Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes are associated with an 11% lower risk of autoimmune rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, compared with another group of diabetes drugs called ...
Experts suggest regular aerobic exercise to improve function and reduce pain For patients with knee osteoarthritis, aerobic activities such as walking, cycling, or swimming are likely to be the best exercise for improving pain, function, gait performance, and quality of life, finds a study published by The BMJ today. While other exercises ...
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