Review suggests that costs tend to rise and quality falls at acquired healthcare providers Private equity ownership of healthcare services such as nursing homes and hospitals is associated with harmful impacts on costs and quality of care, suggests a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. No consistently beneficial ...
Patients need better treatments, not just more of the same, says expert New drugs are often used not only for one disease (first approved indication) but also for other diseases (supplemental indications). But a study published by The BMJ today finds that less than half of approved first indications for new drugs ...
Number of GPs and hospital doctors opting for voluntary early retirement has increased by an average of 9%+ a year since 2008 Increasing numbers of doctors are opting to take voluntary early retirement, rather than waiting to claim their pension at retirement age, official figures show. Figures provided to The BMJ by ...
Findings show monthly vitamin D may prevent heart attacks in over 60s Vitamin D supplements may reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events such as heart attacks among people aged over 60, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers stress that the absolute risk difference was small, but ...
Increase seen even in short term users around age of menopause Although a causal link remains uncertain, findings should be investigated further in future studies Use of menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased rate of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, suggests a large Danish study published by The BMJ today. An ...
It’s time for some of the world’s best hospitals and research institutes to examine their role in the deadly legacy of a stem cell charlatan, say researchers It’s time for some of the world’s best hospitals and research institutes to launch full and independent investigations into their support for disgraced ...
Patients of higher volume surgeons experienced lower risks Patients treated by surgeons who average over 10 shoulder replacements a year have a lower risk of reoperation and serious complications, and a shorter hospital stay than those treated by surgeons who do fewer operations, finds a study published by The BMJ today. These ...
Higher quality data needed to understand and address “stark and persistent” inequalities across the life course The NHS will be “flying blind” in its attempts to meet its legal, and moral, obligation to eliminate ethnic inequalities in health and care until longstanding problems with the quality of ethnicity data are resolved, warns ...
Findings show substantial fall in risk of death from breast cancer since the 1990s and provide reassurance for patients and doctors Most women diagnosed with early stage breast cancer today can expect to become long term cancer survivors, finds a study published by The BMJ today. The findings show that the average ...
More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of COVID two years after confirmed infection Study finds 17% did not return to normal health and 18% reported covid-19 related symptoms after 24 months Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of covid-19 ...
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