6 in 10 US music fans say they have been sexually harassed/assaulted at a live gig, survey suggests2025-09-23T13:24:01+00:0023 September 2025|Injury Prevention, Press release|Public health|
Near tripling in US reported lidocaine local anaesthetic poisonings/deaths over past decade2025-07-22T08:47:36+00:0022 July 2025|Press release, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine|Medical treatment|
Nerve pain drug gabapentin linked to increased dementia, cognitive impairment risks2025-07-11T09:03:43+00:0011 July 2025|Press release, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine|Medical treatment|
UK annual cost of dog walkers’ hand/wrist injuries estimated to top £23 million2025-06-25T10:24:42+00:0025 June 2025|Injury Prevention, Press release|Physical health|
Thousands of young children worldwide still swallowing magnets despite increased regs2025-05-21T09:34:05+00:0021 May 2025|Injury Prevention, Press release|Public health|
Too few ward nurses linked to longer hospital stay, readmission, and risk of death2025-05-01T09:29:11+00:0030 April 2025|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Almost one in ten people surveyed report having been harmed by the NHS in the last three years2025-04-02T15:26:56+00:002 April 2025|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Installing safety nets on Golden Gate Bridge linked to 73% decline in suicides2025-03-19T17:15:17+00:0019 March 2025|Injury Prevention, Press release|Public health|
Use of strong synthetic opioids during surgery linked to poor composite experience of pain2025-02-26T10:16:07+00:0026 February 2025|Press release, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine|Medical treatment|
Cancer drugs linked to severe chronic peripheral nerve pain for 4 in every 10 patients2025-01-29T11:52:22+00:0029 January 2025|Press release, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine|Medical treatment|
Around 1 in 5 of the world’s under 50s living with genital herpes (HSV)2024-12-11T11:12:11+00:0011 December 2024|Press release, Sexually Transmitted Infections|Public health|
US e-scooter/e-bike injuries have tripled since 2019, fuelled by alcohol/substance use2024-12-17T12:24:45+00:0010 December 2024|Injury Prevention, Press release|Public health|
Gut microbiome changes linked to onset of clinically evident rheumatoid arthritis2024-11-08T09:43:09+00:008 November 2024|Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, Press release|
Don’t rely on AI chatbots for accurate, safe drug information, patients warned2024-10-11T08:36:11+00:0011 October 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Medical treatment|
Policy change may be helping to drive rise in treatment-resistant vaginal thrush2024-10-09T09:07:50+00:009 October 2024|Press release, Sexually Transmitted Infections|Women's health|
Costs of fatal falls among US older adults trump those attributed to firearm deaths2024-10-02T10:43:37+00:002 October 2024|Press release, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open|Public health|
Harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients2024-10-02T10:40:23+00:002 October 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Abdominal fat linked to widespread chronic pain, especially in women2024-09-11T10:01:43+00:0011 September 2024|Press release, Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine|Physical health|
Rising toll of serious injuries linked to expanded Mexico-US border wall crossing2024-08-07T14:17:12+00:006 August 2024|Press release, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open|Public health|
Little evidence to back widespread prescribing of mood-altering drugs to children for mental health issues2024-07-30T10:06:12+00:0030 July 2024|Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, Press release|Child and adolescent health|
More than 10-fold difference in rates of unintentional gun deaths across US states2024-07-26T15:50:30+00:0026 July 2024|Injury Prevention, Press release|Public health|