Countries with highest reported levels of hearing loss have lowest use of hearing aids2025-10-03T09:04:40+00:003 October 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Physical health|
Lack of soap most reported barrier to effective hand hygiene in shared community spaces2025-09-17T13:46:38+00:0017 September 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Public health|
Dad’s childhood passive smoking may confer lifelong poor lung health onto his kids2025-09-03T09:54:05+00:003 September 2025|Press release, Thorax|Child and adolescent health, Physical health|
Medical pros of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) exaggerated while cons downplayed, survey findings suggest2025-08-20T12:17:44+00:0020 August 2025|Journal of Medical Ethics, Press release|Medical treatment|
New term for systematic, deliberate attacks on healthcare as acts of war: ‘healthocide’2025-08-06T16:09:00+00:006 August 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Public health|
Higher ultra processed food intake linked to increased lung cancer risk2025-07-30T11:47:19+00:0030 July 2025|Press release, Thorax|Physical health|
Medical tourism for bariatric/weight reduction surgery needs urgent regulation2025-07-17T13:24:19+00:0016 July 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Physical health|
Despite overall progress, low birthweight rates still high in certain Indian states2025-06-17T11:26:06+00:0017 June 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Child and adolescent health, Physical health|
Over half of doctors surveyed would consider assisted dying if they had advanced cancer or Alzheimer’s disease2025-06-11T10:23:56+00:0011 June 2025|Journal of Medical Ethics, Press release|Physical health|
Urgent need to quantify role of fungal toxins in rising liver cancer rates in Ghana2025-06-11T10:22:39+00:0011 June 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Oncology, Physical health|
Single mid-afternoon preventer inhaler dose may be best timing for asthma control2025-04-16T10:48:12+00:0016 April 2025|Press release, Thorax|Medical treatment|
Global 130%+ rise in postmenopausal osteoarthritis and associated disability over past 3 decades2025-03-05T10:00:47+00:005 March 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Women's health|
Position menstrual cups carefully to avoid possible kidney problems, doctors urge2025-02-11T09:51:15+00:0011 February 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|Women's health|
Women health sector leaders good for a nation’s wealth, health, innovation, ethics2025-02-05T10:41:01+00:005 February 2025|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Public health|
Basking too long in a sauna without adequate hydration may risk heat stroke, doctors warn2025-01-08T15:34:34+00:008 January 2025|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|Physical health|
Cost stops 1 in 6 US adults with asthma from taking meds as prescribed, study suggests2024-12-17T12:28:23+00:0010 December 2024|Press release, Thorax|Medical treatment|
Health + financial toll of emerging mosquito-borne chikungunya infection likely vastly underestimated2024-12-04T12:30:41+00:004 December 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Public health|
Tightly tied waist cord of saree underskirt may pose cancer risk, warn doctors2024-11-06T12:19:53+00:006 November 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|Public health|
Scurvy may be re-emerging amid cost of living crisis and rise of weight loss surgery2025-10-03T14:33:54+00:0023 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|Physical health|
Breakdancers may risk ‘headspin hole’ caused by repetitive headspins, doctors warn2024-10-11T08:34:28+00:0011 October 2024|BMJ Case Reports, Press release|Physical health|
Significant worldwide disparities in availability and timeliness of new cancer drugs2024-10-09T09:04:22+00:009 October 2024|BMJ Global Health, Press release|Medical treatment|