Widely prescribed opioid painkiller tramadol not that effective for easing chronic pain2025-10-08T11:34:44+00:008 October 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Medical treatment|
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|
Drinking any amount of alcohol likely increases dementia risk2025-09-25T08:20:39+00:0025 September 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Mental health, 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|
Opportunities and threats in academic media2025-09-03T09:05:59+00:003 September 2025|Content integrity, Corporate announcement|Thought leadership|
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|
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|
Yoga, Tai Chi, walking and jogging may be best forms of exercise for insomnia2025-07-16T09:45:13+00:0016 July 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Physical health, Sport & Exercise|
Healthy lifestyle linked to lower diverticulitis risk, irrespective of genetic susceptibility2025-07-10T12:50:57+00:002 July 2025|Gut, 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|
Open-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggests2025-03-26T10:00:04+00:0026 March 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Medical treatment|
Only around 1 in 10 common non-surgical and non-invasive treatments for back pain effective2025-03-19T17:12:59+00:0019 March 2025|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|