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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
BMJ Innovations special supplement on social innovations for health2025-06-25T14:11:41+00:001 October 2024|Collections, Events, Partnership|
Fifth of GPs using AI despite lack of guidance or clear work policies, UK survey suggests2024-09-18T11:27:34+00:0018 September 2024|BMJ Health & Care Informatics, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Facial thermal imaging + AI accurately predict presence of coronary artery disease2024-06-17T07:33:30+00:005 June 2024|BMJ Health & Care Informatics, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Healthy lifestyle may offset effects of life-shortening genes by 60%+2024-06-04T10:23:48+00:0030 April 2024|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Physical health|
Flawed body of research indicates true ‘long covid’ risk likely exaggerated2024-06-04T10:23:28+00:0026 September 2023|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Public health|
Turmeric may be as good for treating indigestion as drug to curb excess stomach acid2024-06-04T10:24:03+00:0012 September 2023|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Physical health|
Less ‘risky’ sex of early pandemic still evident year after first lockdown2024-06-04T10:23:41+00:0029 March 2023|Press release, Sexually Transmitted Infections|Public health|
Celebrity tweets likely shaped US negative public opinion of covid-19 pandemic2024-07-26T15:17:35+00:0022 February 2023|BMJ Health & Care Informatics, Press release|Public health|
Common eye infection antibiotic may clear up treatment-resistant STI2024-06-04T10:24:39+00:0031 January 2023|Press release, Sexually Transmitted Infections|Medical treatment|
Housework linked to sharper memory and better falls protection in older adults2025-01-02T11:41:29+00:0022 November 2021|BMJ Health & Care Informatics, BMJ Open, Press release|
Swallowing alcohol-based hand sanitiser can kill, warns analysis of coroners’ reports2020-12-02T09:55:23+00:002 December 2020|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Public health|
No safe level of caffeine consumption for pregnant women and would-be mothers2020-08-25T09:04:16+00:0025 August 2020|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Physical health|
Doubt cast on wisdom of targeting ‘bad’ cholesterol to curb heart disease risk2020-08-04T08:24:41+00:004 August 2020|BMJ Evidence Based Medicine, Press release|Physical health|
Nearly 1 in 2 swingers uses recreational drugs to intensify sex, survey suggests2019-08-13T09:32:55+00:0013 August 2019|Press release, Sexually Transmitted Infections|Public health|