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|
Calorie labelling linked to 2% average reduction in energy content of menu items2025-10-08T12:47:48+00:008 October 2025|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Public health|
Significant rise in use of low/alcohol-free drinks among ‘risky’ UK drinkers in past 5 years2025-09-25T08:24:00+00:0025 September 2025|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Public 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|
Bout of cystitis may signal presence of urogenital cancers in middle-aged adults2025-09-17T13:29:11+00:0017 September 2025|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Oncology, 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|
Children’s social care involvement common to nearly third of UK mums who died during perinatal period2025-07-11T09:12:28+00:0011 July 2025|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Women's health|
Mum’s obesity linked to child’s heightened hospital admission risk for infection2025-06-04T09:55:13+00:004 June 2025|BMJ Medicine, Press release|
Relaxation techniques may help lower high blood pressure—at least in the short term2025-04-09T15:42:13+00:009 April 2025|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Mental 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|
Resistance exercise may be best type for tackling insomnia in older age2025-03-05T09:58:49+00:005 March 2025|Family Medicine and Community Health, Press release|Physical health|
Specific long term condition combinations have major role in NHS ‘winter pressures’2025-01-22T11:43:25+00:0013 November 2024|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Healthcare systems|
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|
Social position linked to food delivery preferences in England2024-08-21T14:40:13+00:0021 August 2024|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Public 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|
Active commuting linked to lower risks of mental and physical ill health2024-07-17T15:10:58+00:0017 July 2024|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Physical health|
Expression of concern placed on research paper published in BMJ Public Health2024-06-18T14:11:24+00:0018 June 2024|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Public health|
High excess death rates in the West for 3 years running since start of pandemic2024-06-05T08:42:46+00:005 June 2024|BMJ Public Health, Press release|Public health|
Regular fish oil supplement use might boost first time heart disease and stroke risk2024-06-04T10:27:17+00:0022 May 2024|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Physical health|