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|
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|
Women 65+ still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by HPV2025-07-02T10:01:21+00:002 July 2025|Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinical 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|
Symptoms of Ice cold feet + heaviness in legs strongly linked to varicose veins2025-04-16T10:56:39+00:0016 April 2025|Open Heart, Press release|Physical health|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
US female gun violence victims less likely to die than male victims despite same injury severity2024-06-04T10:23:23+00:0013 December 2023|Press release, Trauma Surgery and Acute Care Open|Public health|
Five-fold rise in UK rates of transgender identity since 2000, medical records suggest2024-06-04T10:23:24+00:0029 November 2023|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Public health|
Three-fold rise in babies born at 22 weeks given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change2024-06-04T10:23:04+00:0010 November 2023|BMJ Medicine, Press release|Women's health|
Striking inequalities in provision of life-saving heart valve replacement in England2024-06-04T10:25:02+00:004 October 2023|Open Heart, Press release|Healthcare systems|
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|