Ditch ‘shrink it and pink it’ approach to women’s running shoes, manufacturers urged2025-10-15T11:29:03+00:0015 October 2025|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Press release|Sport & Exercise, Women's health|
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|
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|
Higher ultra processed food intake linked to increased lung cancer risk2025-07-30T11:47:19+00:0030 July 2025|Press release, Thorax|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|
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|
High prevalence of tooth and gum issues in teenage professional footballers in England2025-04-09T15:35:21+00:009 April 2025|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Press release|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|
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|
Think about banning kitchen worktop favourite to ward off incurable lung disease, urge doctors2024-08-07T14:38:48+00:007 August 2024|Press release, Thorax|Physical health|
Resistance exercise ‘activity breaks’ at night may improve sleep length2024-07-17T15:15:02+00:0017 July 2024|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Press release|Physical health|
Heavy resistance training around retirement preserves vital leg strength years later2024-06-19T09:44:25+00:0019 June 2024|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, Press release|Physical health, Sport & Exercise|
Inflight alcohol + cabin pressure may threaten sleeping passengers’ heart health2024-06-05T08:41:06+00:005 June 2024|Press release, Thorax|Public health|
Likelihood of kids and young people smoking and vaping linked to social media use2024-06-04T12:17:50+00:0020 May 2024|Press release, Thorax|Child and adolescent 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|
Poorly controlled asthma emits same quantity of greenhouse gas as 124,000 homes each year in the UK2024-06-04T10:25:24+00:0028 February 2024|Press release, Thorax|Climate, Public health|
Age when periods first start and early menopause linked to heightened COPD risk2024-06-04T10:25:30+00:0014 February 2024|Press release, Thorax|Child and adolescent health|
HIIT in water improves exercise capacity in adults with health conditions2024-06-04T10:23:59+00:0015 November 2023|BMJ Open Sport and Exercise 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|