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|
‘Inflammatory’ diet during pregnancy may raise child’s diabetes type 1 risk2025-07-02T09:45:26+00:002 July 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Child and adolescent health, Physical 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|
Too few ward nurses linked to longer hospital stay, readmission, and risk of death2025-05-01T09:29:11+00:0030 April 2025|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
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|
Almost one in ten people surveyed report having been harmed by the NHS in the last three years2025-04-02T15:26:56+00:002 April 2025|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Childhood poverty and/or parental mental illness may double teens’ risk of violence and police contact2025-01-22T12:58:28+00:0022 January 2025|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Child and adolescent 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|
Irregular sleep-wake cycle linked to heightened risk of major cardiovascular events2024-11-27T12:58:18+00:0027 November 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Physical health|
More green space linked to fewer preventable deaths in most deprived areas of UK2024-11-13T10:48:33+00:0013 November 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Public 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|
Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers linked to excess body fat2024-10-16T10:40:32+00:0016 October 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Oncology|
Don’t rely on AI chatbots for accurate, safe drug information, patients warned2024-10-11T08:36:11+00:0011 October 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Medical treatment|
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|
Harmful diagnostic errors may occur in 1 in every 14 general medical hospital patients2024-10-02T10:40:23+00:002 October 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Just 1-2 cigarettes/day before or during pregnancy linked to major newborn health problems2024-08-21T14:42:33+00:0021 August 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Public health|
Reducing child poverty in England would significantly boost child health and narrow health inequalities2024-08-07T14:46:31+00:007 August 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Child and adolescent 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|
Rise in global number of patient harms from 11 million to 18 million (59%) in 30 years2024-07-31T17:40:28+00:0012 July 2024|BMJ Quality & Safety, Press release|Healthcare systems|
Poorer teen mental ability linked to as much as tripling in stroke risk before age of 502024-07-05T09:00:37+00:0028 June 2024|Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Press release|Mental health|