Approval mechanisms must be grounded in patient need and population health A new UK drug approval pathway, designed to speed up the availability of new medicines, benefits industry over patients and the NHS, argues an expert in The BMJ today. The pathway aligns regulatory review by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory ...
Estimates suggest between 3000-3700 such cases every year Stark disparity underscores urgent need for government and policy action, say researchers Prisoners in England are 41 to 67 times more likely to experience avoidable harms as a result of poor healthcare than the general public, suggest the findings of a case note ...
Experts call for global collaboration to mitigate the harms of US policy changes The Trump administration’s decision to halt most US foreign aid and development work constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under international law, argue experts in The BMJ today. Matthew Herder and colleagues warn that these policies pose a ...
Equivalent to 45 extra deaths per 100,000 live births, data analysis indicates Erodes fifth of fall in global maternal deaths achieved since 1985, say researchers Maternal deaths rise by around 11% in countries that rely on US aid following a switch from a Democratic to a Republican administration, suggest the ...
Consistent regulation alongside public education and advertising controls essential to safeguard patients and reduce cosmetic tourism The rise in invasive cosmetic procedures demands tighter regulation, better consumer protection, and greater awareness to protect patient safety and reduce cosmetic tourism, argue experts in The BMJ today. The global market for cosmetic procedures is ...
The BMJ has teamed up with leading paediatric journals, JAMA Pediatrics and The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, to co-publish two papers that will enhance trial conduct and reporting to improve the health of young patients and their families. The papers provide essential checklist items for researchers to include in clinical trial protocols and reports ...
GP leaders warn of a “troubling picture” of general practice under growing strain, yet many newly qualified doctors are unable to find work Four fifths of England’s integrated care boards (ICBs) - responsible for planning health services for their local population - would need to at least double their number ...
Associated with saving 5 more lives than expected out of every 100 seriously injured people Air ambulance pre-hospital care (HEMS) may make surviving critical injury more likely as it’s associated with saving 5 more lives than would be expected in every 100 major trauma cases, suggests an analysis of survival ...
And 3-fold increased risk of intensive care need, US study indicates Improvements needed in data integrity and health information management, say researchers Patients with duplicate medical records are 5 times more likely to die after being admitted to hospital and 3 times more likely to require intensive care than those ...
Findings provide an evidence base for larger-scale trials, say researchers Telesurgery (operating on a patient remotely using a surgical robot via a secure telecommunication link) appears to be as reliable as standard robotic surgery (when the surgeon and patient are in the same room) for two common urological procedures, suggests a ...
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