Widening gap in death rates between Democrat and Republican in the US

Democratic areas saw greater improvements over the past two decades  Findings build on previous evidence that more liberal policies, laws, and regulations may be associated with better health outcomes Americans living in counties that voted Democratic during presidential elections from 2000 to 2016 experienced larger decreases in death rates than ...

2022-06-08T10:29:37+00:008 June 2022|Press release, The BMJ|

New study suggests benefit-to-harm balance of statins for healthy adults “generally favourable”

Findings should reassure patients and should not deter their use, say researchers Statins are associated with a small increased risk of side effects in patients without a history of heart disease, but these effects are mild compared with the potential benefits of treatment in preventing major cardiovascular events, say researchers in The ...

2021-07-15T10:46:00+00:0015 July 2021|Press release, The BMJ|

Stop global roll out of 5G networks until safety is confirmed, urges expert

Transmitter density means greater population exposure to high levels of radio frequency electromagnetic fields We should err on the side of caution and stop the global roll out of 5G (fifth generation) telecoms networks until we are certain this technology is completely safe, urges an expert in an opinion piece ...

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