Tobacco related annual medical spend of US Minorities who smoke double that of White peers

Long term health risks also much higher despite lower smoking rates + more quit attempts Minority adults who smoke stand to benefit more from tobacco control policies The annual tobacco-related healthcare spend of US Minorities who smoke is double that of White adults who smoke, finds an analysis of national ...

2025-06-26T10:41:10+00:006 December 2023|Press release, Tobacco Control|

State abortion access key factor in future US doctors’ training (residency) choices

Quality of future care provision and their own health important for them, survey shows State access to abortion is a key factor in choosing where to apply for residency (training) programmes for around three out of four future US doctors, indicate the results of a survey published online in the Journal ...

2024-06-04T10:24:56+00:006 December 2023|Journal of Medical Ethics, Press release|

Is the US reporting system for vaccine safety broken?

Investigation raises concerns that the system is not operating as intended and signals are being missed A US reporting system designed to detect potential safety issues with vaccines is supposed to be user-friendly, responsive, and transparent. But an investigation published by The BMJ today finds it’s not meeting its own standards. The Vaccine ...

2024-06-04T10:24:57+00:0010 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

WHO updates its guidance on treatments for covid-19

New recommendations reflect the evolving nature of the virus and the changing role of covid-19 therapies A panel of international experts representing the World Health Organization’s Guideline Development Group has updated its guidance on treatments for patients with covid-19. The new recommendations published by The BMJ are part of a living guideline, ...

2024-06-04T10:24:57+00:0010 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Four types of animal-to-human infections increasing at “exponential rate”

On current trends, they are collectively set to kill 12 times more people in 2050 than in 2020 Zoonotic epidemics generally have become larger and more frequent over past 60 years Four types of animal-to-human (zoonotic) Infections have been increasing at an “exponential rate,” amid a general pattern of increasingly ...

2024-06-04T10:24:57+00:003 November 2023|BMJ Global Health, Press release|

Hospitals accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labour” in fellowship schemes

Employment lawyer describes scheme conditions as “exploitative” Trusts say scheme saves money, but also benefits the overseas healthcare structure English hospital trusts have been accused of using foreign doctors as “cheap labour” as part of fellowship schemes in which they can be paid less than trust-employed doctors and sent home ...

2024-06-04T10:24:58+00:0026 October 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Critical data gaps on doctor assisted deaths in Oregon amid rise in participants

Clinical information often missing; key information on decision-making not even collected There are critical gaps in the data provided on doctor assisted deaths in Oregon, USA, amid rising numbers of participants, finds a review of the process over the past 25 years, published online in the journal BMJ Supportive & Palliative ...

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