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 ...

The BMJ reveals ‘silent scandal’ of missing lung tests across England

Survey finds poorest areas worst affected by ‘postcode lottery’ of diagnostic services Report warns of deadly consequences of delayed diagnosis and access to care Patients in some of the most deprived areas of England, where respiratory conditions including chronic lung disease (COPD) and asthma are most prevalent, have limited or ...

2024-06-04T10:25:02+00:0028 September 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Work stress, workload, understaffing driving out health professionals from NHS

Pay increases alone may not be sufficient to fix NHS staff retention, researchers suggest Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The findings prompt the researchers to suggest that ...

2024-06-04T10:25:03+00:0012 September 2023|BMJ Open, Press release|
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