Findings may be useful for informing early treatment decisions, but evidence on longer term effectiveness and safety lacking Extracorporeal shockwave therapy probably reduces short term pain linked to frozen shoulder, while manipulation under anaesthesia - with or without steroid injections - probably improves short term flexion (raising the arm ...
Results suggest short lived benefit with steroid injections, but no sustained improvement and possible longer term harm Commonly used injections for Achilles tendinopathy - pain, stiffness and swelling in the Achilles tendon - offer no meaningful clinical advantage over placebo (sham) treatment, finds a clinical trial published by The ...
Experts call for national data on private prescriptions to close the evidence gap The rapid expansion of private testosterone prescribing risks extending treatment beyond men with clearly defined need to people with non-specific symptoms and borderline test results, for whom the balance of benefit and long term risk are ...
People with glaucoma who are taking statins appear less likely to need surgery Taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting worse, suggest the findings of research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. People who already have glaucoma ...
No differences in implant survival, revision risk or surgical complications when robotic surgery for hip and knee replacements were compared to conventional surgery Results question NHS plan for widespread adoption of robotics given substantially higher capital and procedural costs The NHS recently outlined plans to expand robotic surgery sevenfold ...
Eye health monitoring may be needed for those given tadalafil (Cialis) long term An erectile dysfunction drug that is also used to treat symptoms like sudden urgency and frequency, which are associated with an enlarged prostate in men, may heighten the risk of the serious eye condition, glaucoma, finds a ...
Absolute risk low, but findings may help inform treatment decisions, say researchers Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity are associated with an increased risk of hair loss (alopecia) in adults with type 2 diabetes, finds a study published by The BMJ today. Although the absolute ...
The detrimental impact on NHS care by divesting from these services could lead to 229,000 deaths by 2036 – more deaths than the covid-19 pandemic Around £45bn in NHS funding will be diverted from other NHS care by 2036 to pay more for new medicines under the UK-US trade deal ...
Biologically plausible, but more rigorous research needed before it can be recommended High doses of intravenous (IV) vitamin C may lower the risks of death and sepsis in trauma patients, as well as shortening hospital stay, suggests a review of the available evidence published online in the journal BMJ Military ...
Trial results will help inform policymakers in the UK, say researchers Low concentration atropine eye drops are a safe and effective treatment for short-sightedness (myopia) in UK children, although the effects are small, suggests a clinical trial published by The BMJ today. The researchers say the drops led to small but significant reductions ...
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