More than 1 in 6 unvaccinated people report health effects of COVID two years after confirmed infection Study finds 17% did not return to normal health and 18% reported covid-19 related symptoms after 24 months Around 1 in 6 unvaccinated individuals say they are still experiencing health effects of covid-19 ...
Up to 1 in 3 with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia may be at risk, warn researchers Patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal conditions are vulnerable to long term opioid use, with up to 1 in 3 of those with rheumatoid arthritis or fibromyalgia, who take these drugs for the first time, ...
These environmental toxicants seem to mediate most of smoking’s effects on risk The amount of environmental exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAH for short, is strongly linked to a person’s risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. These chemicals, formed from the ...
And the certainty of evidence supporting its use is low, say researchers Surgery to relieve leg pain and disability in some people with sciatica may be better than other non-surgical treatments, but the benefits are short-lived, lasting only up to 12 months, finds an analysis of the latest evidence published ...
Uncertainties remain, but results add to evidence that air pollutants are risk factors for dementia Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of dementia, even at levels below current US, UK and European air quality standards, finds research published by The BMJ. More ...
Risk highest for Bangladeshis, Pakistanis, Muslims, Sikhs, and disadvantaged in wave 2 Highest for White British, Christians, the healthy, and relatively well off in wave 3 There were major ethnic, religious, and social differences in the risk of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, between the ...
Healthy sleep pattern linked to lower risk in adults, large study shows Spotting and treating sleep disorders early on might lessen risks, irrespective of genes Poor quality sleep may bolster a person’s genetic susceptibility to asthma, potentially doubling their risk of being diagnosed with the condition, suggests a large UK ...
Drugs used to dampen down allergic pathways in the body may help lessen this risk People with atopic (allergic) diseases like asthma or eczema may be at heightened risk of the painful and often disabling joint condition, osteoarthritis, finds research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. Drugs used ...
Fewer unplanned pregnancies and abortions but more sexual dissatisfaction and distress The lower prevalence of ‘risky’ sex—with multiple or new partners without using condoms—which occurred during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, was still evident a year after Britain’s first lockdown, reveal the results of a major national survey, ...
Findings highlight potential risks of using social media for health information Health information on M(onkey)pox, posted on the social media platform TikTok, is often inaccurate, incomplete, and of poor quality, finds a recent analysis of relevant videos, published in the open access journal BMJ Global Health. The findings highlight the potential ...