Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change, and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ’s ...

Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, ...

High intake of several emulsifiers (part of the ‘E numbers’ group of food additives), widely used in industrially processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf-life, is associated with increased ...

Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognitive performance and slow the decline in brain health associated with ageing, suggest the findings of a large international study, published ...

Findings underscore need for urgent research to understand how ultra-processed foods affect health and measures to target and reduce exposure Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ...

Utah has become the first state in the US to allow artificial intelligence to issue new prescriptions and will soon do so without any initial medical involvement.US healthcare startup Nolla Health was ...

Around 1 in 3 children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases by 2050 in this age group, finds a pooled data analysis of ...

Experts call for national data on private prescriptions to close the evidence gap The rapid expansion of private testosterone ...

The BMJ investigates the rise of videos claiming to be UK’s popular media medics Some of the UK’s most recognisable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across ...

Bulk summary reports often fail to promptly spot potential safety signals Improvements needed to safeguard patients and meet ...

October 2026 Congratulations to Kamran Abbasi, editor-in-chief of The BMJ, and former BMJ Group non-executive director Kiran ...

Digital menstrual tracking risks creating more harm than benefit and requires greater scrutiny, warn experts in The BMJ today. Widely promoted to women and girls on social media and by tech firms, ...