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Attacks on water systems are attacks on health, warn experts

Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, ...
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Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change, and may cost us our security

Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change, and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ’s ...
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Diverse and sustained social activities may boost cognition in older age

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 ...
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AI prescriptions: App to issue drugs without doctors’ oversight in the US

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 ...
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Rise in private testosterone prescribing risks overtreatment and more strain on the NHS

Experts call for national data on private prescriptions to close the evidence gap The rapid expansion of private testosterone ...
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Medical device adverse event reports are often incomplete, inaccurate, and delayed

Bulk summary reports often fail to promptly spot potential safety signals Improvements needed to safeguard patients and meet ...
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BMJ Group congratulates healthcare leaders recognised in HSJ’s 2026 influential leaders list

October 2026 Congratulations to Kamran Abbasi, editor-in-chief of The BMJ, and former BMJ Group non-executive director Kiran ...
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HPV vaccination before pregnancy linked to lower risk of preterm birth and other major complications

Greater risk reduction seen among women vaccinated at earlier ages Findings extend benefits of HPV vaccination beyond cancer prevention Having received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine before ...
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Digital menstrual tracking risks creating more harm than benefit, argue experts

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, ...
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Night owls may struggle to continue working until official retirement age

Evening chronotype linked to 70% heightened risk of needing a disability pension People with evening chronotypes have a 1.7 fold elevated risk of needing to retire early and take a disability pension ...
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Higher UPF intake linked to heightened risk of multiple chronic health issues + death

A higher ultra processed food (UPF) intake is linked to a heightened risk of several major chronic health issues, such as digestive diseases, high blood pressure, and metabolic syndrome/diabetes, as ...
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At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died during 2016-21 had evidence of brain disease at death linked to repeated head impacts

Home Posts Press release The BMJ At least 1 in 4 former NFL players who died during 2016-21 had evidence of brain disease at death linked to repeated head impacts New estimates strengthen evidence of ...