Covid-19: Two rare vaccine side effects detected in large ... - The BMJ
Feb 26, 2024 · The largest vaccine safety study to date has identified two new, but very rare, side effects associated with covid-19 vaccines—transverse myelitis and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The Global Vaccine Data Network cohort study included 99 million vaccinated people from 10 sites across eight countries. Researchers compared the observed with expected rate for 13 neurological, blood, and ...
Mental Health Bill promises more tailored and dignified treatment …
Nov 7, 2024 · Long awaited reforms to outdated mental health laws in England and Wales, giving patients more autonomy, have been introduced in the UK parliament.1 The first major overhaul of mental health legislation in more than 40 years fulfils a manifesto commitment by the new Labour government. Under the Mental Health Bill, people being detained for mental health reasons will no longer be allowed to be ...
Tuberculosis: Disruption to health services from pandemic has …
Oct 30, 2024 · A surge in cases of tuberculosis means that it has surpassed covid-19 to be the world’s number one infectious killer disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. About 8.2 million people had TB diagnosed in 2023, the highest number since WHO began recording the world’s TB cases in 1995 and up from 7.5 million cases reported in 2022. The disruption to health services caused by the ...
Create supportive environments to promote health | The BMJ
Oct 31, 2024 · McNally’s article provides examples of environments that can be used to promote or hinder healthy habits.1 Many environmental factors—including physical, social, economic, and cultural—can influence health. Clean water and adequate sanitation, for example, are crucial for good health and can in some countries be considered public health intervention success stories, yet many people ...
Asthma: New UK guidelines signal “step change” in diagnosis and ...
Nov 29, 2024 · Combination treatment should be standard first line treatment and will help to reduce hospital admissions and deaths, reports Gareth Iacobucci New clinical guidelines advise doctors to stop prescribing short acting β2 agonists (SABAs) such as salbutamol on their own for new patients with asthma. Instead, all patients aged 12 and over should be offered a low dose combination inhaler of inhaled ...
Drug policy: Time to change punitive approach, says global report
Dec 6, 2024 · Global drug policies need to switch from punishing people who use drugs to a more public health focused approach that targets the harm caused by substances, a report has recommended. Drug policies around the world should focus on health, human rights, and social equity, while drug use should be decriminalised, argues the Global Commission on Drug Policy—a body made up of political leaders ...
Non-hormonal management of vasomotor symptoms of menopause
Nov 18, 2024 · A new treatment option for women unable to take hormone replacement therapy Up to 80% of women experience vasomotor symptoms, including hot flushes and night sweats, during menopausal transition.1234567 These symptoms can persist for years before and after menopause, substantially impacting quality of life by impairing sleep, mood, and cognitive functioning.23456789101112 Approximately 32-46% ...
Inguinal and femoral hernias | The BMJ
Jul 15, 2024 · ### What you need to know An 82 year old man with a background of hypertension, ischaemic heart disease, gout, and previous prostatectomy presents with a right sided lump in the groin. This has been present for several months but has become increasingly painful. On examination, there is a soft, non-tender 5 cm lump in …
Enhancing the Clinical and Translational Relevance of Breast …
Dec 30, 2024 · Dear Editor， I wish to commend the authors for their meticulous and impactful study addressing the relationship between changes in breast density over time and subsequent breast cancer risk(1).
What is the best medicine for benign prostatic hyperplasia?
Jun 24, 2014 · We read the article by Hollingsworth JM et al[1]with great interest. This informative paper comprehensively reviewed the published literature about benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), including prevalence, diagnosis, treatment and …