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Giving intravenous iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and r...
21/08/2026

Giving intravenous iron to patients with anaemia before heart surgery reduces the need for a red blood transfusion and results in an extra day at home in the first 90 days after surgery, finds a clinical trial published by The BMJ

Junk food suppliers have a “shocking” major presence at the UK’s biggest school food event, finds  .More than a third of...
20/08/2026

Junk food suppliers have a “shocking” major presence at the UK’s biggest school food event, finds .

More than a third of exhibitors supply hot dogs, pizza, muffins, and fizzy drinks. Experts say the findings are “shocking” and “clearly go against school food standards”

Republican members of the Senate committee have voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.When politics replac...
07/08/2026

Republican members of the Senate committee have voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

When politics replaces science as the arbiter of truth, the ultimate casualty is not Fauci: it is the health of the American public, argues this Opinion

Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory disease in patients of 50 and over.How is it diagnosed and why is...
28/07/2026

Polymyalgia rheumatica is the most common inflammatory disease in patients of 50 and over.

How is it diagnosed and why is this condition missed?

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Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity are associated with a...
23/07/2026

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 new study published by The BMJ.

Although the absolute risk is low, awareness of this potential effect may help to inform shared treatment decisions, say the researchers.

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New BMJ Research finds that epidural analgesia during labour was not associated with clinically significant risks of har...
18/07/2026

New BMJ Research finds that epidural analgesia during labour was not associated with clinically significant risks of harm to newborn babies or children, including risks of neonatal morbidity, death, or cerebral palsy

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