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From international learning to local change Sandra Brownlea, staff specialist in the emergency department at Royal Darwin Hospital in Australia, identified inequitable and culturally unsafe care for frequent emergency department attenders, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Social complexity was often addressed through a biomedical lens, leaving patients exposed to sti…

Findings offer reassurance to clinicians and pregnant women, say researchers  A large South Korean study published by The BMJ today finds no increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, in children whose mothers used sedative drugs (benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics) during pregnancy. Benzodiazepines and Z-hypnotics are used to alleviate anxiety and insomni…

Accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (a-cTBS) may be a “viable and scalable therapeutic option” say researchers  A new non-invasive brain stimulation technique known as accelerated continuous theta burst stimulation (a-cTBS) improves social communication at one month follow up and has a favourable safety profile in children with autism, finds a trial from China published by The ...

Offers potential to shift diagnosis to early stage, treatable disease, say researchers More accurate than radiologists, but it requires testing in high risk patients before clinical use  An AI model (REDMOD) can pick up the very early subtle tissue changes of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the most common form of pancreatic cancer, which conventional imaging and ...

Rates of several other cancers also rising faster in younger than in older adults Excess weight is key contributor, but unlikely to fully explain this trend, say researchers Cases of several cancers are rising in England among both younger and older adults, but rates of bowel and ovarian cancer are rising only among younger adults ...

27 April 2026—BMJ Group and the University of Cambridge Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) have partnered to deliver postgraduate-level healthcare data science courses. The courses support clinicians to analyse health data and strengthen evidence based decision making. The collaboration will see selected University of Cambridge courses hosted on BMJ Learning, BMJ Group's online learning…

Strengthening the case for Benedict’s Law through evidence and advocacy Research in Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC), published by BMJ Group, has helped inform national policy on child safety and contributed to progress in achieving Benedict's Law, a set of national protections designed to improve allergy safety in schools.  ...

As the oldest person elected president of the United States, Donald Trump has long faced questions about his health. But is it appropriate for doctors to comment publicly on a president’s mental health? In an opinion article published by The BMJ today, David Nicholl and Trisha Greenhalgh examine the ethical tensions involved. While heads of ...

Extreme A&E waits causing patient harm, say experts, with some saying they’d rather die at home Exclusive data published by The BMJ today show that 13,386 patients in England waited at least three days for A&E treatment last year, part of almost 500,000 who spent over 24 hours stuck in NHS emergency departments - before ...

Findings lend support to the lasting impact of improving early life conditions A large Swedish study published in The BMJ today suggests that an improved early home environment can have lasting positive effects across generations.  Children of parents with psychiatric or behavioural issues who were adopted before age 10 into families with better home environments, ...

Disproportionately high number of cases among Gen Z, Millennials, and males Urgent public health need to review unrestricted access to this source of preventable deaths A chemical widely used in food preservation is implicated in an uptick in recent UK deaths by suicide, with a disproportionately high number of cases among young people and boys/men, ...

Those of Black ethnicity 13 times more likely to be stabbed than their White peers Children living in the most deprived areas 7 times more likely to die of their wounds Experience of domestic abuse, violence, and adversity before death is common The average age of a young fatal stab victim is now 14, indicates ...

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The UK’s renewed Women’s Health Strategy, announced by the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Wes Streeting, signals a shift from listening to action, with women’s voices more directly shaping how care is designed and improved. There is a clear focus on faster diagnosis, more joined-up care, and tackling bias in ...

Investigation explores how an $80,000 a year drug was approved for primary progressive form of MS despite concerns over its safety and effectiveness  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing a petition to revoke the approval of Roche’s top-selling drug ocrelizumab (Ocrevus) for treating primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS) - a form of ...

Findings highlight the most effective components across different populations and contexts Extending vaccination opportunities, involving community members alongside healthcare professionals in communicating about vaccines, and providing financial incentives are among the most effective ways to increase vaccine uptake, finds an analysis of international trial evidence published by The BMJ today. …