Health
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Health Period Tracking Apps Used by Over Half of UK Women Under 45 Are Largely Unregulated, BMJ Warns
More than half of UK women under 45 use apps to track their menstrual cycles, yet these tools remain largely unregulated — with the British…
16 August 2026 -
Health Medical AI Regulation Needs Ongoing Checks After Approval, Says NEJM Editorial
A new editorial in NEJM AI argues that approving clinical artificial intelligence tools is not enough — regulators need to keep watching…
16 August 2026 -
Health RSV Admissions to Intensive Care Among Newborns Appear to Have Halved After Vaccination Programme
Admissions of newborn infants with RSV to intensive care units in England seem to have halved following the introduction of a national…
16 August 2026 -
Health US Medical Journal Raises Question of Ethics and Complicity for Doctors Under Pressure
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a new essay asking how physicians can tell the difference between a reasonable compromise…
15 August 2026 -
Health New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Three Trials on Pain, Cholesterol and Lung Cancer
The 13 August 2026 issue of the NEJM features results from phase 3 trials on a joint pain condition, a gene-editing treatment for high…
15 August 2026 -
Health Oxygen Levels After Cardiac Arrest: What a Major ICU Trial Found
A large clinical trial has found that carefully limiting oxygen given to unconscious patients on breathing machines after cardiac arrest…
15 August 2026 -
Health Humour in Healthcare: What a New Medical Essay Says About Laughter and Patient Care
A piece published by the New England Journal of Medicine argues that humour, used carefully, can help patients feel less frightened and…
12 August 2026 -
Health Type 1 Autoimmune Pancreatitis: What Kent Patients Should Know
The New England Journal of Medicine has published a clinical image case of Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis, a rare condition that can be…
11 August 2026 -
Health BMJ Publishes Research on Digital Tools for Tuberculosis Treatment
A new study in the British Medical Journal has examined whether patient-centred digital technology can improve how well people stick to…
11 August 2026 -
Health BMJ Podcast Explores the Politics Behind Global Health Reform
A paper co-authored by Dr Omar Gabriel Torres Valencia argues that political and economic forces shape global health in ways that reform…
10 August 2026 -
Health New Ebola Strain Cases Reported in DRC, Says Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine has published clinical findings on patients infected with Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic…
10 August 2026 -
Health Prostate Cancer Drug Cuts Spread Risk in Trial, New England Journal Reports
A phase 3 trial published by the New England Journal of Medicine found that adding apalutamide to hormone therapy produced better outcomes…
10 August 2026