Age-related and contractual factors stronger drivers of NHS clinical staff retention than organisational ones Efforts to keep hospital clinicians in post need to be tailored to age and profession Much better reward systems needed to ensure the NHS has a future, say researchers Age related and contractual factors seem to be stronger drivers of NHS […]
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Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term linked to lower current insomnia risk
And ability to clock up recommended 6–9 hours of shut eye every night, 10-year study shows Consistently exercising 2–3 times a week over the long term is linked to a lower current risk of insomnia, as well as the ability to clock up the recommended 6–9 hours of shut eye every night, suggests an international […]
Poor quality clinical data informing NICE decisions on treatments in over half of cases
20 year analysis shows no improvement in data quality submitted by manufacturers The quality of evidence submitted to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for informing its decisions to recommend technologies for use in the NHS was poor in more than half of cases, reveals a 20-year analysis, published in the open […]
Acupuncture may curb heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Effects independent of sex, age, medication use, and co-existing conditions Needling may reduce pro-inflammatory proteins in the body, suggest researchers A course of acupuncture may curb the heightened risk of stroke associated with rheumatoid arthritis, finds a comparative study published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The effects seem to be independent of sex, age, […]
Online patient access to medical records will boost workload and litigation, GPs fear
Most family doctors surveyed fear that giving patients online access to their medical records will increase their workload and the risks of litigation, suggest the results of the largest study of its kind, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. A significant proportion did agree that there would be benefits for patients. Among the […]
Up to three daily servings of kimchi may lower men’s obesity risk
And radish kimchi linked to lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both men and women Eating up to three daily servings of the Korean classic, kimchi, may lower men’s overall risk of obesity, while radish kimchi is linked to a lower prevalence of midriff bulge in both sexes, finds research published in the open access […]
Energy drinks linked to poor sleep quality and insomnia among college students
The higher the consumption frequency, the fewer hours of nightly shut eye they clock up But even just the occasional can is linked to heightened risk of disturbed sleep Knocking back energy drinks is linked to poor quality sleep and insomnia among college students, finds a large Norwegian study published in the open access journal BMJ […]
Enlarged breast tissue in men (gynaecomastia) linked to heightened risk of death
Those with a pre-existing risk factor most vulnerable, research suggests Men with enlarged breast tissue, not caused by excess weight—a condition formally known as gynaecomastia—may be at heightened risk of an early death before the age of 75, suggests the first study of its kind, published online in the open access journal BMJ Open. Those with […]
Size of attainment gap between UK White and minority ethnic medical students varies by ethnicity and medical school
Minorities significantly disadvantaged by UK medical education system, say researchers Remedial action urgently needed to close gap The size of the gap in academic achievement between White and minority ethnic medical students in the UK varies considerably, depending on their individual ethnicity and which medical school they attended, finds the largest study of its kind, […]
6+ hours/day of sedentary leisure time linked to doubling in fibroids risk
Risk seems to be linear in women who’ve not yet gone through the menopause Clocking up 6 or more hours of sedentary leisure time every day may double a woman’s risk of uterine fibroids before she’s gone through the menopause, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Open. The risk of these benign, but […]