The list of the top ten most read articles in November sees many previous entries keeping their places, including a case-control study on antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. However, November has also welcomed three new entries into the top ten. New in at number one is a systematic review […]
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Open Access Week 2019: Our most discussed articles
This week marks the tenth International Open Access (OA) Week. To celebrate OA week, we have gathered our ten most discussed articles of the past year according to Altmetric. We think this list of 10 articles highlights the enormous breadth of BMJ Open’s content, covering topics as diverse as medical ethics to salty noodles. And, […]
Anorexia nervosa among young children in the UK and Ireland on the up
Figures suggest rate for 8-12 year olds is around double that of previous estimate in 2006 The annual number of new cases of anorexia nervosa among 8 to 12 year olds in the UK and Ireland is around double that of a previous estimate in 2006, indicates research published in the online journal BMJ Open. In […]
3+ hours daily social media use linked to poor sleep patterns in UK teens
Findings provide “meaningful evidence” for adolescent health and wellbeing, say researchers Spending three or more hours a day on social media is associated with poor sleep patterns, such as falling asleep after 11 pm on school nights and waking during the night, among UK teens, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The findings […]
Top ten most read in September: Old age decline in grip strength, LGBTQ perspectives in child welfare, and opioid use in back pain
The list of the top ten most read articles in September sees many previous entries keeping their places, including a cohort study into the association between developmental factors and old age decline in grip strength. However, September has also welcomed two new entries into the top ten. New in at number six is a study […]
Making rare illness visible: engaging people through novel methods of participatory research – Guest Blog
BMJ Open encourages greater involvement of patients in the research process from a study’s conception to the dissemination of its results. In this guest post, Kathy McKay, Veronica Ranieri, and Eilis Kennedy from the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust discuss the valuable role that novel participatory methods can play in qualitative health research. Researchers […]
Antidepressants linked to heightened pregnancy related diabetes risk
Venlafaxine and amitriptyline and longer course of treatment associated with greatest risks Taking antidepressants while expecting a baby is linked to a heightened risk of developing diabetes that is specifically related to pregnancy, known as gestational diabetes, finds research published in the online journal BMJ Open. The risk was greatest among mums to be who were […]
Industry has unduly influenced TV advertising regs on restricting unhealthy kids’ foods
With commercial interests to protect, UK broadcast regulator Ofcom shouldn’t lead on public health issues, argue doctors Industry has unduly influenced the regulations for TV advertising of unhealthy foods to children, likely weakening legislation in this area, argue doctors in an analysis, published in the online journal BMJ Open. The UK broadcast regulator, Ofcom, which has […]
Top ten most read in August: sex discrimination in access to healthcare in India, sponsorship of professional paediatrics associations by companies that make breast-milk substitutes, and the metabolomic profile of children and adults from the Growing Up in Australia study
The list of the top ten most read articles in BMJ Open in August sees many previous entries retaining their positions, including a cross-sectional study done in Japan investigating the effects of short-term smoking in young patients with untreated intermittent adult-onset asthma, and a systematic review addressing the effects of screentime on the health and […]
Top 10 Most Read in July: Antidepressants for adult depression, productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms and sex differences in the effect of diabetes on major cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality
July saw three new papers enter BMJ Open’s top 10 most read articles. This includes first position, a study by researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Denmark that reanalyses data from a systematic review and network meta-analysis on antidepressants for depression. Taking into account several biases, their reanalysis suggests that the evidence does not […]