Header publicaciones
British Medical Journal
BMJ RSS feed -- articles published in the last few days
URL: http://www.bmj.com
Actualizado: hace 13 semanas 11 horas
Covid-19: Vaccines are highly effective in preventing deaths from delta variant, study indicates
The first countrywide study of deaths caused by the delta variant of covid-19 has found that vaccination is 90% effective in preventing people from dying.The research was carried out in Scotland and...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Covid-19: Government is “wilfully negligent” in not acting on rising numbers, says BMA
The BMA has accused the UK government of being “wilfully negligent” by not immediately implementing additional precautionary measures to reduce the spread of covid-19.At a Downing Street briefing on...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Covid-19: Bolsonaro should face criminal charges over Brazil’s failed response, recommends inquiry
A Brazilian Senate inquiry into the pandemic has recommended charging the country’s far right president Jair Bolsonaro with nine crimes, including crimes against humanity, for his role in the...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Covid-19: Gun violence in US increased 30% during pandemic
Gun violence in the United States increased by 30% during 2020-21 from pre-pandemic levels, researchers have reported in Scientific Reports,1 describing the situation as a public health emergency.The...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
England’s stalled cancer progress: the enduring effect of the covid-19 pandemic
The questions being asked by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select committee in its inquiry into cancer services are timely.1 Much of the evidence that has been presented so far covers...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Why healthcare needs rebels
Members of the Independent Scientific and Advisory Group for Emergencies may be surprised to find themselves portrayed as rebel scientists (doi:10.1136/bmj.n2504),1 and critics may see this as yet...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Seven days in medicine: 22-28 September 2021
Covid-19Youngest are least willing to have vaccineA survey in EClinicalMedicine of over 27 000 schoolchildren aged 9-18 in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Merseyside found that only 36%...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Our drug laws are racist, and doctors must speak out—an essay by Simon Woolley
UK drug policy is a mess. As Carol Black’s review showed in detail, the UK’s consumption of illegal drugs is growing across all sectors of society and our treatment system is near collapse.1 Our drug...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Use of menopausal hormone therapy and risk of dementia: nested case-control studies using QResearch and CPRD databases
AbstractObjectiveTo assess the risks of developing dementia associated with different types and durations of menopausal hormone therapy.DesignTwo nested case-control studies.SettingUK general...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
DR Congo: WHO staff abused women and girls in Ebola outbreak, says “harrowing” independent report
Sexual exploitation and abuse, including rape and demands of sex in return for jobs, were committed by World Health Organization employees during the 2018-20 Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Afghanistan’s health system nears collapse as donors withdraw support
Afghanistan’s health system is collapsing and will cause an imminent humanitarian crisis if not tackled by international donors, say World Health Organization officials and medical non-governmental...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas
Long waits for NHS treatment are forcing patients to go private, warns Labour
Growing waiting lists for NHS treatment are forcing more people to pay thousands of pounds for private treatment and creating a two tier health system, the Labour Party has warned.In a keynote speech...
Categorías: Novedades Bibliográficas