Spine injections should not be given to adults with chronic back pain because they provide little or no pain relief compared with sham injections, say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today ...

Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change, and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ’s ...

Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, ...

High intake of several emulsifiers (part of the ‘E numbers’ group of food additives), widely used in industrially processed foods to improve texture and extend shelf-life, is associated with increased ...

Experts call for national data on private prescriptions to close the evidence gap The rapid expansion of private testosterone ...

Bulk summary reports often fail to promptly spot potential safety signals Improvements needed to safeguard patients and meet ...

The green energy transition presents a crucial opportunity to finance universal health coverage (UHC) in low and middle income countries, say experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Judite Gonçalves ...

The BMJ investigates the rise of videos claiming to be UK’s popular media medics Some of the UK’s most recognisable TV doctors are increasingly being “deepfaked” in videos to sell scam products across ...

Findings underscore need for urgent research to understand how ultra-processed foods affect health and measures to target and reduce exposure Consistent evidence shows that higher exposure to ...

Around 1 in 3 children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases by 2050 in this age group, finds a pooled data analysis of ...

Legalisation of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, ...

Heavy energy drink consumption may be linked to heart failure, doctors have warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports after treating a 21 year old, who had regularly drunk 4 such cans every day for ...