A new study in The BMJ warns that frequent consumption of fried potato products like French fries and chips can significantly increase the ...

Research in the British Medical Journal found that epidural during labour reduces the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) by 35%. SMM i...

Researchers from Tulane University and Brigham and Women's Hospital suggest that the age of the first menstrual cycle may be an early indic...

The 15-year study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) included over 12,000 residents from Delhi and Chennai. The researchers fou...

A study published in the journal BMJ Oncology has found a 79% increase in new cases of cancer among people under 50 worldwide over the past...

There is insufficient evidence to prove that artificial sweeteners increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, claims study.

Some of the common symptoms of monkeypox they described include rectal pain and penile swelling (oedema), which differ from those described...

The researchers from National University of Singapore analysed the results of 82 observational studies comparing the effectiveness of COVID...

COVID-19 infection increases our risk of mental health disorders like anxiety and sleep disorders.

In a paper based on the CNNS survey published in June 2021 in the medical journal, The Lancet, the authors had stated that “datasets, inclu...

The findings are based on 280,000 people aged 18-65 who received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

In an article published in the reputed British Medical Journal (BMJ), doctors and maternal health experts have questioned the “scientific r...

There is little evidence for an association with sleep duration and insomnia symptoms.

"It is concerning that 18 countries covering around 50% of the world's population have a latest-reported mean consultation length of five m...

In many situations, stopping antibiotics sooner is a safe way to reduce antibiotic overuse, said a paper published in the British Medical J...

A Harvard University study in 2013 estimated that 52 lakh injuries occur across India each year (out of the 430 lakh globally) due to medic...

The ever-present mobile phones are a source of spreading infections in health care settings, as they are almost never sterilised.