Medicine & Health
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New evidence questions the benefit of calcium supplements in pregnancy for preventing pre-eclampsia
CochranePeer-Reviewed Publication
An updated Cochrane review has found that calcium supplementation has no effect on pre-eclampsia, challenging long-held assumptions about the role of calcium in preventing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
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- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Evidence lacking for medical cannabis in most conditions
University of California - Los Angeles Health SciencesPeer-Reviewed Publication
Medical cannabis lacks adequate scientific backing for most of the conditions it is commonly used to treat, including chronic pain, anxiety and insomnia, according to a comprehensive review led by UCLA Health.
Long-term antidepressant use surges in Australia, sparking warnings of overprescribing
University of South AustraliaPeer-Reviewed Publication
Long-term antidepressant use in Australia has risen steadily over the past decade, with the largest increase seen in young people aged 10-24, where rates have more than doubled.
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- Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Night workers face inequalities in pay, health, safety and dignity
University College LondonReports and Proceedings
A major new study by UCL researchers has revealed the challenges faced by London’s 1.3m night workers, including pay inequality, health problems, transport difficulties, safety concerns and a lack of workplace dignity.
Gender-specific supportive environment key to cutting female athletes’ injury risks
BMJ GroupPeer-Reviewed Publication
Creating a safe, gender-specific, supportive environment—one that is free of body shaming and idealised female forms, for example—is key to minimising female athletes’ future risks of injury and protecting their health, emphasises the Female/woman/girl Athlete Injury pRevention (FAIR) Consensus Statement—the first of its kind—published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Funder
- International Olympic Committee
Global analysis: Nearly one in five child deaths linked to growth failure
Institute for Health Metrics and EvaluationPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
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- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation