Public Health

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School attendance interventions show small gains in BMJ meta-analysis

BMJ meta-analysis of randomized trials finds parental engagement modestly improves school attendance, with weaker and more heterogeneous effects elsewhere.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 23, 2026 · 5 min read

Public Health·BMJ

Non-prospective trial registration persisted across BMJ submissions, study finds

BMJ analysis found many non-prospectively registered trials were later published in high-impact journals, often without disclosure of registration…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

Atlanta child murders study raises consent questions in public health research

A BMJ ethics essay questions whether families consented to CDC data collection during the Atlanta child murders investigation…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

BMJ data sharing rates remain low despite policy push

An observational study found that only 4.5% of BMJ research articles shared raw data, despite a strong journal…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·BMJ

Meaningful engagement models for multiple long-term conditions in health research

A BMJ scoping review found 25 frameworks guiding engagement of people with multiple long-term conditions, with links to…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·DailyMed

DailyMed adds daytime and nighttime cold relief kit with acetaminophen

DailyMed lists a two-part OTC cold relief kit pairing daytime guaifenesin with nighttime dextromethorphan and triprolidine, with acetaminophen…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·Cancer Cell

Cocoa Fermentation Research Targets Bioactive Compound Recovery

Cell Press article centers on redesigning cocoa fermentation to improve recovery and bioactive compounds, but the scraped source…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·medRxiv

Flooding Threatens Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in Adamawa State

A qualitative preprint examines how recurrent flooding disrupts sexual and reproductive health services in Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·BMJ Open

Stressful life events linked to lower life satisfaction in Norwegian adults

In 21,069 Norwegian adults, stressful and traumatic life events were associated with lower life satisfaction, with mental distress…

Oct 23, 2026

Public Health·BBC Dental

Ebola probes focus on possible Uganda airport link in Nigeria and Kenya

Investigators are tracing whether Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients crossed paths at Entebbe airport, while genomic sequencing and…

Oct 23, 2026