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Working in partnership with communities: listening to women’s lived experiences to help set research priorities to address the preterm birth epidemic
Health research had traditionally been led by the medical community without input from communities impacted by the conditions studied, but efforts to… Read more »
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“The father is just as upset”: why we need multi-level strategies to support men when a baby dies
Grief over a miscarriage, stillbirth, or early newborn death affect both parents, but most support and research focus solely on… Read more »
Withdrawing life-sustaining treatment: To court or not to court?
Research published in BMC Medical Ethics explores a recent ruling from the highest court in England. The ruling confirms that… Read more »
Aging Healthily: Perspectives from the Older Adults on Mindfulness and Exercise
Both exercise and mindfulness practice have been shown to have a myriad of health benefits for older adults, but less is know… Read more »
“It made me aware falls can happen”: responses of older adults to tailored audio-visual fall prevention messages
A recent qualitative study published in BMC Geriatrics has shown that falls-prevention promotion messages for older people need to… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC Series: November 2019
With another month of cutting edge, high impact research, we look back on just a few highlights from articles published across the… Read more »
Allowing food companies to put nutrition claims on their products may run counter to health promotion efforts
A systematic review recently published in BMC Public Health looks at the influence of nutrition claims on food packaging with the… Read more »
An interview with BMC Public Health Section Editor, Dr Shankar Viswanathan
We are delighted to introduce Dr Shankar Viswanathan, Section Editor of the Biostatistics and Methods section of BMC Public… Read more »
Can Twitter be used for Hay Fever surveillance purposes? Deep Learning application for relevant knowledge extraction
Social Media platforms, primarily used for networking, also serve as an invaluable source of knowledge on variety of topics,… Read more »