Why an intersectional gender approach matters for social innovations in health 🌍

Health challenges go beyond clinical interventions—social, cultural, and political factors deeply influence outcomes. Recognising how gender intersects with socio-economic factors is crucial for achieving health equity.   The latest collection in BMJ Innovations, produced in partnership with TDR, explores innovations to ensure interventions are inclusive and responsive to marginalised groups ...

BMJ Investigations Unit empowers councils to challenge fast food planning decisions

An exclusive BMJ investigation has uncovered how McDonald’s is systematically undermining councils’ efforts to block new outlets—particularly in deprived areas of England, where rates of childhood obesity are alarmingly high. Based on freedom of information requests to the Planning Inspectorate, The BMJ found that McDonald’s has lodged 14 planning ...

2025-06-25T12:54:34+00:0014 April 2025|Group news, Our impact|

BMJ Group expands open access reach with new Read and Publish agreements

Global partnerships expand opportunities for researchers to maximise the impact of their work April 2025 — Global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ Group, is expanding its open access reach by introducing new and renewed Read and Publish agreements for 2025, further reinforcing its ongoing support for enhancing global knowledge sharing. ...

“Adaptability will be key to navigating new challenges” for the academic media sector, says Anca Babor, Director of Customer and Markets, Publishing, and Events

The academic media landscape is evolving, driven by digital platforms that speed research dissemination but amplify concerns over misinformation. Institutions and publishers must now prioritise digital excellence and peer reviewed content to safeguard academic and scholarly research integrity. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) offers great potential to enhance research workflows ...

2025-03-10T15:52:36+00:0010 March 2025|Group news, Partnership|

Transforming healthcare in India: driving disruptive innovation for better patient experience in secondary and tertiary care

Specialist roundtable on disruptive innovation in secondary and tertiary care in India Our partnerships and events team regularly host roundtables that bring together international experts to outline, discuss and direct the conversation toward overcoming common clinical challenges. We delivered a specialist roundtable in New Delhi with senior leaders to ...

2025-06-26T12:16:59+00:005 March 2025|Events, Group news, Our impact, Partnership|

Adolescent girls in South Asia face an “alarming state of health and nutrition” experts warn

Join the launch event - 9.30am Tuesday 4 March   New BMJ collection calls for bold action to empower girls and advance gender equality to achieve lasting change Adolescent girls across South Asia face an alarming state of health and nutrition from persistent undernutrition and anaemia alongside a rapid ...

2025-03-03T14:57:19+00:0024 February 2025|Collections, Group news, Launch, The BMJ|
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