Health campaigns for March 2024
The 13th of March is No Smoking Day.
Articles
Take a look at this list of recent articles on smoking cessation.
Journals
Evidence summaries
BMJ Best Practice
BMJ Case Reports
BMJ Talk Medicine Podcast
Clinical Key
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Smoking puts you at a significantly higher risk of several illnesses and is the leading cause of 90% of lung cancer deaths every year. In 2020, 22.3% of the world's population used tobacco according to the World Health Organization (WHO), highlighting the urgency of raising awareness on the harmful effects of continued use.
Use ClinicalKey to find out more on the dangers of smoking: smoking - ClinicalKey Search.
DynaMed
The 20th of March is World Oral Health Day.
Articles
Take a look at our Oral Health reading list.
Evidence summaries
BMJ Best Practice
BMJ Case Reports
DynaMed
Periodontal diseases have been linked to cardiovascular diseases, high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, dementia, respiratory diseases, and mortality, where an inflammatory pathway was depicted.
Follow the topic in DynaMed for the evidence-based evaluation and management of periodontal disease in adults.
*Morita I., Inagaki K., Nakamura F., et al. Relationship between periodontal status and levels of glycated hemoglobin. Journal of Dental Research. 2012;91(2):161–166. doi: 10.1177/0022034511431583.
Nutrition and Hydration Week is the 11th to 18th March.
Articles
Take a look at this list of recent articles on nutrition and hydration.
Journals
- BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health
- Nutrition
- Nutrition bulletin
- Clinical nutrition
- Nutrition today
- British journal of nutrition
Evidence Summaries
BMJ Best Practice
Specialty: Nutrition
BMJ Case Reports
Nutrition and metabolism collections
BMJ Talk Medicine Podcast
- Bones, nutrition, pain relief and overdiagnosis
- Busting nutrition myths
- Start with the basics, food and fluid
ClinicalKey
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Discover how you can use ClinicalKey in your practice today: Nutrition & hydration - ClinicalKey Search.
Healthcare Science Week is the 11th - 15th March.
Articles
See what articles we have on our Healthcare Science reading list.
Journals
The BMJ
- Research - research papers and research news
- Education - clinical reviews and practice
- News & views - news, editorial, opinion and analysis
Other resources
ClinicalKey
Healthcare Science Week celebrates the scientific progress in healthcare and honours the contributions of healthcare scientists, while inspiring the scientific workforce of the future.
The Clinician of the Future 2023 Report.