A new study published in PLOS Mental Health has explored whether having a sibling born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) affects the behaviour of children born at term. In a study by the University of Oulu, researchers found no evidence that siblings of preterm-born children experience more behavioural problems than those with only term-born siblings. However, children without any siblings showed higher levels of behavioural difficulties.

UK-ROX, the largest ever clinical trial of oxygen use in UK intensive care units (ICUs), has shown that reducing supplementary oxygen does not deliver any clear and obvious health benefits or harm a patient's chances of survival. Each year, around 184,000 patients are admitted to ICUs, but there is insufficient evidence to guide the use of oxygen, with the possibility that administering too much - or too little - may not deliver the intended benefits and actually end up causing patients additional harm. UK-ROX, led by the University of Plymouth and the Intensive Care National Audit & Research Centre, set out to fill that evidence gap and the results have been presented to delegates at the Critical Care Reviews Meeting 2025 in Belfast this morning, and published in the JAMA journal.

A new study from the University of Sheffield highlights the scale of socioeconomic disparities in leg amputation caused by arterial disease across England

The HUDI is a composite index that evaluates 917 European cities based on 13 indicators connected  to peoples’ health and well-being and divided into four domains: urban design, sustainable transport, environmental quality and green space accessibility