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BMJ
Coverage of BMJ in the Nexus archive.
- Calcium and Vitamin D supplements taken by millions DON'T prevent painful bone fractures and falls, study finds - BMJ
A recent study published in the BMJ found that Calcium and Vitamin D supplements do not prevent painful bone fractures and falls. Millions of people take these supplements to improve their bone health. The findings suggest that the benefits of these supplements may be overstated.
- UK Biobank health data keeps ending up on GitHub
UK Biobank health data has repeatedly been exposed on GitHub, with 110 DMCA takedown notices filed against 197 repositories by 170 developers. The latest incident involves data being sold on Alibaba, raising governance and privacy concerns, as genetic/genomics and health records are among the compromised files.