Global Study: British Medical Association

British Medical Association: The study also showed, however, that surprisingly little is known for certain about whos at the greatest risk of suffering severe illness and death from the flu, according to The Star. The global study sponsored by the World Health Organization and published online in the BMJ, the journal of the British Medical Association, reviewed 239 observational studies spanning nearly a century, starting in 1918. They looked for risk factors for complications such as pneumonia, need for a ventilator, admission to hospital and death and A McMaster University study has found that new mothers and obese people two groups not usually included in at-risk groups targeted when vaccines are in short supply had a higher risk of death and other serious outcomes from influenza. Theres more work needed to make sure we actually prioritize the right group of patients, said Dr. Dominik Mertz, lead author of the study and assistant professor of medicine of McMasters Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine. We would have expected much more to be available, given the huge implications on health policy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.