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Coverage for 26 July - 1 August 2021
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PRESS RELEASES
The BMJ | British Journal of Ophthalmology Gut | Tobacco Control
EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES
BMJ Open | BMJ Open Respiratory Research Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health | RMD Open
OTHER COVERAGE
The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Archives of Disease in Childhood | BMJ Case Reports BMJ Global Health | BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care | British Journal of Sports Medicine Evidence-Based Mental Health | Journal of Medical Ethics Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
BMJ BMJ continues to drive open access to medical research with new multispecialty journal, BMJ Medicine (PR)
Global healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, continues to drive open access to medical research with new multispecialty journal Mirage News Australia 28/07/21
PATCHWORK HEALTH RAISES £3.5M TO END NHS STAFF BURNOUT Business Leader 29/07/21 Also in: Insider Media
The BMJ press release coverage
Investigation: Has the billion dollar crusade to eradicate polio come to an end? (PR)
WHO’s plans for a Wuhan probe at a crossroads Politico 29/07/21
Also in: Real Clear Science, Mirage News Australia, News Break, Medical Xpress, News-Medical.Net
Further coverage for ultra-processed food and IBD (PR) Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Could Increase Irritable Bowel Syndrome Risk: Study AboutLawsuits.com 27/07/21 Also in: Everyday Health
Further coverage for omega 3 rich diet and headaches (PR) Omega-3s Ease Migraine Pain The Doctor Will See You Now 26/07/21
Further coverage for lack of evidence for orthopaedic procedures (PR) Most Orthopedic Joint Surgery Lacks Scientific Justification Medscape 26/07/21
Further coverage for US life expectancy (PR) U.S. Life Expectancy Faced its Biggest Drop since WWII Occupational Health & Safety 26/07/21 Also in: India Press Agency
Further coverage of low carb diet and diabetes remission (PR) Diabetes type 2: GP helps over 100 patients reverse diabetes - key dietary tips Daily Express 27/07/21 Also in: New York Times Post, Business Telegraph, Today News Post
Further coverage of vegetarian diet and heart disease (PR) The guilt-free guide to enjoying red meat Daily Mail 26/07/21 Also in: UK News Today, MSN, Internewscast
Other notable coverage Study of 48,000 Kids with COVID Comes to Damning Conclusion as Mortality Rate for Group Sits at Zero (mentions Head to Head: Should we vaccinate children against covid?) The Western Journal 27/07/21 Viral video shows woman struggling to walk after Covid jab in very rare case (mentions Rapid Response: The role of public perception of neurological reactions in vaccine
2 hesitancy) The Sun 26/07/21 Also in: Business Telegraph, Business Fast Lisa Cameron, MP on animal testing in medical research. Editor in Chief of The BMJ mentioned BBC Radio 4 Today (2:42:37 mins into programme) Can exercise slow down cancer? The Times 27/07/21 Unvaccinated individuals give Covid-19 virus fertile breeding ground for new variants News 24 South Africa 28/07/21 Indians turn to crowdfunding to pay Covid bills BBC News 28/07/21 What is herd immunity and has the UK reached it? Metro 30/07/21 5 KEY FACTS ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES THAT PREGNANT WOMEN NEED TO KNOW The Independent 31/07/21 Climate crisis: escape to space not an option for the 99 per cent South China Morning Post 31/07/21 A coffee a day can help keep dementia at bay Daily Mail 31/07/21 Can I get a false positive on a lateral flow test? How accurate rapid Covid testing results are inews 01/07/21
JOURNALS
British Journal of Ophthalmology
Clinical Science: Corneal confocal microscopy identifies corneal nerve fibre loss and increased dendritic cells in patients with long COVID (PR)
Eyes may signal 'long Covid': Study Times of India 27/07/21 Eye Scan Could Determine Which COVID Patients Could Struggle With Symptoms Newsweek 28/07/21 COVID SCIENCE-Nerve changes in eyes can help confirm 'long COVID' Daily Mail 28/07/21
Also in: The Sun + Scottish edition, AOL UK, Herald Scotland, Yahoo News UK, Today UK News, extensive UK local news outlets, Daily Mail This is Money, MSN UK
International Fox News, National Herald India, Global News India, ACQRO Australia, Reuters US + Japan + China, Florida News Times, The Print India, Hindustan Times, International Business Times India + Australia, Newshub.nz, Business Standard, Yes Punjab, Middleeast-in.24, Kuwait.bpositivenow.com, Pehal News (IN), News18, Florida News Time, News Nation Now, TRT World, Asia News, Afric News, Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun, National Post (Canada), Canada.com, Tribune India, Onmanorama, Orissa Post, Metro New York, The Sun US, Radio USA, local CBS news +extensive US broadcast outlets, Yahoo Finance Canada, AsiaOne, Malaysia News, DaijiWorld, Yahoo Style Singapore + Malaysia, Mirage News Australia, CanIndia.com, MSN South Africa + India, New Kerala, Haaretz, News24 South Africa, Future Medicine India, WebIndia123, Prokerala, MENA FN, Washington Latest, Cosmos Magazine, Pakistan Observer
Medicine and science WebMD, Medical Xpress, Medscape, HealthDay, Ophthalmology Times, MDLinx, LiveScience, Medical News Today, Science Alert, Science Times, MDAlert, Physician’s Weekly, mashupmd, Health news Express, Doctors Lounge, Physician’s Briefing, Drugs.com, Englemed Health News, Devidiscourse, MSN Health & Fitness, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, ET Healthworld, Healio, My Vision, Infectious Disease Advisor
3 Other Newsazi, Social News XYZ, Knowledia, Daily24x7 news, Newsbreak, Newsmax, Newscon, Remo News, The Swaddle, ummid, Newsbeezer, Gigazine, Head Topics, World Today News, Globalcirculate, Newsfounded, msn.com, Nasdaq.com, CDE News, GMA News, Sify, Study Finds, IDea HUNTR, The News Magazine, Newsy Today, Archyworldys, SRN News, TheDrive.com, Netscape, Window to News, The World News, Andhravilas, Big World Tale, Andhram, TechGenYZ, ABP Live
Gut
Research: Underdevelopment of the gut microbiota and bacteria species as non-invasive markers of prediction in children with autism spectrum disorder (PR)
Children with autism have unique collection of healthy gut bacteria UPI 28/07/21
Also in: UK Today News, California News Times, Florida News Times, US News & World Report, Times of News India, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, BollyInside, Mirage News, Northern Territory News, Toronto Bulletin, Niger Delta Connect, Eminetra.NZ
Other SciTech Daily, Newsbeezer, Reddit.com, NutraIngredients, Focus Technica, Medical Xpress, GenomeWeb,BFN Today, The Healthcast, Drugs.com, Compsmag, HealthDay, Complete Nutrition, Patient Talk, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Medically Prime, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Newsbreak, Flipboard, mashupmd, Remo News, The-latest-news, Trustinews, Schoolworld media, Medicine.net, Industry Update, Mental Daily, Reddit.com, News-Medical.net, Medscape, Reuters Health, Clinicalomics, Nutrition2me, Newswise
Sugary Drinks Are Linked to Greater Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Everyday Health 26/07/21 (Previous PR) Liver transplant a safe option after recovery from COVID-19 MD Alert 29/07/21 Also in: Medscape Tobacco Control
Brief Report: Vaping on TikTok: a systematic thematic analysis (PR)
Urgent need’ for age restrictions on TikTok vaping videos, Australian study finds The Guardian 26/07/21 Children exposed to increasing number of TikTok vaping videos The Australian 26/07/21
Also in: iNews, Yahoo News UK, UK Today News, UPI, NT News Australia, Cosmos Magazine, Eminetra.AU + NZ, News.com.au, The West Australian, California News Times, Florida News Times,Newstalk.nz, Sydney News Today, Perth Now, Gold Coast Bulletin + local Australian news outlets, usa news guru, New Zealand Online News, MSN AU + India, Times of News India, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Results Radio Online + extensive US broadcast outlets, The Straits Times, Daily Advent
Other Medpage Today, Study Finds, Medical Xpress, OZY, Newswise, RT Magazine, Reddit.com,
4 WIO News, Flipboard, Newsbreak, X-mol, Newsbeezer, News Now, Vapor Voice, mashupmd, Ex Bulletin, Newsfounded, Newscon, Industry Update, Health News Express, Yahoo Movies, Remo News, The Pharmacist, TechiLive, The World News, Medically Prime, The HealthCast, Weekly Sauce, Science Newsnet, Drugs.com, Newswise, Study Finds, World is One News, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Moms.com, Hippcratic Post, Education Review
Philip Morris Calls for UK Cigarette Ban (So Smokers Will Buy Its Hot Tobacco Sticks Instead) Gizmodo 27/07/21 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness
Tobacco use sees dip in Bollywood films: study The Hindu 27/07/21
BMJ Open
Research: Comparative four year risk and type of hospital admission among homeless and housed emergency department attendees: longitudinal study of hospital records in England 2013-2018 (External PR)
Homelessness linked to emergency hospital admissions MyScience.org 29/07/21 Also in: mashupmd, Mirage News, National Tribune (AU), Medical Xpress, Univadis
Research: Adolescent mental health difficulties and educational attainment: findings from the UK household longitudinal study (External PR) Pupils with poor mental health ‘three times more likely not to pass five GCSEs’ ITV News 26/07/21 Homelessness up among mentally ill, Scottish Labour warns Morning Star 26/07/21
Also in: Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, iNews, Daily Mail +This is Money, Belfast Live, Daily Post Wales, Evening Standard, Wales Online Liverpool Echo + widespread local and regional outlets, Sunday Post, MyLondon, Yahoo News UK, MSN UK, Washington Latest, Samacher Central, Asian Image, The World News, Head Topics, Simple News, TesConnect, Yahoo Finance, EIN News, Washington Newsday
Research: Development of a healthcare system COVID Hotspotting Score in California: an observational study with prospective validation (External PR)
New tool for early identification of COVID-19 surges Markets Insider 26/07/21
Also in: Arizona Republic, Spoke, KTVN TV, IBTN9, Sangri Times, Business Class News, Angela Cares, Gateway News, Quertle, Benzinga, MyMotherLode, The Oklahoman + local US news outlets, TickerTech, Kaiser Permanente, NewsBlaze, One News Page, FDAReg Watch, Manhattan Week, Latin Business Today, Physician Family, American Medical Association Alliance, Magazines Today, Finanzen.net, Yahoo Finance, Healthcare IT News, Pharma Opportunities, Drug Patent Watch, Becker’s Hospital Review, Arizona Republic, Website Gear I was bitten by a tick and it ruined my life Scottish Sun 26/07/21 (print) (Previous PR, misattrib The BMJ)
Ethics: Clinical trial transparency and data sharing among biopharmaceutical
5 companies and the role of company size, location and product type: a cross-sectional descriptive analysis (External PR) Researchers find gaps in clinical trial data sharing Medical Xpress 31/07/21 Also in: California News Times, Florida News Times, Ramaon Healthcare, UK Today News, Mirage News
When employers don't heed mental health, workers' risk of depression goes up: study Safety + Health Magazine 30/07/21
BMJ Open Respiratory Research
Research: Sudden death in individuals with obstructive sleep apnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis (External PR)
Sleep apnea increases risk of sudden death, cardiovascular conditions National Tribune (Australia) 28/07/21 Also in: PublicNow, Newswise, Mirage News, AsiaOne, Pulmonology Advisor, Pulmonary Fibrosis News, ScienceBlog, Sleep Review, Endocrinology Advisor
Mental health needs of frontline nurses ‘not met during pandemic’ Nursing Times 28/07/21
Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
Research: Housing and health inequities during COVID-19: findings from the national Household Pulse Survey (External PR) Rent, mortgage linked to worse health outcomes during early stages of pandemic Mirage News Australia 27/07/21 Also in: Phys.org, Tech Codex The Impact of Social Stress on Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women Physican’s Weekly 26/07/21 (Previous PR) RMD Open
Research: Low prevalence of anti-SSA (anti-Ro) and anti-SSB (anti-La) autoantibodies in female patients with rheumatoid arthritis with a wish to conceive (External PR)
Anti-SSA, anti-SSB antibodies low in RA patients wishing to conceive Medical Xpress 28/07/21 Also in: Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Physician’s Weekly, Today UK News, W3Live News, Physician’s Briefing, Drugs.com, Healthgrades
OTHER JOURNALS COVERAGE
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases How Severe Is Your Psoriasis? WebMD The Magazine 27/07/21
Back Pain and Smoking HealthDay 31/07/21 Also in: Physician’s Briefing
Archives of Disease in Childhood
6 Who is David Faber married to? The Sun US 30/07/21 Also in: Big World Tale, W3Live News, The World News
BMJ Case Reports Further coverage for Bell’s palsy after COVID jab (PR) Shot link to facial paralysis Daily Express 26/07/21 (Print)
Women Report Unexpected Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect: Bigger Breasts IBT Australia 27/07/21 Also in: 7New.au, Daily Express, News Magazine
Newborn baby's twin discovered growing inside of her stomach by stunned doctors Daily Star 01/08/21 (Misattrib The BMJ)
BMJ Global Health Further coverage for health effects of lockdown vs COVID-19 (PR) Restrictions do no more harm to health than the disease itself TekDeeps 25/07/21
BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health A diet based on vegetables and fish is associated with a lower severity of covid-19 Explica.co 26/07/21 (Previous PR)
BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Doctors Need Training on DNACPR Discussions: Study Medscape 26/07/21
British Journal of Sports Medicine Exercise after Covid-19 recovery The Star Malaysia 25/07/21 (Previous PR) (Print)
Can exercise slow down cancer? The Times 27/07/21
More Exercise Could Lessen Your Sleep Problems, New Research Suggests Runner’s World 29/07/21 (Previous PR) Also in: California News Times, MSN South Africa + MSN UK, extensive US broadcast outlets, 4State News, Men’s Health, 2minute Medicine
Spotlight: Abnormal heart rhythms COVER 30/07/21 (Previous PR)
Further coverage for exercise and academic prowess (PR) Key to kids getting better grades in math — is more active gym classes? Study Finds 31/07/21
Olympics: Athletes emboldened to speak out as mental health issues take spotlight The Straits Times 31/07/21 Also in: Bloomberg News, Runner’s World, Vietnam Explorer
Why women are owning the podium for Canada at the Tokyo Olympics National Post Canada 31/07/21 Also in: The Conversation
Openly Trans Athlete Thanks Olympic Committee for 'Making Sport Inclusive and Accessible' Christian Broadcasting Network 01/08/21 (Previous PR)
7 Also in: Faithwire, Daily Advent, Conservative Angle Fairness vs. inclusion: Can Olympic leaders find balance in new rules for transgender athletes? USA Today 01/08/21 Also in: Vietnam Explorer, AZ Central, The Daily Wire
Evidence-Based Mental Health Further coverage for lack of investment in child mental health (PR) Child mental health services lacking in high-income countries: SFU study finds Health Medicine Network 26/07/21 Journal of Medical Ethics Why America needs direct democracy The National Interest 26/07/21 Also in: Conservative Angle, Newsbreak
The dark side of transgenderism: Moral monsters are mutilating children without parental involvement Washington Examiner 31/07/21 Also in: Daily Advent, USSA News
Leaders tackle global question of how to persuade people to get Covid jab The Guardian 01/08/21 (Previous PR) Also in:BioEdge, Yahoo UK News, Washington Latest
Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Sleep and Amyloid; Bone Loss and Cognition; Invasive Stim for Cluster Headache MedPage Today 27/07/21
Further coverage for precursor signs of stroke many years earlier (PR) Signs of cognitive, functional decline may precede first stroke by 10 years McKnight’s Long Term Care News 27/07/21
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