BMJ in the News is a weekly digest of journal stories, plus any other news about the company that has appeared in the national and a selection of English-speaking international media.
A total of 22 journals were picked up in the media last week (13-19 May) - our highlights include:
● A paper published in The BMJ linking glucosamine supplements with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease was covered extensively, including The Independent, The New York Times and The Telegraph.
● Research published in Gut revealing that bowel cancer is rising among younger adults in Europe was picked up by inews, HuffPost UK and BBC News (+ tweeted by Victoria Derbyshire).
● A study published in Tobacco Control suggesting that the Tobacco display ban has reduced the risk of children smoking made headlines in BBC News, ITV News and Daily Mail.
PRESS RELEASES
The BMJ | British Journal of Sports Medicine Gut
EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES
The BMJ | Tobacco Control
OTHER COVERAGE
The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases BMJ Case Reports | BMJ Global Health BMJ Open | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care BMJ Open Gastroenterology | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine British Journal of Ophthalmology | Heart Injury Prevention | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Occupational & Environmental Medicine | Open Heart Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine | RMD Open Sexually Transmitted Infections
T he BMJ
Research: Association of habitual glucosamine use with risk of cardiovascular disease: prospective study in UK Biobank (PR)
Taking joint supplements could help lower risk of heart disease and stroke The Independent 14/05/2019 Glucosamine Tied to Heart Benefits The New York Times 14/05/2019 Joint supplements could reduce the chance of early heart death by a fifth The Telegraph 14/05/2019
Also in: Daily Mail, The Irish Times, The Sun,The Herald, U.S. News & World Report, MedIndia.net, Daily Magazine, Yerepouni Daily News, MSN IN, Philly Voice, Medical Dialogues, Yahoo News, Inverse, Mogaz News, Follow News, Newsmax, Express Digest, 17Ok News, HealthDay, Healthline, Celebrity Best News, HealingWell, En-cphi.cn, Centre Daily Times, Starts at 60, WhatsNew2day, MyHeadlinez, BioPortfolio, News Llive, Drugs.com, Rocket News, News-Medical.Net, Health on the Net Foundation, Journal Watch, ForeignAffairs, Clinical Connection, Practice Business, Medical Xpress, World News Network, Health Medicine Network, NHS Website, ScienceAlert, The USA Times, Nursing Times, Daily Record, KFM Radio, UPI, F3 NWS, Street Level Pundit, DoctorsLounge, Physician’s Briefing, Weekly Sauce, Pain News Network, Patient Talk, Medical Health News, The Pharmacist, Hospital Pharmacy Europe, Cardiovascular Business, Nutraceuticals World, Nutrition Insight, Nutra Ingredients, Fitness Health Yoga, Times of News, Healthline
Rapid Recommendations: Thyroid hormone treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism: a clinical practice guideline (PR)
Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK may be unnecessarily taking drugs for a sub-clinical hypothyroidism, study warns Daily Mail 14/05/2019 Thyroid disease 'being over-treated' BBC News 15/05/2019 Why doctors now warn against routinely treating mild thyroid issues CBC News 17/05/2019
Also in: On Medica, Pulse, Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, The Sun, inews, Pharma Times, Nursing Times, Yahoo UK, Celebrity Best News, Express Digest, WhatsNew2day, MyHeadlinez, Journal Watch, MSN Philippines, Medical Health News, Telegraph India, CTLive, simplenews.co, Rocket News, Centre Daily Times, News Llive, Street Level Pundit, Drugs.com, Physician’s Briefing, Diabetes in Control, Doctors Lounge, MedIndia.net, Health Medicine Network, Practice Business, Pharmaceutical Journal, Arab News Canada, MSN Health CA, From Press, Eastern Ontario Network, Maharlika News, mySteinbach.ca, Canada 24 News, Tech Times, eMedicineHealth, RxList, Celeb Gossip News
Research: Breast cancer risk in transgender people receiving hormone treatment: nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands (PR)
Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer In Transgender Women, Study Suggests Yahoo News UK 14/05/2019 Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer In Transgender Women, Study Suggests HuffPost UK 14/05/2019 Transgender women face a greater risk of breast cancer because of the hormones they take, shows study Daily Mail 15/05/2019
Also in: OnMedica, Yahoo News Australia & NZ, Follow News, MedPage Today, Celebrity Best News, MedIndia.net, MyHeadlinez, MSN UK, Medical Xpress, WebMD, MediBulletin, LongRoom, HealingWell, Clinical Connection, MSN IN, HealthDay, Drugs.com, Health on the Net Foundation, The Health Cast, U.S. News & World Report, Cancer Compass, WebMD Magazine, Doctors Lounge, Weekly Sauce, Medical Health News, Practice Business, BioPortfolio, Healio, Cancer Research UK, SaskNewsNow.com, The Washington Blade
Investigation: Big tobacco, the new politics, and the threat to public health (PR)
Tories linked to tobacco industry revealed in probe The Scotsman 16/05/2019 Big tobacco secretly bankrolling anti-NHS think tank whose bosses donate thousands to Tory leadership contenders, investigation reveals The Independent 16/05/2019 Public health ‘under assault’ by free-market idealogues OnMedica 16/05/2019 IEA responds to British Medical Journal report Wiredgov 16/05/2019
Also in: Daily Mirror, Good Morning Scotland, The National, Medical Health News, World News Network, MSN UK, Bioengineer, Parallel State, News-Medical.Net
Research: Chronic use of tramadol after acute pain episode: cohort study (External PR)
Historically ‘Safer’ Tramadol More Likely Than Other Opioids To Result In Prolonged Use Scienmag 14/05/2019 Common painkiller ‘is actually just as addictive as opiates’ Yahoo News 14/05/2019 'There really is no safe opioid': Study finds tramadol isn't a less addictive painkiller CBC News 14/05/2019
Also in: Medical Health News, Newswise, Bioengineer, BrightSurf, ScienceDaily, NewsCaf, News Llive, 17Ok News, WatchNews, Eastern Ontario Network, Times of News, Celeb Gossip News, Business Insurance, The London Economic, DoctorsLounge, The Fix, Clinical Pain Advisor
O ther coverage for The BMJ Petition calls for inquiry into cannabis and violence voxy.co.nz 13/05/2019 Also in: Medical Health News The joy of absence World News Easy Branches 13/05/2019 Grin & Tonic (print only) Daily Star of Scotland 13/05/2019 Potential Mandatory Levy on UK Gambling Operators Causes Stocks Drop Vegas Slots Online 13/05/2019 UK Gambling Stocks Down After Call for a Mandatory Levy Casino Betting News 15/05/2019 Do Farxiga and Jardiance Cause Amputations? Top Class Actions 13/05/2019 AI diagnostic tool for pneumothoraces approved by FDA PharmaPhorum 13/05/2019 Using corticosteroids (or not) 13/05/2019
Further coverage for older fathers Men Have a Biological Clock Too, and Scientists Say It Starts Ticking Early Inverse 13/05/2019 Also in: The National
Health Benefits of Biking to Work From Press 14/05/2019 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness, Consumer Reports Two cups of coffee a day could help you live longer Free Malaysia Today 14/05/2019 Also in: Malay Mail, The Star Malaysia, Yahoo UK, Cooking Light, Daily Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, CTV News, Yahoo News, NewsCaf, The Citizen, Safrica 24, TimesLIVE, Jakarta Post, World of Buzz, Onties (Singapore), Senegal Actu, Asiaone
Further coverage for sexual activity in Britain Caring for your sexual well-being? This expert calls for quality love-making CBC News 14/05/2019 Sex six times a week may be pushing it, but what should your marriage KPIs be? (print only) The Telegraph 15/05/2019 Sexless marriage? The sex therapist’s advice for jaded couples The Times 18/05/2019 Also in: Daily Mail, BBC Radio 4 Front Row, Grazia UK, Chelmsford Weekly News, The Guardian, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, Yahoo! Canada Style, thelinkpaper.ca, Blogarama, Yerepouni Daily News
Deadly in pigs but harmless to humans, why is African swine fever such a threat to China’s economy? Intellasia.net 14/05/2019 What patients really think about the NHS and its staff The Independent (app edition, no link) 14/05/2019 Opposition day debate calling for the publication of ministerial papers on cuts to public health spending House of Commons BBC Parliament 14/05/2019 (The BMJ news analysis mentioned at 3:09:37) Opioids: A Painful Prescription? (07:34-07:53) File on 4, BBC Radio 4 14/05/2019 How 1.7 million people were unfairly fined by the NHS The Week 14/05/2019 How an AI-based chest X-ray solution detects collapsed lungs Compelo Medical Devices 14/05/2019
Further coverage for breakfast and weight control 4 Nutrition Questions Registered Dietitians Hear All the Time—Answered Self 14/05/2019 Cereal offenders are toast: breakfasts from around the world The Times 19/05/2019 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness, Daily Magazine
20 Inappropriate Things Pediatricians Did In The '90s BabyGaga 14/05/2019 Also in: Medical Health News How To Reduce Your Risk Of Dementia, According To The WHO IFLScience 15/05/2019 Ebola outbreak grows by 19 as WHO notes 'stop and go' response CIDRAP 15/05/2019 Are standing desks actually worth using? RTE 15/05/2019 40 Ways to Stay Fit After 40 Best Life 15/05/2019 HEALTH: Rice and obesity The Independent Nigeria 15/05/2019 Bad back? The expert who says pain is all in the brain (print only) The Times 15/05/2019 Why PE Should Be Required from Kindergarten to College Medium 15/05/2019 A Question of Control Scientific American 16/05/2019 ‘It was like meeting the Pope’: how Peppa Pig became a £1bn global phenomenon The Guardian 16/05/2019 Also in: MSN UK + IE + NZ MARRIAGE MORE IMPORTANT THAN WEALTH WHEN FINDING HAPPINESS, SURVEY SAYS The Independent 17/05/2019 Also in: Yahoo UK
Further coverage for apgar scores Normal Apgar score of less than 10 is not good enough Star2 17/05/2019 Also in: MD Alert
Further coverage for access to medical cannabis Alfie Dingley’s mother says she still can’t access the cannabis her son needs, causing him to have life-threatening seizures again inews 17/05/2019
GARDASIL’S FRAUDULENT RESEARCH REVEALED: THERE WILL BE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES, SAYS ATTORNEY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. Blacklisted News 17/05/2019 Also in: Activist Post Every baby in the UK could get the chickenpox vaccine Celebrity Best News 18/05/2019 Also in: The Mail on Sunday, Mogaz News, Express Digest, WhatsNews2Day, MSN UK + IE, Health Medicine Network To the editor: International docs available for rural doc shortage The Blade 19/05/2019 Potential Pitfalls of Using Antidepressants for Anxiety Disorders psychcongress.com 19/05/2019 25 Secrets to Get a Flat Belly Fast MSN Health & Fitness 19/05/2019 Also in: MSN Philippines 39 common facts that just aren't true MSN Lifestyle 19/05/2019
JOURNALS
B ritish Journal of Sports Medicine
Review: Mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes: a systematic review on cultural influencers and barriers to athletes seeking treatment + Consensus statement: Mental health in elite athletes: International Olympic Committee consensus statement (2019) + Editorial: Breaking a taboo: why the International Olympic Committee convened experts to develop a consensus statement on mental health in elite athletes (PR)
One in three professional sports stars and Olympians have mental health problems but they aren’t reporting them because they are scared advertisers would be put off Daily Mail 16/05/2019 Many top athletes ashamed to seek assistance for mental illness UPI 17/05/2019
Also in: HealthDay, Infosurhoy, Medical Health News, Mogaz News, Celebrity Best News, MyHeadlinez, BrightSurf, Medical Xpress, WhatsNews2Day, News One Place, The Health Cast, Publicnow, MSN UK + MSN Health CA, LongRoom, HealingWell, Health on the Net Foundation, U.S. News & World Report, Olympic.org, Doctors Lounge, Clinical Connection, The Health Cast, ScienceDaily, El-balad.com, Sciencecodex, Weekly Sauce, MedIndia.net, Times of News India
Bad science: Caster Semenya, testosterone and the athletics federation stuff.co.nz 13/05/2019 New appeal launched over testosterone rule (print only) The Times + Irish Times 13/05/2019 Also in: Newsroom, Medical Health News, Atlantic News, The Wire, Pacific Standard
Morning Exercise Improves Decision-Making in Elderly The Epoch Times 13/05/2019 Morning exercise kick-starts seniors' brains Health24 15/05/2019 Also in: Health24 South Africa, Rehacare
Not Sure If Cardio or Lifting Weights Is Better for Weight Loss? Here's What 2 Experts Have to Say My Fat Pocket 13/05/2019
'Apple Watch or it doesn't count': How tech addiction might be ruining your workout USA Today 15/05/2019 Also in: Medical Xpress + covered by numerous US local news outlets
Sports Medicine Market Overview by Product, Application, Competitive Landscape, Industry Size, Share, Trends and Forecast to 2025 Market Research Gazette 15/05/2019
How not understanding your menstrual cycle might be affecting your running Runner’s World 15/05/2019
These extreme athletes are proof that pregnant women don’t have to take it easy The Washington Post 15/05/2019 Also in: The Daily News, Entorno Inteligente
Study: Cents make sense for physical activity Medical Xpress 16/05/2019
Further coverage for leisure time activity Brisk Walking Linked to Remarkably Longer Life, Regardless of Weight Medium 16/05/2019
Why does Kangana Ranaut practise Pilates? The Health Site 17/05/2019
Soil, Seeds, Strength, and Serenity Thrive Global 17/05/2019
Further coverage for HIIT HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) - Is it effective for rapid weight loss? Blogarama 18/05/2019
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Research: Increasing Incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults in Europe over the last 25 years
Bowel cancer rates rising 'among young adults' BBC News 17/05/2019 + tweeted by Victoria Derbyshire and Shelley Silas (British playwright) Bowel Cancer Symptoms, Plus Diagnosis And Treatment Explained HuffPost UK 17/05/2019 Bowel cancer time bomb as more younger people develop it and diet is blamed inews 16/05/2019 Also in: Mirror, The Times, Express, ITV, The Guardian, The Sun, The Star, The Telegraph, Infosurhoy, Cancer Research, Practice Business, Nursing Times, Daily Mail, OnMedica, PanARMENIAN.Net, Myjoy.com, Science Daily, Specialty Medical Dialogues, Irish Health, CTV News, Web MD, Nursing Times, Irish Health, Pharmacy Business, Mogaz News, Express Digest, Celebrity Best News, WhatsNew2Day, Konitono News, The New Daily, Health Medicine Network, El-balad.com, MSN NZ + regional UK news outlets
Dr. Zorba Paster: Antibiotic overuse may be contributing to childhood obesity epidemic The Spokesman-Review 14/05/2019
Suffering from depression? Avoid these 5 inflammatory foods The Health Site 16/05/2019
Adult-onset IBD linked to higher mortality Medical Xpress 17/05/2019
A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases Switch from adalimumab to baricitinib may benefit some RA patients medWire News 13/05/2019
Further coverage for musculoskeletal conditions Musculoskeletal conditions now second global cause of years lived with disability Rehacare 15/05/2019 Global Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases on the Rise Doctors Lounge 17/05/2019 Also in: Physician's Briefing, Drugs.com
Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Consider the Drugs MedPage Today 17/05/2019
Interstitial Lung Disease: What Rheumatologists Need to Know The Rheumatologist 18/05/2019
B MJ Case Reports Woman, 25, could barely walk due to vagina injury after being tossed off her jet ski and landing on the handlebars - leaving a swelling blood clot that needed to be surgically drained Daily Mail 13/05/2019 Woman flung off jet ski onto handlebars left unable to walk from vaginal injury Mirror 14/05/2019 Also in: The Sun, The World News, LongRoom, Express Digest, Celebrity Best News, Mogaz News, Fox News, New York Post, news.com.au, Health.com, Business Insider (Australia + Malaysia), Health Online, USA Online Journal, INSIDER, LongRoom
Why you should NEVER clean your ear with a cotton bud (print only) Irish Daily Mail 14/05/2019
Hepatitis cases linked to turmeric food supplements in Italy Food Safety News 15/05/2019 Also in: Before It’s News
Woman suffers stroke while getting oral sex (misattributed to The BMJ) The Jamaica Star 14/05/2019 Also in: 3news.com
A Man Went to Hospital With a Gut Parasite. It Turned Out to Be a Rare Kind of STI ScienceAlert 16/05/2019
Widow, 61, is cured of her 'reversible dementia' that left her wandering the streets naked after doctors found her vitamin B12 deficiency was to blame for her delusional state Daily Mail 15/05/2019 Also in: Express Digest, WhatsNew2Day, Health Medicine Network, Mogaz News, The Amed Post, The Stars Post, Health Online, MSN Health & Fitness, From Press
This 58-Year-Old Woman Had a Huge Tailgut Cyst Removed Because of a Decades-Old Health Problem Health 15/05/2019 Also in: Yahoo Lifestyle
Girl, 11, lands on sharpened pencil and punctures her neck while playing at school (misattributed to The BMJ) The Independent 17/05/2019 Girl, 11, rushed to hospital with a pencil hanging out of her neck after 'landing on the sharpened side when she fell during a break at school' Daily Mail 16/05/2019 Also in: IFL Science, Med News, Health, Mirror, The Kenya Weekly, WhatsNews2Day, NewsarchyUK, Celebrity Best News, Express Digest, Health Medicine Network, Health Online, Extra IE, Mogaz News, LongRoom
Man, 56, rushed to hospital after the fried chicken bone he accidentally swallowed perforated his small bowel... only for the SAME bone to rupture it again just two months later Daily Mail 16/05/2019
Here’s What Could Happen If You Get Measles While Pregnant LiveScience 16/05/2019 This BMJ Case Study Shows Just How Dangerous Measles Can Be If You're Pregnant IFLScience 17/05/2019
A Man Got A Gut Parasite Through Having Sex With His Wife IFL Science 16/05/2019 Unusual-This man contracted gut infection through sexual route- Case report Specialty Medical Dialogues 17/05/2019
B MJ Global Health Pharmacists can help track TB patients Hindustan Times 18/05/2019 Tweaked pharmacy referral model increases TB case-finding The Hindu 18/05/2019 Also in: Medical Health News, Prime Times, HT Syndication, The Telegraph India
NPPA reduces prices of nine non-scheduled anti-cancer medicines by 30 to 60% Pharmabiz.com 18/05/2019
B MJ Open
Research: Does cannabis legalisation change healthcare utilisation? A population-based study using the healthcare cost and utilisation project in Colorado, USA (External PR)
Research Ties Marijuana Legalization to Car Accidents, Injuries U.S. News & World Report 15/05/2019 Legal marijuana reduces chronic pain, but increases injuries and car accidents Medical Xpress 15/05/2019 Marijuana legalisation linked to rise in abuse and car crashes OnMedica 15/05/2019
Also in: SFGate, MSN Health & Fitness, U.S. News & World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, Press From, MD Magazine, Science Daily, UCSF Today, LongRoom, UPI, Health Central, Medical Health News, MedIndia.net, Physician’s Briefing, Medical Xpress, Drugs.com, Health on the Net Foundation, HealingWell.com, Clinical Connection, Doctors Lounge, HealthDay, Drugs.com, CPhl.cn, Monthly Prescribing Reference
Fighting Effects from Heat with Potassium Yale Scientific 13/05/2019
Urine Test Could Prevent Cervical Cancer LabMedica.com 14/05/2019
How to Prevent Falls Yahoo News 14/05/2019 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness
40 Ways to Be a Better Husband After 40 Best Life 14/05/2019 Also in: MSN Philippines
Exercises That You Can Do in Your Office to Ease Back Pain SmallBizDaily 15/05/2019
High intake of fruit juice and sugar loaded beverages tied to gout Specialty Medical Dialogues 15/05/2019
One in 20 GPs are dependent on alcohol and HALF drink at least twice a week 'because of the NHS crisis' Daily Mail 16/05/2019 Doctors turn to alcohol, food and drugs to cope with work stress The Guardian 16/05/2019 Also in: Yahoo UK, Mogaz News, Clinician Reviews, Express Digest, News One Place, WhatsNew2Day, GP Magazine, Psychiatric Times, LongRoom, Health Medicine Network
EATING PASTA THREE TIMES A WEEK WON’T MAKE YOU FAT, STUDY SHOWS Everybody Craves 16/05/2019
Does eating ultraprocessed food affect weight gain? It’s complicated ScienceNews 16/05/2019 Also in: AllMediaNY, Mother Nature Network, LongRoom
Methotrexate use in rheumatoid arthritis doesn’t increase interstitial lung disease risk Specialty Medical Dialogues 17/05/2019
Further coverage for harms of others’ drinking British People Get Drunk The Most, According To This New Global Survey (misattributed to The BMJ) Bustle 19/05/2019
B MJ Open Diabetes Research & Care Type 1 diabetes: New pancreatic cell transplant system shows promise Medical News Today 17/05/2019
B MJ Open Gastroenterology Interpace Diagnostics Q1 Revenues Rise 25 Percent GenomeWeb 13/05/2019 Also in: Yahoo Finance
B MJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Bruising physicality of Champions Cup final shows why rugby stars must cherish victories while they can inews 13/05/2019
Doctors take an unhealthy approach to exercise (print) Scottish Daily Mail 13/05/2019
Men Suffering From Osteoporosis Could Benefit From Longjack’s Ability To Improve Bone Development BruDirect.com 16/05/2019
B ritish Journal of Ophthalmology This Is the Most Important Place to Apply Sunscreen (and You Probably Aren’t Doing It) MSN 17/05/2019
Dexamethasone Injection May Speed IOP Drop in Angle-Closure Glaucoma Eyewire 17/05/2019
H eart Omega-3 fatty acids from fish lower risk of exercise-induced Heart attack Specialty Medical Dialogues 14/05/2019
I njury Prevention Easy availability of guns hikes risk of rash decision to end one’s life Las Vegas Review-Journal 16/05/2019
J ournal of Epidemiology & Community Health Economists conducted a $5 million experiment to (literally) shed light on crime Washington Post 14/05/2019 Also in: Jewish World Review
Genetics Or Habits: What Are The Causes Of Skin Aging? HealthWorksCollective 17/05/2019
J ournal of Medical Ethics Human babies born using an artificial womb ‘possible in a decade’ Metro 14/05/2019 Also in: Medical Health News, WS Tale, Blacklisted News, Your News Wire
Transgender Privilege: Why Must We All Be Forced to Bow to It? Frontier Centre 15/05/2019
J ournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Early Involvement of Caudate Brain Region Linked to Worse Prognosis in Parkinson’s Patients, Study Finds Parkinson’s News Today 15/05/2019
O ccupational & Environmental Medicine 8 signs that you should leave retirement MSN 13/05/2019
Further coverage for night shifts and miscarrriage Night shifts may affect pregnancy (print only) The Irish Daily Mail 14/05/2019
Long shifts, inexperience boost miners’ injury risk: study Safety Safety + Health 15/05/2019 Longer hours and injury risk ISHN 17/05/2019
How to protect your health in polluted places Daily Herald 18/05/2019
O pen Heart Your heart rate may foretell your lifespan Health24 16/05/2019
R egional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine Proximal vs Distal Ultrasound-Guided Approach for Greater Occipital Nerve Block for Chronic Migraine Clinical Pain Advisor 14/05/2019
R MD Open Insights given into TNFi treatment patterns for patients with PsA MedWire News 16/05/2019
S exually Transmitted Infections Further coverage for deep kissing and gonorrhea Bad News: Tongue Kissing May Transmit Gonorrhoea VICE 13/05/2019 Kissing may spread gonorrhoea New Telegraph Nigeria 16/05/2019 Also in: Archy Worldys
Rectal Douching Before Sex May Put Gay Men at Increased Risk for HIV and STD Infection: STUDY (misattributed to The BMJ) Towleroad 16/05/2019 Douching linked to HIV and STI transmission in gay and bi men (misattributed to The BMJ) Gay Star News 16/05/2019
T obacco Control
Research: Impact of a ban on the open display of tobacco products in retail outlets on never smoking youth in the UK: findings from a repeat cross-sectional survey before, during and after implementation (External PR)
Tobacco display ban 'safeguards young people' BBC News 14/05/2019 Tobacco display ban cuts risk of children smoking – study ITV News 14/05/2019 Smoking among children has plummeted by 35% since cigarettes were banned from till points and almost nine in 10 say smoking seems ‘unacceptable’ Daily Mail 14/05/2019
Also in: The Times, The Guardian, Yahoo News UK, The Herald, Mirror, Infosurhoy, Dentistry.co.uk, News-Medical.Net, WhatsNew2Day, Campaign Series, Express Digest, The Sunday Post, Express & Star, Free Press, Mogaz News, The National Scot, The Scotsman, Third Force News, Talking Retail, Medical Health News, BT.com, STV, The Impartial Reporter, Stirling News, Big World Tale, MedIndia.net, News-Medical.Net + covered widely by UK local online news and radio outlets
Young Scots turning away from smoking The Scotsman 14/05/2019
North Carolina sues Juul, setting up a fresh legal fight for the embattled e-cigarette company Washington Post 15/05/2019