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BMJ in the News Is a Weekly Digest of Journal Stories, Plus Any Other News 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 (22-28 June) - our highlights ​ ​ include: ● UK health leaders urging the government to prepare for a second wave of covid-19 in The BMJ made global headlines, including BBC News, International Business Times, ​ ​ The Sydney Morning Herald and The Washington Post. ​ ​ ​ ● Experts in The BMJ raising concerns over the UK government’s “game-changing” ​ ​ ​ antibody testing strategy made headlines in Times of India, Sky News, ITV News and ​ BBC Breakfast. ● A study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood finding that ​ ​ ​ cyberbullying is linked to various types of post traumatic stress for victims and perpetrators was picked up by MailOnline, Forbes and CNN. ​ ​ ​ ● Research published in Gut suggesting that inflammatory bowel disease is linked to ​ ​ more than a doubling in the risk of developing dementia was covered by CNN, Sky ​ News and Newsweek. ​ ​ PRESS RELEASES The BMJ | Archives of Disease in Childhood ​ ​ ​ Gut | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ​ ​ Vet Record EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES BMJ Global Health OTHER COVERAGE The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ​ ​ BMJ Case Reports | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health ​ ​ BMJ Open | BMJ Open Gastroenterology ​ ​ BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine | BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health ​ ​ ​ ​ British Journal of Sports Medicine | Journal of Investigative Medicine ​ ​ Journal of Medical Ethics Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry | Lupus Science & Medicine ​ ​ Occupational & Environmental Medicine | Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine ​ ​ 1 RMD Open | Thorax ​ ​ T he BMJ press release coverage Open Letter: COVID-19: Call for a rapid forward looking review of the UK’s ​ preparedness for a second wave Fiona Godlee on Channel 4 News 23/06/2020 ​ ​ Health Leaders warn that UK must prepare for second wave of virus BBC Breakfast (top ​ story) 24/06/2020 Beware of the second coronavirus wave, British medics warn politicians Reuters 24/06/2020 ​ Coronavirus: UK must prepare for second virus wave - health leaders BBC News x 2 ​ 24/06/2020 Beware of the Second Wave of Coronavirus, Medics Warn UK International Business Times ​ 24/06/2020 Brits flock to the beach amid medics' warning of second wave The Sydney Morning Herald ​ 25/06/2020 Also in: BBC News Victoria Derbyshire, BBC News at Ten, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC ​ ​ ​ Radio Scotland, BBC Radio 4, BBC 2 Radio, BBC radio 5 Live + regional BBC radio, Sky News + Sky News Tonight, widely covered by local UK news outlets, ITV News, Daily Express, Yahoo UK, Daily Mail, Scotsman, Belfast Telegraph, Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, Financial Times, Mirror, Standard, LBC, Metro, The Herald, The National Scot, Huff Post UK, Daily Post (Wales), AOL UK, Evening Express, The Irish Post, The Sun, The Guardian International Connect The World - CNN International, The Washington Post, Publico, The National (AE), American Reporter, The New European, Yerepouni Daily News, MSN Philippines, Yahoo Finance Australia, The News International (PK), MSN Money Canada, WAtoday.com.au, Brisbane Times, The Age Australia + widely covered by Australian regional news outlets, Kenyan News, The Telegraph India, The Economic Times, Reuters India, Pulse (ng), Canada24 News, International Business TImes + IBT Australia, The Hindu, Yahoo New Zealand, 24 News Online (Pakistan), Radio France Internationale, CBC News, Pulse Ghana, France24, Senegal Actu, Washington Star, Avrupa Times, News24 South Africa, Yahoo India, Asia Pacific Daily, The Amed Post, China Daily, Ps4 France Other Nursing Times, Express Digest, NewsDio, Exchange Rates, C&IT Magazine, Personnel Today, Investing.com, Politics Home, BNN Bloomberg, Gaydio, Business Telegraph, InfoSurHoy.com, Devdiscourse, New Scientist, Business Recorder, Business Times, TalkTalk, Digital Journal, Health Medicine Network, Netscape, Graf Fiotech, Financial Post Magazine, simplenews.co, TRT World, Medical Xpress, People Management, Dentistry.co.uk, Medscape, RT.com, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth Letter: Rapid roll out of SARS-CoV-2 antibody testing—a concern (PR) ​ ​ ​ Coronavirus: Antibody test lacks 'proper assessment' BBC News 25/06/2020 ​ ​ Questions over coronavirus antibody tests (skip to 6:23 mins) BBC Breakfast 25/06/2020 ​ Coronavirus: Warning over COVID-19 antibody tests given to NHS and care workers Sky ​ News 25/06/2020 2 Concerns over reliability and cost of coronavirus antibody tests ITV News 25/06/2020 ​ Kerala: Antibody tests at airports a waste of time? Times of India 27/06/2020 ​ Also in: The Independent, Yahoo UK, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio 3, BBC World Service, ​ BBC Radio 6 Music, The Daily Telegraph, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 4, BBc World News, BBC Radio Scotland + regional BBC radio, UK local radio, BBC Breakfast, MSN UK, The Telegraph, Daily Mail + Scottish Daily Mail, The Independent, Standard, LBC, The Sun, Metro, MailOnline, Metro, Evening Express, Medical Xpress, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, Medscape, Bloomberg, express digest, Medical Device Developments, Medical Device Network, Personnel Today, News-Medical.Net, Business Telegraph, simplenews.co, Graf Fiotech, New Scientist Analysis: Getting back on track: control of covid-19 outbreaks in the community (PR) ​ ​ Doctors raise concerns over the government's 'ad hoc' Covid-19 test and trace system because it 'relies heavily on private companies' Daily Mail 26/06/2020 ​ ​ Also in: Express Digest, Health Medicine Network ​ Further coverage for BAME women account for over half of pregnant women in UK hospitals with covid-19 Is Coronavirus Transmitted via Placenta? A Number of Babies Born With Antibodies Science ​ ​ Times 22/06/2020 Why does Covid-19 affect ethnic minorities so badly? It isn’t to do with biology The Guardian ​ ​ 22/06/2020 Also in: KSRO-AM, Medical Xpress, Dundee Evening Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph, The ​ Times (+ Scottish and Irish editions), Latest Nigerian News, ITV News, Yahoo UK, Daily Mail, Eatsern Eye Further coverage for obesity and covid-19 When the pandemic ends, a healthier 'normal' could help our obesity crisis. Here's how to create it. The Washington Post 22/06/2020 ​ ​ O ther notable coverage ‘I haven’t heard anything from the Government in a month — why is it now safe for shielders to go outside?’ iNews 23/06/2020 ​ Dr Miriam Stoppard: Vaccine hopes up and it’s vital we’re ready to roll it out Mirror (+ print) ​ 22/06/2020 Infectious diseases expert warns of spike in ME cases The Times + Scotttish edition ​ 25/06/2020 (print) Fighting racism should be considered a public health issue Financial Times (+ print) ​ 25/06/2020 Scientists just beginning to understand the many health problems caused by COVID-19 Reuters UK + South Africa 26/06/2020 Also in: Daily Mail, Times of India, Voice of America ​ In Parliament, Jonathan Ashworth, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, questioned the government's "chaotic" system and urged ministers "to read the testimony, published in the British Medical Journal, of a clinician working in one of the call centres." ​ ​ 24/06/2020 3 JOURNALS A rchives of Disease in Childhood Research: Cyberbullying and post-traumatic stress symptoms in UK adolescents (PR) ​ ​ Cyberbullying can lead to post-traumatic stress - with more than a third of young victims suffering 'similar levels as people caught up in terror attacks' MailOnline 23/06/2020 ​ ​ Cyberbullying Connected To PTSD Symptoms In Victims—And Bullies Forbes 24/06/2020 ​ Some cyberbullies show signs of PTSD, according to a UK study CNN 24/06/2020 ​ Also in: International Business Times UK, US News & World Report, KVIA El Paso, ABC17 ​ ​ ​ News, Mirage News, Medical Xpress, WhatsNew2Day, Drugs.com, MEAWW, HealthDay, Clinical Connection, Science Times, TheCable, Kaiser Health News, The Amed Post, Hot Air, The Health Cast, WICC-AM + numerous US radio outlets, Weekly Sauce, OnMedica, ClinOwl, Armenian Reporter, News Daily, Science Daily Letter: Delayed access to care and late presentations in children during the COVID-19 ​ ​ pandemic: a snapshot survey of 4,075 paediatricians in the United Kingdom and Ireland (PR) ​ NHS treatment delays linked to more child deaths than coronavirus The Daily Telegraph ​ ​ 25/06/2020 COVID-19 and Children Medscape 26/06/20 ​ Bring sick kids for medical care during lockdown, doctors say New York Times 26/06/20 ​ Also in: Daily Mail + This is Money, Wales Online, Sun on Sunday (trailing research), ​ Sunday Times (trailing research: President of the College), London South East, News, Metro New York Online, Medical Xpress, OnMedica, Care Appointments.com, 740thefan.com, Fox Sports Radio + extensive local US broadcast, Health Medicine.net, Netscape, Reuters UK +US + India, Yahoo Finance, Financial Post Magazine, Haaretz (Israel), Devdiscourse, Canada.com, expressdigest.com, Clinical Research News, Angle News, Read Sector, Midwest Communication, MD Alert, Infosurhoy, Science Daily G ut Research: Inflammatory bowel disease is associated with higher dementia risk: a ​ nationwide longitudinal study (PR) ​ People with inflammatory bowel disease might be at higher risk for dementia, study finds CNN 23/06/2020 Crohn's and Colitis Linked to Doubled Risk of Dementia, Study Finds Newsweek 23/06/2020 ​ ​ Gut conditions double risk of dementia, scientists find Sky News 24/06/2020 ​ ​ Also in: The Guardian, The Daily
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