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.

Latest highlights (17-23 Sep):

● Launch of BMJ’s new journal General Psychiatry was covered by trade outlet ​ ​ InPublishing

● A study in The BMJ showing a link between a high-gluten diet in pregnancy and child ​ ​ diabetes generated widespread coverage, including the The Guardian, Hindustan ​ Times, and 100+ mentions in UK local newspapers

● Two studies in BMJ Open generated global news headlines this week - high sugar ​ ​ content of most supermarket yogurts and air pollution linked to heightened dementia risk. Coverage included ABC News, CNN, Newsweek, Beijing Bulletin and 200+ ​ mentions in UK local print and broadcast outlets

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BMJ to publish international psychiatry journal - InPublishing 19/09/2018 ​

British Journalism Awards for Specialist Media 2018: Winners announced (Gareth Iacobucci ​ winner) InPublishing 20/09/18

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Analysis: Revisiting the timetable of tuberculosis ​ ‘Latent’ Tuberculosis? It’s Not That Common, Experts Find - New York Times 20/09/2018 ​ Also covered by: Business Standard, The Hindu ​ ​ ​ ​ iMedicalApps: This Week's Top Picks: The BMJ - MedPage Today 21/09/2018 ​ Also covered by: Junkies Tech ​

Research: Association between maternal gluten intake and type 1 diabetes in ​ ​ offspring: national prospective cohort study in Denmark

Eating lots of pasta during pregnancy doubles the risk of children getting Type 1 diabetes by the age of 16, study finds - Daily Mail 20/09/2018 ​ High-gluten diet during pregnancy increases child's type 1 diabetes risk, study suggests - ​ The Independent 20/09/2018

Higher Gluten Intake in Pregnancy Tied to Increased Diabetes Risk in Offspring - NEJM ​ 20/09/2018

Also covered by: HuffPost UK, The Guardian, Daily Express, The Times (+ Irish, Scottish ​ editions), The Daily Telegraph, Ani News (India), Malay Mail (Malaysia), Free Malaysia Today Online, SAfrica 24, MSN, Nursing Times, The Bolton News, Dundee Evening Telegraph, Evening Standard, Doctors Lounge, Medical Xpress, MSN UK, HealthDay, Hindustan Times, webindia123.com, Deccan Chronicle, BT.com, ITV News, Yahoo UK, Daily Mail (AU), The Bolton News, goodtoknow, Medical Dialogues, 100+ mentions in UK local ​ newspapers

Investigation: Pandemrix vaccine: why was the public not told of early warning signs? ​

British Medical Journal: Was a swine flu vaccine unsafe? - New Zealand Doctor 21/09/2018 ​ Questions raised about swine flu vaccine - COSMOS Magazin 21/09/2018 ​ Swine flu jab fears reported two years before Irish recall - Independent Ireland 21/09/2018 ​

Also covered by: Sputnik International, OnMedica, Med Page Today, Practice Business, ​ ​ ​ FiercePharma, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Online, Medical XPress, Sleep Review Online, Your News Wire,

Editorial: Ban on sale of energy drinks to children ​ ​

Pressure grows on the government to blanket ban energy drinks for children as England's top paediatrician warns they cause obesity, sleep-deprivation and depression - Daily Mail ​ 19/09/2018 Caffeinated energy drinks a big no-no for children - Business Standard 19/09/2018 ​ Caffeinated energy drinks a big no-no for children - Indian White Paper 21/09/2018 ​

Also covered by: Times of India, New Kerala, The Asian Age, Qatar Tribune, Ummid, ​ Austin Indian, Indian Bloom, Kentucky Indian, Pro Kerala, India 4u.com, Can-India News, Outlook India, Her Family (ie), NDTV (New Delhi), SAfrica 24, Orissa TV

Research: Public Health England has failed to learn lessons over partnership with ​ drinks industry

Public Health England partnership with Drinkaware questioned by former advisor - Daily Mail ​ 19/09/2018 Public Health England partnership with Drinkaware questioned by former advisor - ITV ​ 20/09/2018 Public Health England partnership with Drinkaware questioned by former advisor - Belfast ​ Telegraph 19/09/2018 Also covered by: Rhyl Journal, BT.com, Southern Daily Echo, Bucks Free PRess Group, ​ ​ ​ South Wales Argus and 60+ mentions in UK local newspapers ​

Data Briefing: Ethnic pay gap among NHS doctors ​ 'Ethnic minority doctors held back by NHS racism' - MSN 20/09/2018 ​ Also in: Daily Mail, RT (Ireland), Health Medici Net ​

Research: Use of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) contaminated valsartan products ​ and risk of cancer: Danish nationwide cohort study Contaminated valsartan does not increase short-term risk of cancer, study finds - The ​ Pharmaceutical Journal 22/09/2018

Other coverage: Vaping: How Safe is it? - SBS Australia 20/09/2018 ​ Current rates of diagnosed of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in American adults - Times of News ​ 18/09/18 Also in: Medical Xpress, Yerepouni, News Medical Net, Bariatric News, Blog Likes, Science ​ Codex, Diabetes.co.uk, Medindia.com, NEWS Line Woman prosecuted over abortion pills appeals in Northern Ireland court - CNN 20/09/2018 ​ Also covered by: 15+ US Broadcasters, incl. ABC ​ UK doctors win battle with drug giants over cheaper eye medicine (mentions The BMJ ​ Avastin story) - Reuters 21/09/2018 ​ Also covered by: BBC News, BBC Radio 5 Live, Physician’s Weekly, Channel News Asia, ​ Yahoo News UK, ET Healthworld (India), Times of Malta + widespread local UK/US ​ broadcast outlets Researchers to Use Big Data to Enhance Liver Care in WNY - Jacobs School of Medicine ​ ​ and Biomedical Sciences News 19/09/2018 Medical laser firm eyes $50M IPO - optics.ord 19/09/2018 ​ Journals under the microscope - Science Magazine 21/09/2018 ​ ‘Nuns and prostitutes’: Ireland’s hopeless attitude to women’s health - The Irish Times ​ 22/09/2018

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BMJ Open

Research: Evaluation of the nutrient content of yogurts: a comprehensive survey of ​ yogurt products in the major UK supermarkets

Yogurt: A good source of vitamins, minerals…and sugar ABC News 19/09/18 ​ Are yoghurts REALLY good for you? Many contain sugar levels 'way above recommended level' - The Sun 19/09/2018 ​ Yoghurt may contain more sugar than soft drinks Hindustan Times 20/09/18 ​

Also covered by: ​ UK + Ireland The Times, The Guardian, The Independent, iNews, BBC News, Sky News, ITV News, Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mail, Mirror, The Sun + Irish + Scottish Sun, South Wales Argus, HuffPost UK, Yahoo News UK, The Conversation UK, Jersey Evening Post, Yorkshire Evening Post, Birmingham Mail, Surrey Live, Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Breaking News.ie, Mid Ulster Mail, The Irish News, The Scotsman, Heart Radio, Manx Radio, and 200+ mentions in UK local print and broadcast outlets, Woman & Home, Prima, ​ ​ The London Economic, Elle UK, Red Online, BT.com

International NPR + extensive local US broadcast, New York Post, New York City Informer, Fox News, Fortune, USA Today, CNN, ABC News Radio, CBS Boston, Atlanta Journal Constitution,

The Star Kenya, MENAFN, The Peninsula Qatar, GhanaWeb, Setopati.net, Can-India News, New Kerala, Elle India, India4U, NDTV, Outlook India, Yahoo India, Devdiscourse, Siasat Daily, Times Now, Gulf News, Gulf Times, Indian Bloom, MSN Philippines, Vietnam.net, thecattlesite.com, Infosurhoy, 9Honey, Food processing, Business Standard, Lifezette, INSIDER, Business Standard

Other Interesting Engineering, First for Women Online, Medscape, Medical Xpress, ZME Science, OnMedica, Medical Health News, Popular Science, TheHealthSite, Physician’s Weekly, Drugs.com, Health Medicine.net, HealthCentral, Doctors Lounge, BioPortfolio, News Dog, Mondo News, FoodBev News, IBN News, Dairy Industries.com, Farming Life, Brinkwire, NEJM Journal Watch, Current News in Medicine, MyStyle News, Food Processing (Australia), Window to News, Midday, LongRoom

Research: Are noise and air pollution related to the incidence of dementia? A cohort ​ study in London, England

Air pollution linked to much greater risk of dementia - The Guardian 19/09/2018 ​ Is air pollution tied to a higher dementia risk? - CNN 18/09/18 ​ Air pollution linked to higher risk of dementia in cities, study finds South China Morning ​ Post 21/09/18

Also covered by: ​ UK and Ireland The Times, The Sun, ITV News, The Independent, Financial Times, Aberdeen Evening Express, Irish News, Daily Telegraph, BT.com, Evening Standard, NHS Choices, Nursing Times, OnMedica, BBC News, BBC News (Headlines), ITV News, Metro, Irish Examiner, Belfast Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Mirror, Daily Mail, South Wales Argus, Business Insider UK, The Week, Derbyshire Live, Shropshire star and 200+ mentions in UK local ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ print outlets, MSN UK +Ireland, Yahoo News UK, Government Business Online, The ​ Sunday Post, Politics Home

International Newsweek, Inquirer.net, Breitbart News, UPI, CBS Philly, CBS New York, Everything Lubbock.com, All about Arizona News, Rappler, extensive US local broadcast, Daily Magazine (US), Newsline (US), The Malaysian Insight, The Star Malaysia, Malay Mail, Beijing Bulletin, Pakistan Observer, Pakistan Today, The Nation (Pakistan), The Frontier Post, Asia Pacific Daily, MysinChew, Vietnam News Agency, Jakarta Post, The Manila Times, The Japan Times, Egypt Independent, Oman Observer, Qatar Tribune, The Borneo Post, Borneo Bulletin, The Straits Times, Asia Pacific Daily, Yahoo Singapore, SBS Australia, Times of News Australia, Business Insider Australia, Courier Mail, Cosmos Magazine, The Independent (Bangladesh), Express Tribune (Pakistan), Udaipur Kiran, Hindustan Times, AsiaOne, Deccan Chronicle, World News,Yahoo News, MSN India + UAE, The Daily Sun, NDTV, ARY Digital Network, The Hans India, Times LIVE, AZFamily, Gulf News, Gulf Times, Jamaica Observer, News Channel 5, Times Now News, Daily Nation (Kenya), The Asian Age, The Global Times, Time LIVE, Europe Sun, infoBalkans, The News International, Gibraltar Chronicle, France24, AFP

Other MedPage Today, OnMedica, TheHealthSite, Medical News Today, Medical Xpress, IFL Science, Medical News Today, Health Breaking News, Air Quality Science, Popular Science,

News-Medical.net, Health Medicine.net, Physician’s Weekly, Doctors Lounge, Care Appointments, Medical Health News, Down to Earth Magazine, World First Travel Insurance. RightsInfo, Sharjah Clinics, NewsMax, Tornos News, Topix, Mondo News, Prothom Alo, Aged Care Insight, Today’s Geriatric Medicine, Diabetes.co.uk, Brinkwire, Geo Television News, expressdigest.com, The Raw Story, The News Today, ETA Insurance, Health Business Online, Technology Networks, The Daily Beast, My Headlinez

For First-Line Monotherapy for RA, Etanercept Is Preferable, Analysis Finds The Center for ​ Biosimilars 17/09/18

CONTINUITY OF CARE IS GOOD MEDICINE FOR PATIENTS — AND DOCTORS NJ ​ Spotlight 19/09/18

Immune Cell Link to Schizophrenia; Omega-3s For Anxiety MedPage Today 20/09/18

Aspirin for the Elderly; Youths Vaping Marijuana; It's PodMed Double T! MedPage Today ​ 22/09/18

Archives of Disease in Childhood Sickle Cell Patients in UK Survey, Especially Those 16 to 20, Voice Problems with Care and Pain Relief Given Sickle Cell Anaemia News 18/09/18 ​

Further coverage on milk and mucus The Milk and Mucus Myth, Busted HowStuffWorks 19/09/18 ​ Busting the mucus myth: Turns out it’s OK to drink milk when you have a cold SBS ​ ​ (Australia) 19/09/18 Also in: Clinical Advisor, Medical Dialogues, Drugs.com, Medical Xpress, Physician’s ​ Briefing, Doctor’s Lounge

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases What is pre-clinical arthritis? Everyday Health 19/09/18 ​ Also in: Medical Health News ​

The Promise of Molecular Medicine - The Rheumatologist 20/09/18 ​

Rheumatologist-Assessed vs Criteria for Inflammatory Back Pain in Psoriatic Arthritis - ​ Clinical Pain Adviser 20/09/2018

Difficult-to-treat RA characteristics vary among rheumatologists MedWire News ​ ​ 20/09/18

Management of Hand Osteoarthritis : EULAR 2018 Recommendations Medical ​ Dialogues 21/09/18 Also in: Healio ​

BMJ Case Reports Woman’s liver problems tied to her turmeric supplement LiveScience 17/09/18 ​ IS TURMERIC SAFE? SUPPLEMENT MAY HAVE CAUSED AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS IN WOMAN Newsweek 17/09/18 ​ Woman, 71, develops hepatitis after taking turmeric supplements to prevent a stroke

Daily Mail 17/09/18

Dealing With Depression? Here's How Cold Water Swimming Can Help - Follow News ​ 18/09/2018 Also in: Boldsky, The BigThink ​

WORST NIGHTMARE Man’s penis FELL OFF at home after rotting away when routine op went wrong - The Sun + Irish Sun 20/09/2018 ​ Also in: Daily Mail, The World News, PinkNews ​

Case Study Reveals One Of The Dangers Of Over-The-Counter Supplements IFLScience 20/09/18

Doctors replace man’s fingerbone with a 3D printed part - 9News (Australia) 20/09/18 ​

A case of Delayed pressure urticaria due to BP Cuff Medical Dialogues 20/09/18 ​

61-YEAR-OLD LEFT WITH SEVERE KIDNEY INJURIES AFTER VIOLENT BDSM SESSION Men’s Health 21/09/18 ​

BMJ Evidence Based Medicine Evidence-based medicine group in turmoil after expulsion of co-founder Science ​ Magazine 16/09/18 +21/09/18 Cochrane's HPV Vaccine Review Not What It's Cracked Up To Be: Conflicts Of Interest Undermine It - Activist Post 18/09/2018 ​ ​ Also in: Age of Autism ​

BMJ Global Health Lupus discovery could help manage disease in African patients Medical Xpress ​ 17/09/18 Also in: Englemed Health News, Science Magazine ​

National Biodefense Strategy, Zika Vaccine Trial Challenges, DARPA Safe Genes Global Biodefense News 19/09/18

BMJ Innovations NHS smacks down hundreds of staffers for dodgy use of social media, messaging apps The Register 17/09/18

Are patients the missing piece in the drug development puzzle? Pharmaceutical Journal ​ 18/09/18

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care Diabetes Injection Pens Market Growth, Trends and Demands Research Report and Forecast 2024 Digital Journal 21/09/18 ​

BMJ Open Respiratory Research People with asthma at higher risk of obesity MSN Philippines + India + Ireland 17/09/18 ​

Calpol may nearly double risk of asthma in children MSN India +Philippines 17/09/18 ​

British Journal of Ophthalmology Look after your eyes in national eyesight week Leicester Mercury 18/09/18 ​

Eye infection in contact lens wearers can cause blindness Outlook India 22/09/18 ​ Eye infection in contact lens wearers can cause blindness Business Standard 22/09/18 ​

Also in: The Tribune, Rocket News 24, Daily Excelsior, ABP Online, The London ​ ​ Economic, Gizmodo UK, Medical Dialogues, ET Healthworld, Brinkwire, Daily Star, Daily Mail, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Medical Xpress, Medical Daily, Medical Health News, Talk Radio, iNews, The Press Online, Iran Daily, Metro, LADbible, NewsCaf, Gizmodo India, News-Medical.net, extensive local UK print outlets, Teen Vogue, AOL Money, Health Medicine.net, BioEngineer, Yahoo UK News, LongRoom, Healing Well, South Wales Argus, The World News, UPI, Irish News, Health Breaking News,ITV, Belfast Telegraph, HuffPost UK, Science Mag, ScienceDaily, Doctors Lounge, Daily Star, Outbreak News, MSN Philippines, Health on the Net Foundation, Irish Examiner, Health Central, Breaking News.ie, HealthDay, Consumer Affairs, Drugs.com, Health Online, Brief Report, Daily Express, Bustle, WebMD, BT.com

British Journal of Sports Medicine WHAT SPORT IS BEST FOR ACHIEVING GREATER LONGEVITY? Physician’s ​ Weekly 17/09/18

What does new study say about orthotics? WRKC Cincinnati 18/09/18 ​

Need a cure-all? Get moving Ahmedabad Mirror 18/09/18 ​ Also in: Smooth FM ​

The tiny fan that can help you catch your breath Daily Mail 18/09/18 ​

Older women need to pump it up Philly.com 19/09/18 ​

HIIT, The Workout to Get You Shredded About her (Saudi Arabia) 19/09/18 ​

New research is moving the goalposts with groin injuries Irish Examiner 20/09/18 ​

Study used to justify international women’s track and field eligibility rule leaves questions Healio 20/09/19 Also in: The New Daily (Australia), Medical Health News ​

Transform Your Upper Body With These 18 Strengthening Exercises MSN Singapore ​ 20/09/18

Want to be healthier? Pick up the pace My Palm Beach Post 22/09/28 ​

How fall affects your mood and how to cope The Weather Network Online 23/09/18 ​

Five drinks you should always take after a workout The Standard (Kenya) 23/09/18 ​

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Further coverage for sexual minorities income gap Study finds lesbian, gay and bisexual people are poorer than straight people INTO ​ 16/09/18 Also in: Doctors Lounge ​

Call to tackle the ‘retail clusters’ that help cause ill‑health in Glasgow The Times ​ 16/09/18

Exposure to violence in schools may affect kids' grades - New Kerala 18/08/2018 ​ Study finds schoolyard violence scars witnesses as badly as victims Courier Mail ​ Australia 18/09/18

Also in: Business Standard, Local US print outlets, MSN, Telengana Today, Newsmax, ​ WebIndia123, Education Research Report, Health Central, The Queensland Times, News Dog, Coffs Coast Advocate, Brinkwire, Conduct Disorders, New Kerala, Times of India, Can-India News, Outlook India, AnINews, United News of India, India4U, Shillong Times, Economic Times, Infosurhoy, Medical Daily, Health News Digest, Economic Times, South Asian Times, MedIndia, LongRoom, Window to News, Udaipur Kiran, News-Medical.net, Health Medicine.net

Drinking Is Probably Aging You Much More Than You Realize HuffPost UK 20/09/18 ​ Also in: CityWatch, Health Breaking News ​

Alcohol may be linked to PMS Daily Mirror + Irish Mirror 21/09/18 (print edition) ​

Journal of Medical Ethics Bioethics Concerns Should Be a Key Element in Health Technology Development Medical Bag 19/09/18

Two views of human life: exclusive or inclusive? National Right To Life (US) 19/09/18 ​ How Can You Support Human Rights if You Forget Humans Before Birth? Life News ​ 19/09/18

Would you pay to take part in a clinical trial? BioEdge 21/09/18 ​

Inconsistent Interpretation of Equivalence Threatens Its Implementation in Prison Healthcare Settings Medical Bag 21/09/18 ​ ​

Canada laying groundwork for child euthanasia Canada Free Press 23/09/18 ​

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery Cath Lab Recap: TAVR For Bicuspid Valves; Optimized OHCA Protocol MedPage ​ Today 21/09/18

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Peanuts rise to superfood WTOL + Extensive US broadcast coverage 19/09/18 ​ Also in: Benzinga, Local US and Australian print outlets ​

ALS, Frontotemporal Dementia Have Distinct Patterns of Brain Inflammation, Study Shows ALS News Today 20/09/18 ​

One in 20 of all deaths due to alcohol, says WHO MSN UK + Ireland + South Africa ​ 22/09/18

Occupational & Environmental Medicine How to Improve Your Overall Well-Being When You Sit at an Office Desk All Day - ​ Brit+Co 18/09/18

Speak with your manager National Affairs 20/09/18 ​

An Arizona Man is Suing Monsanto Alleging Roundup Cancer Top Class Actions ​ 21/09/18

Tobacco Control Tobacco display ban linked to drop in children buying cigarettes in shops The Guardian ​ 21/09/18 Ban on cigarette displays cuts children buying tobacco in shops by nearly a third, study finds The Independent 20/09/18 ​ Also in: News-Medical.net, Deccan Herald, Odisha TV, India.com, DaijiWorld, Global ​ Health Newswire

Vet Record Prince Charles's cows among thousands of animals affected by outbreak of bovine tuberculosis, vets say Sunday Telegraph 23/09/18 ​