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 20 journals were picked up in the media last week (11-17 May) - our highlights ​ ​ include:

● A study published in BMJ Global Health, revealing that nearly a quarter of a billion ​ ​ people in Africa will catch coronavirus and up to 190,000 could die, generated excellent global coverage, including The Economist, The Guardian, Voice of America ​ and International Business Times. ​

● Another BMJ Global Health study finding that more than one in four of the most ​ ​ ​ ​ viewed COVID-19 videos on YouTube in spoken English contains misleading or inaccurate information was covered extensively, including BBC News, NBC News, ​ India TV News and ABC News. ​ ​

● An analysis published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases revealing that there ​ ​ were more than 300 million cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis worldwide in 2017 was picked up by MailOnline, Gibraltar Chronicle and OnMedica. ​ ​ ​

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PRESS RELEASES

The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ​ ​ ​ BMJ Global Health | Occupational & Environmental Medicine ​ ​

EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES

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OTHER COVERAGE

The BMJ | Archives of Disease in Childhood ​ ​ BMJ Case Reports | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health ​ ​ BMJ Open | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ​ ​ British Journal of Ophthalmology | British Journal of Sports Medicine ​ ​ International Journal of Gynecological Cancer Journal of Clinical Pathology | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ​ ​ Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ​ ​ ​ Thorax | Tobacco Control ​ ​ Vet Record

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At WISH, we recognise that nurses are our healthcare heroes Gulf Times 11/05/2020 ​ ​

Government's coronavirus plan will 'inevitably' lead to further lockdowns, warns independent Sage Yahoo Style UK + Yahoo Finance 12 May 2020 ​

BMJ, Nature warn against 'sabotaging' COVID-19 response with poor and 'chaotic' trials FierceBiotech 14/05/2020

The BMJ appoints Clinical Research Editor in China InPublishing 15/05/2020 ​

Evenings on BBC Radio Cambridgeshire - Theo Bloom interview (skip to 41:55 - 49:13 ​ minutes) 17/05/2020

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Research: Graduated compression stockings as adjuvant to ​ pharmaco-thromboprophylaxis in elective surgical patients (GAPS study): randomised controlled trial

Graduated Compression Stockings May Not Be Needed After Surgery Drugs.com ​ 14/05/2020

Also in: HealthDay, Healio, Mirage News Australia, Medical Health News, W3 Live News, ​ ​ ​ Medical Xpress, Medscape, Physician’s Weekly, MD Magazine

Research: Use of all cause mortality to quantify the consequences effect of covid-19 ​ in Nembro, Lombardy: descriptive study

Italy’s coronavirus death toll ‘could be substantially underestimated’ Metro 15/05/2020 ​ ​ Shocking report suggests coronavirus death numbers were ‘underestimated’ in Italy Express ​ 15/05/2020 Coronavirus deaths in Italy and US could be up to double the official counts, new research shows Business Insider 16/05/2020 ​

Also in: Business Insider Malaysia + Singapore + Australia, Medical Xpress, BrightSurf, ​ sciencecodex, COSMOS, ThePrint

Research: Clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine in patients with covid-19 ​ pneumonia who require oxygen: observational comparative study using routine care data Research: Hydroxychloroquine in patients mainly with mild to moderate coronavirus ​ disease 2019: open label, randomised, controlled trial

UK pays £20m for Donald Trump's malaria drug 'Covid cure' The Telegraph 15/04/2020 ​ 'No benefit' in hydroxychloroquine virus treatment: Two studies The Jakarta Post 18/05/2020 ​

Also in: The Print (India), Outlook India, MedPage Today, Yahoo UK, En24, Everyday ​ Health, TheJournal.ie, Riviera Radio, SciTechDaily, Down to Earth Magazine, The Pharmaceutical Journal, medWire news, Drugs.com, U.S. News & World Report, GRIPT,

2 Clinical Connection, sciencecodex, Navhind Times On The Web, Outlook India, Millennium Post, Times of News Australia, Archy Worldys, Senegal Actu, Allusanewshub, Ps4France, Health24 South Africa, France24, ScienceDaily, FranceTVinfo, Le Monde

Editorial: The UK’s public health response to covid-19 ​

UK COVID-19 Daily: 'Stop Squabbling' Over Schools Reopening Medscape 16/05/2020 ​ ​

Also in: Sky News TV, Express & Star, medscape, tct md, Mirage News, The Canary, ​ ThisisLancashire.co.uk + covered widely by local UK news outlets, Evening Express, AOL UK, Yahoo UK

Further coverage for infant formula marketing When Deciding Whether to Breastfeed or Use Formula, Experts Say Ignore the Marketing Healthline 11/05/2020

Further coverage for egg consumption not linked to CVD risk Why the ideal breakfast is eggs. Coffee can wait The Times (print + online) 12/05/2020 ​

Further coverage for the role of viral load Coronavirus: Leave deliveries for 72 hours to limit risk of virus exposure, experts say SkyNews 11/05/2020 Also in: The Telegraph, Mirror, The Sun + Sun IE, MailOnline, ScienceTimes, The ​ Independent, The Star, Heart digital + UK local radio, simplenews.co, News-Medical.Net

Further coverage for certain diabetes drugs may protect against serious kidney problems SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked to Reduced Risk for Serious Renal Events Endocrinology Advisor ​ 12/05/2020

Further coverage for concerns over “exaggerated” study claims of AI outperforming doctors AI set to transform healthcare in world’s poorer regions Financial Times 14/05/2020 ​

O ther notable coverage Coronavirus symptoms: Eight less obvious warning signs of COVID-19 to watch out for Express 11/05/2020 Coronavirus: There isn't enough evidence to support claims against use of ibuprofen International Business Times 11/05/2020 Soaring drug prices could bar access to future coronavirus treatments The Guardian ​ 11/05/2020 Healthcare's Second Look At E-Consults For Essential Health Services Forbes 11/05/2020 ​ Coronavirus symptoms: The 7 lesser-known COVID-19 symptoms that everyone should be aware of Times of India 13/05/2020 ​ 'Weird as hell’: the Covid-19 patients who have symptoms for months The Guardian ​ 15/04/2020 Why Are Women-Led Nations Doing Better With Covid-19? The New York Times 15/05/2020 ​ ​ Also in: The Economic Times (Times of India), ABS-CBN ​ U.S. and China Trade Coronavirus Accusations, Sparking Fears of a New Cold War The ​ New York Times 15/05/2020 NO, LONDON IS NOT LIKELY TO BE FREE OF COVID-19 CASES IN WEEKS Newsweek ​ 15/05/2020

3 Can Vitamin D Help With Covid-19 Coronavirus? Here Is The Science Forbes 17/05/2020 ​ Plan to study nicotine patches as potential coronavirus treatment The Guardian 17/05/2020 ​ Install Pop-Up Cycleways, NHS Bosses Urge U.K. Councils Forbes 17/05/2020 ​

JOURNALS

A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Epidemiological science: Global, regional and national burden of osteoarthritis ​ 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study (PR) ​

Aussies at greater risk of osteoarthritis MailOnline 11/05/2020 ​ ​ Hip and knee osteoarthritis on the rise - study Gibraltar Chronicle 13/05/20 ​ Global cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis reach 300 million OnMedica 13/05/20 ​

Also in: The Times + Irish + Scottish editions, Daily Mirror + Irish edition, inews, Daily ​ Express, The Irish News, Daily Telegraph Australia, Perth Now + regional Australian news outlets, Mirage News Australia, Yahoo News Australia & NZ, News.com.au, Herald Sun, The Australian, Courier Mail, Deadline News, Medical Xpress, MD Magazine, Medical-News.net, Physician’s Briefing, Engelmed Health News, The Senior, Drugs.com, MDLinx

Clinical SLE Disease Activity Index of 0 most attainable definition of lupus remission Healio ​ 12/05/2020

Real-world TNF inhibitor response below that of trials in axSpA Medicine Matters 11/05/2020 ​

Withdraw systemic sclerosis treatment during COVID-19? Expert panel offers advice on patient risk Healio 13/05/2020 ​

Hydroxychloroquine use does not protect against severe COVID-19 in people with lupus Medwire News 13/05/2020

No increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis through anti-hormonal breast cancer therapy Medical Xpress 13/05/2020

DMARDs Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in SARS-CoV-2 RA Patients Rheumatology Network ​ 14/05/2020

TNFis and Neuroinflammatory Event Risk in Patients With Rheumatic Disease Rheumatology Advisor 15/05/2020

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Research: YouTube as a source of information on COVID-19: a pandemic of ​ misinformation (PR) ​

Coronavirus: False claims viewed by millions on YouTube BBC News 14/05/20 ​ One in four popular YouTube coronavirus videos contain misinformation, study finds NBC ​ News 13/05/20 YouTube Coronavirus videos continue to mislead users: Here's why India TV News ​ 14/05/20

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Also in: ITV News, The Daily Telegraph, Mail Online + Daily Mail This is Money, Evening ​ Standard, Evening Express, Metro, RTE.ie, inews, This is London + extensive local print/online coverage, CBBC Newshour, AOL UK, Wales Farmer, Belfast Telegraph, BreakingNews.ie, RTE, Irish Examiner, extra IE, Dundee Evening Telegraph, Yahoo News UK, BBC Newsround, Silicon UK, The Sun + Scottish Sun + Sun IE, VICE UK, Glasgow Times

International CNN + CNN Philippines, ABC News, Outlook India, MinnPost, Asian Image, News18, VICE, Deccan Herald, Yahoo Singapore, Vice Australia, New Zealand Herald, INDIA New England, Yahoo! Finance Canada, Al Bawaba, KTBB, Canada 24 News, Global News Canada, Kentucky Indian, Orissa Post, Prokerala, Austin Indian, Minn Post, Newkerala, Telangana Today, Latestly, Yahoo! Canada News, Yahoo News Australia & New Zealand + India, India4u, Gibraltar Chronicle, Tasmanian Times, Daily World (IN), Andhravilas, 1News, MoneyLife (IN), The Statesman (IN), webindia123.com, ABP Live (IN), MyOzarksOnline (attrib The BMJ), Prime Times (IN), Hindustan Times, Indian 24 News, local US/Canadian print outlets, Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation, The National Interest (US)

Other Medical Xpress, Express Healthline, Science Codex, Global Health Newswire, E&T Magazine, WhatsNew2day, Big World Tale, BrightSurf, WebMD, sciencecodex, WhatsNews2Day, Campaign Series, FreePress, WSTale, CIDRAP, ArsTechnica, Mic, SciTechDaily, The Raw Story, ScienceDaily, Salon, FN Talk, Newsbeezer, Columbus News Team, MedPage Today + Podcast, Digital Trends, Tech Times, The Health Cast, WebNuz, Window to News, Tech Explore, Drugs.com, FocusTechnica, simplenews.co, Clinical Connection, Social News XYZ, F3 NWS, Weekly Sauce, Digital Information World, Marketing Week, News Feel, Vaaju.com, Newsbeezer, Solar News, The World News, CIO Look, E-News, ICrowdNewswire, Health24, Health News Today, Boing Boing, Day Web Chronicle, Open PR, StoptheFud, Medium, KFF, Yahoo Finance

Research: The potential effects of widespread community transmission of ​ SARS-CoV-2 infection in the WHO Africa Region: a predictive model (PR) ​

Why covid-19 seems to spread more slowly in Africa The Economist 14/05/2020 ​ Africa facing a quarter of a billion coronavirus cases, WHO predicts The Guardian 15/05/020 ​ US, Russia, Britain Top List of COVID Infections Voice of America 16/05/20 ​

Also in: Metro, MailOnline + Daily Mail This is Money, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 4 + ​ widely covered by regional BBC radio, 24Matins UK, The Daily Telegraph, RTE.ie, Yahoo News UK

International International Business Times, NBC News, International Business News Australia, Medical Brief South Africa, Yahoo News Australia & NZ, Jakarta Post, Daily Sabah, Latestly, TRT World, Bangkok Post, CTV News, Breitbart News, AFP, France 24, Libyan Newswire, Daily Post Nigeria, Rfi (France), Deutsche Welle, Cosmos Magazine, The Hindu, Premium Times (Nigeria), Modern Ghana, The Standard (Kenya), UrduPoint News, New Straits Times, The New Times (Rwanda), Sri Lanka Two Nations, TimWorld (US), Eurasia Review (attrib The BMJ), Yahoo Finance Canada, Talk of Naija, The Vanguard (Nigeria), Vietnam Breaking News, Nigeria Political Economist, Talk Vietnam, Citi Newsroom (Ghana), The World News,

5 How Africa, Press TV (Iran), Yahoo India Style, The Herald (Zimbabwe), Center for Global Development, BusinessGhana, Vietnam Invest Review, Bangladesh Times of News, Intellasia.net, SAfrica24, East Africa Standard, MSN South Africa + Singapore + Malaysia + New Zealand + Canada, Voice of America Zimbabwe, Borneo Bulletin, Daily Star (Bangladesh), Seychelles News Agency, The Manila Times, Asian Age, The Times of Israel, New Age Bangladesh, Geo TV, The Bangladesh Post, Taipei Times, News Africa Now, The Amed Post, MoneyWeb Zimbabwe, Daily Express (Malaysia), Armenian Reporter, The Guardian (Nigeria), Republic World, Zambian Watchdog, Yahoo Singapore, Daily Times (Pakistan), Zambian Watchdog, The South African, Deccan Chronicle, Hiru News Sri Lanka, eNCA, The Citizen Tanzania, RTL Luxembourg, NTV Uganda, PanArmenian.net, Deccan Herald, CGTN, Tasnim News Agency, Lao PDR News Gazette, Singapore News Gazette, Zimbabwe Star, local US print outlets, Hong Kong Herald, Herald Globe (US), Beijing Bulletin, Philippine Times, Bangkok News, Singapore Star, Israel Herald, Hawaii Telegraph, Barbados News, North Korea Times, Venezuela Star, The Sun (Malaysia), Afghanistan Sun, Azerbaijan News, Vancouver Star, AustralianNews.net, Dublin News, Canada Standard, Chicago Chronicle, Toronto Telegraph, China National News, Kyrgzstannews.net, Myanmar News, Brunei News, Cambodian Times, Britain News, African Leader Online, Trinidad Times, Europe Sun, Asia Pacific New, Sowetan Live, The Africa News

Other IFL Science, Report Focus News, Digital Journal, News-Medical.Net, MyHeadlinez, Medical Xpress, SciTech Daily, Becker’s Hospital Review, MediaPost Communications, Digital Information World, GH Headlines, Headline News, Enjoy Travelling, My Joy Online, EIN News, The World News Monitor, Alive for Football, Yahoo Finance, Steelers Lounge, MyVue.com, Times Now, expressdigest, Rappler, Stopthefud, LifeSly, Report Focus News, Kaiser Family Foundation, i24News, Peace FM, OneNews Page, Big News Network, Angle News, Medical Brief South Africa, UN Dispatch

Why the public-private partnership to build Lesotho’s only specialist hospital floundered Mail&Guardian (South Africa) 13/05/2020 Also in: EIN News ​

COVID-19: Doctors warn mobiles can be potential carrier of coronavirus in healthcare institutions Financial Express 15/05/2020 ​ Also in: Outlook India, Free Press Journal, Times Now, Hindustan Times, Telecom Live, ​ OneIndia, Daily Hunt, Navhind Times, Outlook India, Pune Mirror, The Asian Age, Prime Times (IN), Ahmedabad Mirror, NDTV, Kashmir Images, OdishaBytes, The Week (IN), Devdiscourse, TimesNowNews, India Today, Deccan Herald, India TV, Edex Live, The New Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, TechGenyz, One News Page

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Research: High physical work demands and working life expectancy in Denmark (PR) ​ ​

People with physically demanding jobs like construction and factory work have shorter working lives, study finds inews 12/05/2020 ​ Physically demanding work can lead to earlier retirement, study suggests The Irish News ​ 14/05/20 More than 300 million cases of hip and knee osteoarthritis worldwide in 2017 Mirage News ​ Australia 13/05/20

6 Also in: The Sun, Medical Xpress, OnMedica, Brinkwire, Daily Star + Scottish edition, ​ Outlook India, Telangana Today, Englemed Health News, Science Daily, New Kerala, Kentucky Indian, Hindustan Times, MENA FN, Edex Live, CNBC TV, Free Press Journal, webIndia123,

A rchives of Disease in Childhood How does the virus infect children? And should they be in school? Study International ​ 12/05/2020 Schools and classrooms do not act as breeding grounds for Covid-19, study says The Daily ​ Telegraph (misattrib to The BMJ) 17/05/2020 Also in: Daily Mail ​

Further coverage for sleep difficulties in infancy linked to childhood anxieties (PR) Infants' Disturbed Sleep Linked to Anxiety Bedtimes Magazine 14/05/2020 ​

B MJ Case Reports HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR OPEN WATER SWIMMING? (misattributed to The BMJ) ​ 220 Triathlon 15/05/2020

B MJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health Further coverage for plant based hangover treatment (PR) Common plant extracts may ease your hangover Healthline 13/05/20 ​ Also in: MDLinx ​

B MJ Open Incidental finding on brain MRI seen in 5% of older patients NewsDio 12/05/2020 ​ Also in: Family Practice News Online ​

The New Alzheimer’s–Air Pollution Link Scientific American 13/05/20 ​ Also in: En24 ​

Study Finds That Cloth Masks Can Increase Healthcare Workers Risk of Infection Collective ​ Evolution 15/05/2020

Plan for a healthier infection-fighting you Texarkana Gazette 16/05/20 ​

B MJ Open Diabetes Research & Care End of hospital stay glucose variability indicates readmission likelihood MedWire News ​ 15/05/20

B ritish Journal of Ophthalmology Unhealthful diet linked with vision loss later in life dunyanews.tv (Pakistan) 12/05/2020 ​

What to Eat When You Have Glaucoma Health Central 13/05/2020 ​

Arctic Vision Announces Formation of Scientific Advisory Board Benzinga 14/05/20 ​

COVID-19 implicated in conjunctivitis Ophthalmology Times 15/05/20 ​

B ritish Journal of Sports Medicine Researchers Of The UMA Analyze The Role Of Kinesiophobia In Individuals With Chronic

7 Musculoskeletal Pain Scienmag 15/05/2020 ​

Born To Run—Or Are They? Here’s A Guide To Kids And Running. Women’s Running ​ 11/05/2020

10 Running Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making MSN Lifestyle 13/05/2020 ​

Does Icing An Injury Really Help The Healing Process? Australian Men’s Health 15/05/2020 ​

Got 5 Minutes? Use Them to Work Up a Quick Sweat While Working From Home Bicycling ​ 14/05/2020

Virtual physical therapy may be your new best friend kgun9.com 14/05/2020 ​

Better Body Bootcamp Review - 9 Things You Need to Know Diets Spotlight 14/05/2020 ​

Does Exercising Cancel Out a Sedentary Lifestyle? Bicycling 15/05/20 ​

G ut Further coverage for frailty and Mediterranean diet (PR) Gut Health, Aging and the Mediterranean Diet wtop news 11/05/2020 ​ Fighting Frailty with the Mediterranean Diet US News & World Report 11/05/2020 ​ Also in: Polish Daily News ​

Viral Transplants from Feces Can Aid Obesity and Diabetes, Study Shows Gilmore Health ​ News 12/05/2020

Research: Deciphering the complex interplay between pancreatic cancer, diabetes ​ mellitus subtypes and obesity/BMI through causal inference and mediation analyses (External PR)

Study confirms diabetes type 3c as early manifestation of pancreatic cancer Medical Xpress ​ 13/05/2020 A CNIO-led European study confirms diabetes type 3c as an early manifestation of pancreatic cancer Bioengineer 13/05/2020 ​ Also in: Scienmag, News-Medical.net, BrightSurf ​

I nternational Journal of Gynecological Cancer Is There Sex After Ovarian Cancer? Everyday Health 07/05/20 ​ J ournal of Clinical Pathology Biocept Reports First Quarter 2020 Financial Results The Buffalo News + extensive local ​ US coverage 14/05/20 Also in: Canada Newswire, local US/Canadian broadcast outlets, P&T Online, pharmiweb, ​ Latin Business Today, NewsBlaze, OneNewsPage, Finanzen.net, BioSpace, Markets Insider, Physician Family, Spoke

J ournal of Epidemiology & Community Health Further coverage for government social distancing messaging (PR) Behavioural-science experts: Govt Covid-19 messaging must be clear and avoid divisive tone Campaign 12/05/2020 ​

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Further coverage for gender divide in healthcare (PR) Different Trigger Points for Seeking Health Care May Explain Gender Divide Today’s ​ Geriatric Medicine 14/05/20

Bicep Curl for Better Heart Health Men’s Health 13/05/2020 ​

When does a disease become endemic? The Indian Express 16/05/20 ​ Also in: MSN Arabia + India, Express India, MSN News ​

J ournal of Medical Ethics Lawyers can’t call male athletes ‘males,’ judge rules in transgender track case LifeSite News ​ 11/05/2020

‘Wrongful life’ tested in German Courts BioEdge 16/05/20 ​

J ournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry To Manage Parkinson's Disease, Understand the Full Picture (link unavailable) The Daily ​ Telegram + widely covered by local US news outlets

EBV Infections Evident in All 901 MS Patients in German Study Multiple Sclerosis News ​ Today 15/05/20

T horax Lung CT Scans May Help Predict Mortality Risk of IPF Patients Pulmonary Fibrosis ​ 15/05/2020

T obacco Control Tobacco companies minting it before Wednesday's UK menthol cigarette ban BrightSurf.com 17/05/20 Also in: Medical Xpress, ScienMag, Health Medicine.net ​

V et Record Redwings Horse Sanctuary Teams With Veterinary Researchers From The University Of Edinburgh To Publish New Study Highlighting The Benefits Of Straw Feeding In Winter VetClick.com 14/0/20 New research confirms straw could be valuable weapon in fight against equine obesity Horse & Hound 16/05/20

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