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 25 journals were picked up in the media last week (25-31 May) - our highlights include:
● Research published in BMJ Global Health suggesting that wearing face masks at home might help ward off COVID-19 spread among family members made global headlines, including the Times of India, Forbes and C NN.
● A Thorax study revealing that the prevalence of ‘silent’ symptomless COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought, was picked up internationally, including Forbes, The Independent, TIME, and the Times of India.
● A study in The BMJ which sheds light on risks of breast cancer after being diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) during breast screening was picked up by the Daily Mail, ITV News and N ursing Times.
PRESS RELEASES
The BMJ | B MJ Global Health Thorax
EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES
Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
OTHER COVERAGE
The BMJ | A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases Archives of Disease in Childhood | B MJ Case Reports BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health | B MJ Open BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care | B MJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine BMJ Paediatrics Open | B ritish Journal of Ophthalmology British Journal of Sports Medicine | Gut Heart | Injury Prevention Journal of Clinical Pathology | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Occupational & Environmental Medicine | R MD Open Vet Record
T he BMJ press release coverage
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Research: Invasive breast cancer and breast cancer mortality after ductal carcinoma in situ in women attending for breast screening in England, 1988-2014
Non-invasive breast cancer risk revealed ITV News 27/05/2020 Deadly risk of early stage breast cancer Daily Mail 28/05/2020 Women at greater risk of breast cancer after pre-invasive disease decades earlier Nursing Times 28/05/2020
Also in: Britain News, BreakingNews.ie, Irish Examiner, Yahoo UK, WebIndia123, Latestly, HT Syndication, AJMC, F3 NWS, Medical Xpress, Physician’s Briefing, Newkerala, Mirage News Australia, AniNews.in, Science Times, DNA India, UPI, Clinical Connection, Doctors Lounge, MedPage Today, BBC Focus Magazine, Big News Network
Research: Financial ties between leaders of influential US professional medical associations and industry: cross sectional study Editorial: Financial relations between leaders of US medical societies and industry
Medical societies have ‘extensive’ financial ties with drug and device makers STAT 27/05/2020
Also in: Eurasia Review, Medical Xpress, Drugs.com, Physician’s Briefing, Mirage News Australia, Medscape, Doctors Lounge, Medscape, Healthcare Dive, AJMC, Becker’s Hospital Review
Further coverage for safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for patients with COVID-19 AP FACT CHECK: Faulty Trump Claims on Virus Drug, Vote Fraud The New York Times 25/05/2020 France bans use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid-19 The Irish Times 27/05/2020 Could taking hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus be more harmful than helpful? The Conversation 29/05/2020 Also in: The Toronto Star, MSN News Canada, Taiwan News, U.S. News & World Report + widely covered by local US TV and online news outlets, MSN Philippines, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, FirstWorld Pharma, The World News, MediBulletin, Celbest News, expressdigest.com, Brussels Times, Vox
Further coverage for risk factors for severe and fatal cases of COVID-19 in the UK Risk factors for severe and fatal COVID-19 cases identified Healthcare-in-Europe 25/05/2020 'Age, male sex, underlying illness validated as risk factors for death due to Covid-19' The Week (IN) 25/05/2020 Also in: Before It’s News, Times Herald, NewsBlaze, One News Page, Nursing Times,
Further coverage for small risk of muscle and bone malformations in newborns for mothers who have taken common thrush treatment Oral Fluconazole Use in the First Trimester Linked to Musculoskeletal Malformations rheumatologynetwork.com 27/05/2020
Further coverage for tackling alcohol harms must be an integral part of the nation’s recovery from COVID-19
2 Women, alcohol & lockdown; Jenny Colgan; Michele Roberts (skip to 7:30 mins) Woman’s Hour, BBC Radio 4 28/05/2020
Further coverage for face masks Why 15 US states suddenly made masks mandatory Vox 29/05/2020 Also in: National Post,
O ther notable coverage Doctors condemn secrecy over false negative Covid-19 tests (print + online) The Guardian 25/05/2020 ICMR sits on proposal to try Rs 5 arthritis drug for Covid-19 Times of India 26/05/2020 Stars warned sleeping pill 'high' can be fatal The Daily Telegraph 25/05/2020 Times letters: Dominic Cummings’s defence of his trip to Durham The Times 27/05/2020 'A rollercoaster of exhaustion': when Covid-19 lingers (print only) inews 27/05/2020 Leader: From tragedy to farce New Statesman 27/05/2020 Inequality heightens the risks of domestic violence – particularly in times of crisis The Daily Telegraph 28/05/2020 Peru Locked Down Hard and Early. Why Is Its Coronavirus Outbreak So Bad? TIME 28/05/2020 Experts warned Cameron’s government the Lansley reforms would hobble Britain’s epidemic response New Statesman 28/05/2020 Personal risk scores 'could help majority get back to normal life' Sunday Express 31/05/2020 As U.S. Pulls Out Of WHO, Universal Health Coverage Also Takes A Hit Forbes 31/05/2020
JOURNALS
B MJ Global Health
Research: Reduction of secondary transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in households by face mask use, disinfection and social distancing: a cohort study in Beijing, China (PR)
Masks can limit household spread before COVID-19 symptoms appear Times of India 29/05/2020 Wearing A Face Mask At Home Could Curb Covid-19 Transmission By 79% Forbes 28/05/2020 Wearing a mask at home could help stop coronavirus spread among family members, study says CNN 28/05/2020
Also in: The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail + This is Money, Sky News, Wales farmer, The National Scot, Yahoo News UK, ITV News, Evening Express, Belfast Telegraph, The Sun + Scottish Sun, Jersey Evening Post + widely covered by local UK news outlets, The Sunday Post, MyLondon, Evening Standard, Daily Mirror, Wales Online, The Economist, Irish Examiner, Daily Star, Kiss FM, Magic FM, Star FM, MSN UK, LBC, Gizmodo UK
International Newsweek, NBC News, Hindustan Times, Asian Scientist, Asian Image, Eurasia Review, Chron.com (Hearst TV) + extensive US TV and local broadcast outlets, Bloomberg Business, CTV, Malaysiakini, Kyiv Post (Ukraine), Global News, Free Malaysia Today, Yahoo Singapore News, CBC Canada, The Indian Express, The Citizen (Zim), Livemint, Telangana Today, Inquirer.net, Webindia123, Newskarnataka, The Peninsula Qatar, Outlook
3 India, Gizmodo, Deccan Herald, Gulf News, Asean Breaking News, The Union Journal, Bahrain News Agency (attrib The BMJ), Gulf FM, Devdiscourse, LatestLY, The Week (IN), dpa International (Malaysia), Daily Excelsior, Nigeria News Network, China.org, India TV, The Daily Sun (Bangladesh), Pulse (Nigeria), The Sun Nigeria, Mirage News (Aus), ecns (China), Asia Pacific Daily, Allusanewshub, M SN Health Canada, Express Tribune, The Telegraph (IN), Greater Kashmir Online, Gizmodo Australia, Armenian Reporter, Bahrain News Agency, Andhravilas, India4u, Newskarnataka, AustinIndian, Kentucky Indian, Health24 South Africa
Other SciTech Daily, ArcaMax, Erie News Now, NewsCaf, Foreign Affairs, The World News, sciencecodex, MedPage Today, F3 NWS, Journal Watch, WebMD, Medical Xpress, FirstPost, The Economic Times, Times LIVE, STL Today, OnMedica, Kaiser Health News, StudyFinds, Becker’s Hospital Review, BGR, Times Now, MEAWW, Radio.com, Best Life, Ladders, Big News Network, Blogarama, The List, Simple News, Financial Express, Explica, Real News, Vaaju.com, Engelmed Health News, Y ahoo Canada Sports, MSN Sport, News Beezer, Smoke Signals Online, Before It’s News, Graf Fiotech, AZFamily, UpNews Info, Social News XYZ
‘No-one should die alone - even during coronavirus pandemic’, says professor Scottish Daily Record 25/05/2020 Also in: The World News
Further coverage for misleading coronavirus YouTube videos (PR) Popular COVID-19 videos on YouTube misinform the public Medical News Today 27/05/2020 1 In 4 YouTube Coronavirus Videos Had Bad Information—Long Before Plandemic Forbes 31/05/2020 Also in: MedicalBrief South Africa, Stuff.co.nz
Further coverage for modelling predictions in Africa (PR) 190 000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa The Independent (Uganda) 27/05/2020
Africa’s young and rural population may limit spread and severity of coronavirus, study says South China Morning Post 28/05/2020 Covid-19 crisis greater in congested cities: Study Indian Express 28/05/20 ‘Spread correlates to population density’ Times of India 31/05/2020 Also in: The Hindu, F3NWS, The World News, The Telegraph (IN), daily hunt
T horax
Brief Communication: COVID-19: In the footsteps of Ernest Shackleton (PR)
Coronavirus: Cruise ship outbreak reveals scale of silent carriers of Covid-19 The Independent 27/08/2020 New Paper Finds Startling Number Of Asymptomatic Covid-19 Carriers Forbes 27/05/20 Symptomless Covid-19 infection may be more prevalent than thought: study Times of India 28/05/20
Also in: The Guardian, Daily Mail, Daily Mail - This is Money, Daily Telegraph, Metro, ITV News, Irish Times, The National Scot, Sky News, UK local print outlets, Yahoo News UK,
4 Scotsman, Irish Examiner, Evening Express, Edinburgh News, HuffPost UK, Daily Express, BBC Focus Magazine, MSN UK, Eastern Eye
International CNN, NBC + local, NBC Sports, TIME, Fox News, Inverse, Yahoo News Australia + New Zealand + Canada, Asian Image, Asiaone, The World News, The World News Monitor, Surat Basin + local Australian news outlets, Eurasia Review, CNBC, Outlook India, Times of News India, Australian Financial Review, usnews.com, US News & World Report, Free Malaysia Today, Malay Mail, Malaysia News, News.com.au, The Advertiser (Aus), The Chronicle (Aus) + numerous regional Australian news outlets, Independent Online (South Africa), Healthcare in Europe, Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore, Deccan Herald, The Print (IN), The Citizen (Zim), People.com, New York Post, BGR (US), CTV News, India.com, Gulf News, MinnPost, Punjab News Express, YesPunjab, Washington Examiner, US News Real Estate, AustinIndian, MENA FN, DT Next, Prokerala, India4u, KentuckyIndian, The Hawk India, The Week (IN), InfoSurHoy, The Inquirer, Stuff.co.nz, Business Insider, The Hans India, Daiji World
Other Drugs.com, Clinical Connection, FocusTechnica, Journal Watch, Earth.com, SciTech Daily, HealthDay, Medical Xpress, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Style, News of the Day, F3 NWS, Science Focus, Medical Dialogues, Hospital Health, MEAWW, Economic Times, Study Finds,The Weather Channel, IFL Science, Medicine.net, ZME Science, People’s Pharmacy, WebMD Magazine, Democratic Underground, EdexLive, Physician’s Weekly, OnMedica, Yahoo Finance, The Health Cast, Graf Fiotech, Widow to News, Namex, Social XYZ, News Experts, W3Live News, express digest, Financial Express, The Economic Times, Weekly Sauce, SME Times,TheHealthSite, NewsDio, News of the Day, ummid, Yahoo Canada Sports, MSN Sport, News Beezer, Maritime Executive Online, Steelers Lounge, InfoMarine, Somag News, Market Research News, Daily Research Pool, UpNews Info
Further coverage for social isolation and lung disease risks (PR) Social isolation may increase heart attack and death risk Hindustan Times 30/05/20
A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases The Myositis Association's (TMA) Research Funding Yields Novel Data for Potential COVID19 Vaccine Development MedIndia 26/05/2020 Also in: Interndaily, BioSpace, MENA FN, Erie News Now, BioFlorida, P&T online, numerous US TV outlets, Benzinga, Fat Pitch Financials + widely covered by US online business outlets, Mirage News, Medical Xpress, About Manchester, Science Daily
Further coverage for global toll of osteoarthritis (PR) Global cases of hip, knee osteoarthritis exceed 300 million Healio 26/05/2020
WHO curbs the fury of hydroxychloroquine, can it still be helpful in preventing COVID-19? Explica 26/05/2020
EULAR publishes updated recommendations for treating people with psoriatic arthritis News-Medical.Net 27/05/2020
World Scleroderma Foundation Preliminary Recommendations for Systemic Sclerosis Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic Infectious Disease Advisor 27/05/2020
5 Pretreatment CRP levels could ‘inform clinical decision-making’ in RA Medicine Matters 26/05/2020
EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatic Immune-Related Adverse Events Due to Cancer Immunotherapy Rheumatology Advisor 26/05/2020
Potential targets for COVID-19 vaccine found Healthcanal.com 29/05/2020
Certolizumab pegol dose reduction feasible in axSpA remission medWire News 28/05/2020
Lupus therapies may not impact COVID-19 outcomes Medicine Matters 29/05/2020 Also in: MedWire News
Elevated rates of COVID-19 respiratory complications in people with rheumatic diseases Medicine Matters 29/05/2020 Also in: Medwire News
That humble glass of lemon juice can help you manage gout amidst lockdown TheHealthSite 29/05/20
Coronavirus weaknesses identified The News Information Analytic Agency 29/05/20
A rchives of Disease in Childhood Children Bitten By Black Widow Spiders, Trying to Become Spider-Man Bleeding Cool News 26/05/20
B MJ Case Reports Baby girl has SECOND mouth complete with lips, teeth and tongue removed after being diagnosed with a rare condition only seen in 35 humans since 1900 MailOnline 28/05/2020 Also in: Amed News, WSTale, WhatsNew2Day, Mogaz News, Metro, IFL Science, Republic World, ScienceAlert, Daily Star, express digest, The Sun + Scottish and Irish editions, The World News, Catch News, CTV News, Times Now News
Here are the places to go wild swimming in and around London this weekend (misattributed to The BMJ) Glamour 29/05/2020
B MJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health Further coverage for plant extracts may relieve hangover symptoms (PR) Drink plant extracts to relieve hangover symptoms Times of India 25/05/2020
New study says vitamin D can’t prevent or treat coronavirus New York Post 26/05/2020 Also in: Babygaga, BGR, MinnPost, Drugs Topics, Free Press Journal, India Blooms, Cooking with Kathy, Ladders, INSIDER, MSN Health & Fitness, MSN Philippines, Just Earth News, Business Insider India
Tricare Ends Coverage of Routine Vitamin D Screenings Military.com 27/05/2020
Listerine continues to ease shingles pain The Seattle Times 27/05/2020
B MJ Open Non-medical cloth masks can limit virus transmission The World News 26/05/2020
6 Also in: Free Malaysia Today, Inquirer.net, The Citizen, Yahoo News, INQUIRER.net, Yahoo Singapore News
Most young people with increased suicide risk only display ‘mild to moderate’ mental distress: Study JustEarth News 26/05/2020
10 Comforting Pasta Recipes That Are Actually Good for You Everyday Health 26/05/2020
Do antidepressants really work? Danish study says otherwise Natural News Online 29/05/20
People who drink gin are sexier Her.ie 30/05/20
B MJ Open Diabetes Research & Care Further coverage for dairy-rich diet linked to lower risks of diabetes and high blood pressure (PR) ‘Dairy products may lower risk of diabetes, hypertension & & obesity’ Times of India 26/05/2020 Also in: Endocrinology Advisor, NutraIngredients, Explica, DMarge, The Star Malaysia
B MJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 'I Got Rhabodomyolysis From A Kettlebell Workout Even Though I'm An Experienced Exerciser' W omen’s Health 29/05/20 Also in: Yahoo Lifestyle, Pulse Ghana
B MJ Paediatrics Open Newborns are at low risk from Covid-19 Lancaster Guardian 27/05/2020 Also covered by numerous UK local news outlets, News-Medical.net
B ritish Journal of Ophthalmology Roche’s Port Delivery System with ranibizumab shows positive phase III results in neovascular age-related macular degeneration Yahoo Finance 28/05/20
B ritish Journal of Sports Medicine Further coverage for yoga seems to ease depressive symptoms (PR) Movement-based yoga can significantly improve mental health: Aus researchers Outlook India 25/05/2020 Also in: Devdiscourse, Business Standard, Hindustan Times, Telangana Today, NewsDio, Indian Express, dailyexcelsior.com, Medscape, Federal Practitioner, MinnPost, Surgery News, Ifairer, Lady Clever, The Health Site,
Depression to schizophrenia: Movement-based yoga can significantly improve mental health amid pandemic – more lifestyle theentrepreneurfund.com 26/05/2020
Trying to Lose Belly Fat? This Is the Workout You Should Be Doing, According to a Trainer MSN Lifestyle + MSN IE 26/05/2020 Also in: PopSugar
Positive coronavirus test fear stalls rugby’s return (print + online) The Times 27/05/2020
D rug & Therapeutics Bulletin Further coverage for half of mums-to-be at risk of pre-eclampsia are missing out on
7 preventive aspirin (PR) Why pregnant women with high BP miss out on preventive aspirin International Business Times 26/05/2020 Also in: Outlook India, Social News XYZ, Newsd, India4u, AustinIndian, Window to News, Andhravilas, Daijiworld, Newsreach, MENA FN, India.com, Prokerala, Newkerala, KentuckyIndian, DTNext, webindia123.com, INDIA New England, InvestmentGuruIndia, Hindustan Times, Newskarnataka, Vishva Times, Medscape, Angle News
G ut Further coverage for Mediterranean diet and frailty (PR) The Mediterranean Diet, Including Wine, May Decrease Frailty Among Elderly and Improve Gut Health Wine Spectator 26/05/20
H eart This Pandemic pay attention to Mental Health Faces 26/05/2020
Daily hot bath can give you a stronger heart, finds research The Health Site 26/05/2020
I njury Prevention Heat will kill more people than Covid-19 The Hindu Business Line 28/05/20
J ournal of Clinical Pathology As states reopen, medical experts recommend pregnant women stay vigilant against COVID-19 USA Today 30/05/20 Also in: local US print/online outlets, Yahoo News, TheHealthSite, MSN Health & Fitness, Headtopics.com, MyJoyOnline
J ournal of Epidemiology & Community Health Can America’s Middle Class Be Saved from a New Depression? The New York Times Magazine 26/05/2020
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that public health spending is a smart investment SouthernMinn 28/05/20
J ournal of Medical Ethics
Response to commentaries on ‘Should free-text data in electronic medical records be shared for research? A citizens’ jury study in the UK’ (External PR)
Patient notes could offer solution to the 'missing' coronavirus diagnoses ScienceDaily 26/05/2020 GP's notes could provide vital clues to help manage COVID-19 crisis News-Medical.Net 26/05/2020 Also in: Medical Xpress, Scienmag, Health Medicine Network
Steven Pinker Calls Belief In Afterlife A 'Malignant Delusion'. He Is Wrong American Council on Science and Health 26/05/20
Current Controversy: Ethical guidelines for deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19 (External PR)
8 Potential guidelines for ethically infecting vaccine volunteers with coronavirus Guernsey Press 27/05/2020 Also in: The Sunday Post, The Times, Yahoo UK, Belfast Telegraph, Daily Mail - This is Money, Irish Examiner, ITV News, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, ScienceDaily, NewsCaf, Mirage News Australia, manufacturing chemist, Medical Xpress, PharmiWeb
Seven Examples of Medical Malpractice medicalmalpractice.levinperconti.com 27/05/2020
Cummings and goings The Times 28/05/20
Is bioethics an honest profession? The jury’s still out BioEdge 31/05/2020
J ournal of NeuroInterventional Surgery Anti-inflammatory drugs may help keep novel coronavirus in check; mornings not ideal for fever screening Deccan Herald 28/05/2020 COVID-19 SCIENCE: Anti-inflammatory drugs may help keep virus in check ABS-CBN 28/05/2020 Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Help Keep Virus in Check; Mornings Not Ideal for Fever Screening The New York Times 27/05/2020 Also covered widely by US TV outlets, Yahoo! Canada Style, Intnet, Netscape, TheDrive.com, KFGO News, Physician’s Weekly, Metro New York, Reuters + Reuters India, Endovascular Today, Yahoo News
Research: Delayed presentation of acute ischemic strokes during the COVID-19 crisis (External PR) Stroke patients significantly delay treatment amid coronavirus with ‘severe consequences,’ new study reveals Fox News 28/05/2020 Also in: Latin Business Today, One News Page, Health Medicine Network, Scienmag, ecatur Daily Democrat, BrightSurf, The Morning News +widely covered by US local news outlets, TickerTech, A merican Institute for Economic Research, Before It’s News, A Closer Look, Yahoo Finance
J ournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Five ways being in nature changes your brain, according to science Bustle 29/05/20
O ccupational & Environmental Medicine Further coverage for physically demanding jobs linked to shorter working lives (PR) Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement U.S. News & World Report 25/05/2020 Also in: Clinical Connection, Drugs.com, The Health Cast, Weekly Sauce, UPI
Further coverage for mental health among police officers (PR) Postpartum Depression Rates; Police Officer Hazards MedPage Today 27/05/20
R MD Open Clinical Criteria for RA & Early Non-Response to Certolizumab as Predictors of Patient Outcomes the-rheumatologist.org 25/05/2020
Early, Aggressive Treatment for Polyarticular JIA Physician’s Weekly 25/05/2020
Support for TNF inhibitor–csDMARD combination therapy in RA patients MedWire News
9 27/05/2020 Also in: Medicine Matters,
V et Record New study may help dog owners predict seizures VetSurgeon News 27/05/20
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