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 26 journals were picked up in the media last week (24-30 August) - our highlights ​ ​ include:

● A BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine analysis suggesting that there is no safe level of ​ ​ caffeine consumption for pregnant women and would-be mothers made global headlines, including , the International Business Times, Times ​ ​ ​ of and the front page of . ​ ​ ​

● An analysis in The BMJ suggesting that rigid social distancing rules for covid-19 are ​ ​ based on outdated science was covered by , Sky News, The ​ News York Times and . ​ ​

● A new study in The BMJ confirming that children and young people have less severe ​ ​ covid-19 than adults and death is exceptionally rare was picked up globally, including BBC News, BBC Radio 4 Today and The New York Times. ​ ​ ​

PRESS RELEASES

The BMJ | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine ​ ​ ​ Open Heart | Stroke and Vascular Neurology ​ ​ Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES

BMJ Open | Tobacco Control ​ ​ ​

OTHER COVERAGE

The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ​ ​ Archives of Disease in Childhood | ADC: Education & Practice ​ ​ BMJ Case Reports | BMJ Global Health ​ ​ BMJ Military Health | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care ​ ​ BMJ Open Gastroenterology | BMJ Quality & Safety ​ ​ British Journal of Sports Medicine | ESMO Open ​ ​ Gut | Heart ​ ​ Injury Prevention | Journal of Epidemiology & Health ​ ​ Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery ​ ​ Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry | Vet Record ​ ​ ​

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T he BMJ press release coverage

Analysis: Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in ​ covid-19?

Coronavirus: Two-metre rule is based on 'outdated' science as sneeze droplets can travel eight metres, study claims Sky News 26/08/2020 ​ The 6-foot social-distancing rule is based on nearly 80-year-old science. Scientists at MIT and Oxford have created a traffic-light system to use instead. Business Insider 26/06/2020 ​ Six feet may not be enough to protect against coronavirus, experts warn The Washington ​ Post 27/08/2020

Also in: Daily Telegraph + Sunday Telegraph, , ITV News, UK local news ​ ​ ​ and radio outlets, Yahoo UK, MSN UK, , BBC Radio 4 News, BBC World Service, The Times (+ Scottish and Irish editions), Evening Standard, talkRADIO, BBC Radio 2, Cosmopolitan UK, Belfast Telegraph, , Heart Digital, IRN, Metro Radio 2, thejournal.ie, AOL UK

International + other The New York Times, New York Post, The National, Health Europa, Fin24 South Africa, AE Daily, The Philadelphia Inquirer, several US local news outlets, SF Gate, Radio France Internationale, Aghub, San Antonio Express-News, MSN South Africa, Austin India, Yahoo ​ New Zealand, TODAY, Vaaju, New York Post, NBC, Gizmodo Australia, Jakarta Post, The ​ ​ ​ World News, Newsbeezer, BreakingnewsTV, Big World Tale, simplenews, Newscabal, Business Fast, Practice Update, Medical Xpress, OnMedica, LTN, The Week, Newsbeezer, MSN Health & Fitness, Best Life, Patch, Medscape, Eat This, Not That!, Before It’s News, The Health Mania, Infoforum, SciTechDaily, Prairie Business Magazine, Jordan Times, Jamaica Observer, Golf.com, Daily Research , The Health Mania, Standard Media (Kenya), Capital FM Kenya, Kenyans.co.ke, RTL, Spark Health MD

Research: Clinical characteristics of children and young people admitted to hospital ​ with covid-19 in United Kingdom: prospective multicentre observational cohort study (PR)

Coronavirus: 'Reassuring' study of children's 'tiny' risk BBC News 27/08/2020 ​ ​ Pallab Ghosh interview with author Prof Calum Semple (1 hour 3 mins and 1 hour 35 mins ​ in) BBC Radio 4 Today 28/08/2020 Severe or Fatal COVID-19 Very Rare in Children, Study Finds New York Times 27/08/2020 ​

Also in: The Daily Telegraph (front page),The Times, Times Radio, BBC Breakfast, BBC ​ One North West, Good Morning Britain, BBC World Service, BBC Radio 1Extra, BBC Asian Network, BBC Radio Scotland, BBC 1 Wales Radio + regional BBC Radio, UK regional radio, BBC Radio 2 + 3, BBC Radio 5 Live, Herald Scotland, Heart Digital, Irish Examiner, The Sun IE + Scottish Sun, , Yahoo UK, SkyNews, Daily Mail (+ Irish and Scottish editions), The Week, Spectator, Metro, The Guardian, Daily Express, STV, The Week, ITV News, Daily Mirror + irish Mirror, Positively Scottish

International CNN, CNA, One America News, Jakarta Post, The Straits Times, India24 News, Austria Times of News, Bangladesh Times of News, The Indian Express, Deccan Herald, Belfast

2 City Beat, Malay Mail, Gibraltar Chronicle, Aljazeera.com, MSN (NZ), MSN Philippines, AOL Money, U.S News & World Report, Metro New York, Reuters South Africa, Toronto Sun, Mirage News Australia, The Star (Malaysia), National Post, WJZ-TV + widely covered by US broadcast outlets, KhaleejTimes.com, India Today, WebIndia123, Russia Today, PanARMENIAN.Net, Vishva Times, Newskarnataka, Daijiworld, Gulf Digital News, Hindustan News, Asian Age, NewKerala, Bangladesh Daily Observer, WebIndia123, Daijiworld, Andhravilas, The Fiji Times, Vaaju, Sputnik News, The Himalayan Times, Punjab News Express

Other Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, TravelWireNews, Netscape, Health Family News, BrightSurf, Pulse, Yahoo Finance, GK Men, Medical Xpress, New Scientist, Drugs.com, BNN Bloomberg, Health Medicine Network, ScienceDaily, Newsbeezer, Devdiscourse, Social News XYZ, Latest Commentary, Spiked, Sprout Wired, Politics Home, Schools Week

Further coverage for air pollution and asthma Exposure to air pollution not only increases risk of asthma attacks but also of disease onset in children First Post 24/08/2020 ​ ​ Also in: AboutLawsuits, Pulmonology Advisor, Nursing Times, DoveMed, ​

Further coverage for plant protein and lower risk of death Eat this Type of Protein to Live Longer MSN 24/08/2020 ​

Further coverage for single dose radiotherapy for early breast cancer One-Off Blast of RT, Rather Than Weeks, for Early Breast Cancer Medscape 25/08/2020 ​ Goan-origin doctor lead author in pioneering breast cancer therapy Times of India ​ 27/08/2020 Also in: AuntMinnie, Pharmacy Times, Times, jotup, The Intelligencer, Grey ​ Bruce This Week, BioSpace, numerous Candian local news outlets, Yahoo Finance, Digital Journal, Financial Post Magazine, MedGadget

Further coverage for preterm delivery and risk for premature maturity Preterm Delivery Ups Risk for Premature Mortality in Mothers Drugs.com 26/08/2020 ​ Also in: Physician’s Briefing ​

Further coverage for low carb diet and weight loss This is the secret to keeping weight off Ladders 27/08/2020 ​

O ther notable coverage 'Find out what your energy limits are - and then do less' (Paul Garner opinion) i newspaper ​ 26/08/2020

JOURNALS

B MJ Evidence-Based Medicine

Research: Maternal caffeine consumption and pregnancy outcomes: a narrative ​ review with implications for advice to mothers and mothers-to-be (PR) ​

Consumption of Caffeine Unsafe for Pregnant Women: Study International Business Times ​ ​ 25/08/2020

3 How Much Coffee Should You Drink During Pregnancy? Maybe None at All The New York ​ ​ Times 26/08/2020 There is no safe level of caffeine intake for pregnant women: Study Times of India ​ ​ 27/08/2020

Also in: BBC News, The Times (front page print), The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, ​ ​ ​ BBC Radio Kent + regional BBC radio, Times Radio, ITV1 News + STV, Forth 1 + Forth 2, Good Morning Britain, Sky News, BBC Radio 2, Daily Post Wales, Newscabal, UK local radio and news, Evening Express, The Guardian, MSN UK + IE, Irish Independent, The Sun + Scottish Sun + Sun IE, Daily Mail, Metro, The Daily Telegraph, Yahoo UK, Belfast Telegraph, Express & Star, ITV News, Daily Mirror, Irish Mirror, Evening Standard, iNews, Breaking News.ie, Heart.co.uk, LBC, Evoke.ie, The Scotsman, Irish , The Irish Times, Her.ie, HuffPost UK, RTE, Irish Examiner,

International Forbes x 2, CNN, Harper's Bazaar, The Press NZ, Oklahoma Online News, Asian Image, The New Zealand Herald, Eurasia Review, CTV News, TODAY online, Courier Mail, The National AE, Stuff NZ, Daijiworld, Yahoo! Canada Style, Yahoo! India Style, MSN Philippines + India, INSIDER, Business Insider Australia, Kentucky India, WebIndia123, Austin Indian, Bangladesh Daily Observer, Latest Nigerian News, Andhravilas, AJP, MSN NZ + Canada + Arabia + IN, USSA News, Vishva Times, 6 minutes, Entorno Inteligente, news.az, Business Insider India, Gulf Food, Gulf News, The Canadian News, Health Europa, Yahoo News Canada, FOX News Channel, India Post, The Courier Mail, The Dominion Post NZ, The Herald Sun, Health24, Ps4 France, IOL South Africa, Newshub NZ, Yahoo India Style, The Asian Parent Singapore, The South African, India.com, xinmsn, Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore, The Tribune (Nigeria)

Medical + health InfoSurhoy, Medical Dialogues, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Drugs.com, MedicalResearch, SciTech Daily, MSN Health & Fitness, Healio, ZME Science, MedPage Today, Medical Xpress, Healio, OnMedica, Drugs.com, Doctors Lounge, Physician’s Briefing, ScienceDaily, The Health Mania, The Health Cast, Englemed Health News, Nursing Times, Health Medicine Network, The Medical News, Good Medicine, News-Medical.Net, Retail Pharmacy, Healthline, Medical Health News

Other Food Navigator, Essential Baby, The Street Journal, Fintech Zoom, Saturday Magazine, Times of News, NewsDay24, Ladders, Namex, mummypages, NutraIngredients, NewsColony, MEAWW, Living and Loving, Graf Fiotech, Healthline, Refinery29, express digest, Namex, Foreign Affairs, Business Fast, NewsCaf, News One , Mogaz News, FocusTechnica, AOL Money, The Sunday Post, WhatsNews2Day, Yahoo Sport, F3 NWS, ​ ​ TalkTalk, NewsCaf, headtopics, Newser, TEF, Earth.com, Social News XYZ, MyHeadlinez, NewsTalk, My Joy, Adom Online, Timworld, New Atlas, Breaking News TV, Gaydio, Ex Bulletin, BabyGaga, Weekly Sauce, The World News,

Further coverage for effectiveness of honey for coughs and colds Honey more effective than some drugs for cough The Star Malaysia 25/08/2020 ​ ​ Honey May Ease Coughs and Other Respiratory Symptoms The New York Times ​ ​ 24/08/2020 Also in: KSL.com, U.S. News & World Report, Pulmonology Advisor, Ex Bulletin, ​ ​ HealthDay, Newsmax, MSN South Africa, Irish Daily Mail, Kenyan News, Pharma News,

4 News Africa Now, Martha Stewart Living, IBN Live, Diabetes.co.uk, UPI, IOL South Africa, CapeTalk, Feed, Doctor NDTV, Ladders, The Debate, SAYS, Medical News Today, Medical Brief South Africa, Times of News India, Guardian Nigeria, Infectious Disease Advisor, MSN Arabia + India, MDLinx, Tech News Vision

Further coverage for antibiotics and effectiveness of the Pill GPs should advise caution to women on contraception when prescribing antibiotics Pulse ​ 24/08/2020 Antibiotics May Interfere With Hormonal Contraceptives The New York Times 25/08/20 ​ Also in: Endocrinology Advisor, Medical Brief South Africa, Poptimes UK, Infectious ​ Disease Advisor, Health24 South Africa

Further coverage for wisdom of targeting LDL cholesterol Cholesterol and Saturated Fat have been the Villains of Heart Disease for 40 Yrs, Despite the Many Studies Showing Neither has an Adverse Effect on Heart Health Live Trading ​ News 26/08/20

O pen Heart

Research: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiology services (PR) ​ ​

Heart attacks detected and treated fell by 40 per cent during Covid pandemic The Daily ​ Telegraph 27/08/2020 Dumfries study shows heart patient numbers more than halved under lockdown BBC News ​ 27/08/2020

Also in: The Times (front page), The Week, Medical Xpress, STV Edinburgh, Herald ​ ​ ​ Scotland, Scottish Daily Record, OnMedica, Yahoo News UK Lifestyle Singapore, iNews, Daily Mail, Seversky, ScienceDaily, Mirage News Australia, sciencecodex, Medscape, Dotmed Healthcare Business News, NewsOnePlace, dng24

30 foods you should try to avoid and why MSN Malaysia 28/08/20 ​

S troke and Vascular Neurology

Research: Decline in stroke alerts and hospitalisations during the COVID-19 pandemic ​ ​ (PR)

Hospital admissions for strokes fell by ONE-THIRD during coronavirus lockdowns, study finds Daily Mail 26/08/2020 ​ ​ Stroke admissions fell by a third during COVID-19 lockdown, new study finds The ​ Philadelphia Inquirer 27/08/20

Also in: , Baltimore Sun + US regional news outlets, Medical Xpress, MSN ​ ​ ​ UK, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Neurology Advisor, Deccan Herald, Drugs.com, Inquirer.net, ScienceDaily, Sciencecodex, ContagionLive.com, Reddit.com, docwire news, theprogressnews.com, Practice Update, The Reading Eagle, Drugs.com, Physician’s Briefing, Today (Nigeria), ArcaMax, Angle News, Morning Call Online

T rauma Surgery & Acute Care Open

5 Research: Impact of deprivation and comorbidity on outcomes in emergency general ​ surgery: an epidemiological study (PR) ​ ​

Comorbidities and deprivation linked to worse outcomes after emergency general surgery Medical Xpress 24/08/2020 Also in: InfoSurhoy, ​

A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases Treat-to-target approach significantly reduces urate deposits in gout Healio 24/08/2020 ​

Connective tissue disease may be risk factor for severe COVID-19 MedWire News ​ 24/08/2020

TNF Inhibitors Significantly Slow Bone Damage in AS, Long-term Study Finds Annals ​ 24/08/2020

Risk for COVID-19 varies by rheumatic disease, age, prior therapy use Healio 25/08/2020 ​

Disease Activity Tool, Carotid Plaque Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatology Advisor 25/08/2020 ​

Certain RA Medications May Prevent and Treat COVID-19 Verywell Health 26/08/20 ​

Systemic Autoimmune Conditions Increase Hospitalization Risk in COVID-19 Rheumatology ​ Advisor 27/08/2020

Ultrasound Detects Significantly Low Crystal Deposition In Gout By ULT: Study Medical ​ Dialogues 30/08/2020

A rchives of Disease in Childhood MIL-OSI United Kingdom: expert reaction to a preprint from PHE looking at SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in educational settings Foregin Affairs 24/08/2020 ​

The tricky task of sending a message without causing panic (misattributed to The BMJ) The ​ Sun Daily 24/08/2020

The virus hypothesis CNN 26/08/2020 (misattributed to The BMJ) ​

Top ranking portable noise machines to calm your baby on the go Kidspot 27/08/20 ​

Teen hospitalised by vaping now has lungs of 80-year-old smoker Cambridgeshire Live ​ 28/08/2020 Also in: Cornwall Today, Belfast Live + widely covered by regional UK news outlets ​

A DC: Education & Practice Prescribing ward round with pharmacist involvement cuts errors on paediatric ICU Pharmaceutical Journal 26/08/2020

B MJ Case Reports 3D Digital Models Aid COVID-19 Diagnosis HIT Infrastructure 25/08/2020 ​ Also in: Photonics, Optics.org ​

6 A Man Lost His Hearing And Suffered Inflamed Eyes After Getting a Standard Back Tattoo ScienceAlert 26/08/20

B MJ Global Health Women develop a more robust T-cell immune response against the coronavirus than men do - new study Business Insider South Africa (misattributed to The BMJ) 28/08/2020 ​

Further coverage for wearing a mask at home (PR) The One Situation You're Not Wearing Your Mask, But You Should Be Best Life 26/08/2020 ​

The WHO was built to guard global health. It was too weak for coronavirus.Toronto Star ​ 28/08/2020

B MJ Military Health Further coverage for illicit drug use and blindness (PR) Illicit Drug Use Tied to Vision Loss Medscape 26/08/2020 ​

B MJ Open

Research: State-level variation in opioid prescribing after knee arthroscopy among ​ the opioid-naïve in the USA: 2015–2019 (External PR) ​

Opioid Prescription Rates For Knee Surgery Vary, But Higher Strength Dosage Common Scienmag 25/08/2020 Also in: Mirage News Australia, Technology Times, AniNews, webindia123.com, ​ NewsColony, Devdiscourse, Medical Xpress, The Hawk India, News-Medical.Net, HT Syndication, New Kerala, Times of India, MSN UK, PhillyVoice, DNA India, Penn News, Hawaii Telegraph, Arizona Herald, Big News Network, Pharmacy Times,

Research: Health impacts and environmental footprints of diets that meet the Eatwell ​ ​ Guide recommendations: analyses of multiple UK studies (External PR) ​

Following healthy eating guidelines cuts risk of early death and helps the planet, study finds The Daily Telegraph 26/08/2020 Sticking to official diet advice cuts risk of death by 10% and is greener The Times ​ 27/08/2020

Also in: MSN UK, The Guardian, MSN South Africa, Foreign Affairs, Medical Xpress, ​ BrightSurf, Business Fast, ExBulletin, Newscabal, Food Navigator, Well + Good, Technology Times,

For birth control fixes, chemist is best friend The Standard (Kenya) 24/08/2020 ​

Government urged to think beyond pandemic in successor to Public Health England Mirage ​ News 25/08/20

Coronavirus antibodies tests 'put public at risk' Business Telegraph 20/08/2020 ​

Proposed California bill AB 66 would regulate 'less lethal' weapon use at protests 10news.com 25/08/2020

7 What are the benefits of cycling? From fitness to commuting, these are the best bits about owning a bike Stylist 27/08/2020 ​

THAWING FROZEN SHOULDER WITH BEE VENOM Physical Therapy Products ​ 27/08/2020

B MJ Open Diabetes Research & Care Prevalence of novel subsets of type-2 diabetes found in the Asian Indian population Times of ​ News India 24/08/2020 Also in: The Statesman.com, MSN UK, Gloucestershire Gazette + UK local news, Asian ​ Image, TalkTalk, Daily Mail, Yahoo UK, The New Indian Express, The Health Site,

B MJ Open Gastroenterology Impact of Low-Dose Aspirin on Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Colorectal Neoplasms Medical Bag 27/08/2020

B MJ Quality & Safety Nurse Understaffing Common in Hospitals Prior to COVID-19 Drugs.com 25/08/2020 ​ Also in: Physician’s Briefing ​

B ritish Journal of Sports Medicine Intra-Articular Saline As Good As Other Injectable Options In Hip Osteoarthritis: Study Medical Dialogues 25/08/2020

Yami Gautam is giving us all major fitness goals through yoga – fitness News Chant ​ 27/08/2020 Also in: The Hindustan Times ​

9 tips to run properly, and why your running form matters Insider + Business Insider Australia ​ + India 28/08/2020

New tool could help limit COVID-19 spread during sporting events MD Alert 28/08/20 ​

Looking For Some Running Benefits? Study Shows That Doing It Often Can Lead To A Longer Life BroBible 28/08/2020 ​

How Bad Is It Really to Skip a Warm-Up? LiveStrong 28/08/2020 ​

Fitness: Treat your sports injuries with PEACE and LOVE Edmonton Examiner 30/08/2020 ​ Also covered widely by Canadian local news outlets ​

E SMO Open Increased Risk of Mycobacterial Infection With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Oncology ​ Nurse Advisor 28/08/2020 Also in: Cancer Therapy Advisor ​

G ut Further coverage for gum disease and cancer risk (PR) Gum disease could be a cancer risk factor Malaysia Star 29/08/2020 ​

Single blood test can diagnose gluten illness Daily Mail 30/08/2020 ​

8 Also in: MSN Lifestyle, Health Medicine Network, MSN NZ + South Africa + UK, Alemi ​ Haber, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Newscabal, Business Fast, MD Alert, WhatsNew2day, News One Place,

H eart Further coverage for benefits of napping (PR) Long-term effects of napping on cardiovascular health American Nurse 25/08/2020 ​ Long Naps May Be Bad For Your Health Forbes 26/08/2020 ​ Also in: Daily Mail, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, uspress.from ​

I njury Prevention Electric bikes are all the rage. But are they good exercise and are they safe? The Street ​ Journal 24/08/20 With a motor, it's still moderate exercise (print) The New York Times 28/08/2020 ​

Councilwoman Ryan Proposes Gun Buyback Program — Strategy Experts Say is Ineffective GoLocalProv News 27/08/20 J ournal of Epidemiology & Community Health Further coverage for house move during early pregnancy and premature birth risk Moving House While Pregnant? Here's What You Need To Know The Asian Parent ​ ​ Singapore 26/08/2020 Also in: Asiaone ​

Cardio isn't enough. For a healthy heart, add resistance training. Washington Post ​ 01/09/2020 J ournal of Medical Ethics 94% of Belgian doctors surveyed support ‘after-birth abortion’ for babies with disabilities National Right to Life News 28/08/20 (misattrib The BMJ)

J ournal of NeuroInterventional Surgery Cleveland Doctor Urges Media To Slow Down Reporting New COVID-19 Treatments Ideastream 26/08/20

Clot permeability linked to first-attempt success of aspiration thrombectomy NeuroNews ​ 27/08/2020

J ournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry New Alzheimer's Trial; Racism in Stroke; Copycat Drug to Launch MedPage Today ​ 25/08/20

First Proposed Evidence-Based Guideline for Alzheimer's Prevention Medscape 27/08/2020 ​

Further coverage for smoking and aneurysm risk Smoking tied to increased aneurysm risk in middle aged women MD Alert 29/08/20 ​

Phase 3 data on VIMPAT® (lacosamide) CV in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures published in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry BioSpace 30/08/2020 ​ ​

T obacco Control

9 Industry Watch: Cigarette-like cigarillo introduced to bypass taxation, standardised ​ packaging, minimum pack sizes, and menthol ban in the UK (External PR) ​

Cigarette-like 'cigarillos' flout efforts to curb smoking Sciencecodex 27/08/2020 ​ Also in: Medical Xpress, Scienmag, Science Newsnet ​

PICTURED: How vaping companies took advantage of the pandemic with ads offering a free roll of toilet paper or hand sanitizer with the purchase of e-cigarettes Daily Mail 29/08/2020 ​ Also in: CNN, Mogaz News, Gulf 104.1 FM + US radio, The Street Journal, Sound Health and ​ ​ ​ ​ Lasting Wealth, The World News

V et Record Three “red flags” in the most serious cases of colic stand out in study HorseTalk 25/08/2020 ​ ​

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