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 (21-27 September) - our highlights include:
● Research in The BMJ on excess belly fat and risk of early death was covered widely, including CNN, The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph.
● The New York Times ran an op-ed by Peter Doshi, Associate Editor at The BMJ on covid-19 vaccine trials.
● Research in Thorax warning that patients with no symptoms carry as much covid-19 virus as those with symptoms generated global headlines, including NBC News, New York Daily News and The Guardian.
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PRESS RELEASES
The BMJ | BMJ Open Open Heart | Thorax
EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES
BMJ Open | BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care British Journal of Sports Medicine | Emergency Medicine Journal
OTHER COVERAGE
The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Archives of Disease in Childhood | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine BMJ Global Health | BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health BMJ Open Respiratory Research | Frontline Gastroenterology Gut | Heart Injury Prevention | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Medical Humanities | Occupational & Environmental Medicine Postgraduate Medical Journal | Practical Neurology Vet Record
B MJ New Co-Editors-in-Chief for BMJ Quality & Safety journal InPublishing 24/09/2020 New Co-Editors-in-Chief for BMJ Quality & Safety Journal Periodical Publishers Association 24/09/2020 Also in: Mirage News Australia, Knowledgespeak
BMJ Best Practice made free to access for NHS staff Orthopaedic Product News 23/09/2020
T he BMJ press release coverage
Research: Central fatness and risk of all cause mortality: systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of 72 prospective cohort studies
Every 4in on your belly 'raises risk of early death' Daily Mail 24/09/2020 Belly fat linked to early death, study finds CNN 24/09/2020 Chunky thighs and wide hips linked to long life expectancy The Times 24/09/2020
Also in: The Daily Telegraph, Daily Express, Daily Star, Irish Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Independent, WebMD, MSN, Online News Europe, OnMedica, Yahoo News UK, Newscabal, The World News, Business Ghana, The State India, Business Fast, Health Medici Net, Medical XPress, Daijiworld, express digest, India4u.com, Vishva Times, AustinIndian, NewsGram, Mirage News Australia, YesPunjab, New Kerala, webindia123.com, DoctorsLounge, Physician's Briefing, INDIA New England Online, U.S. News & World Report, Drugs.com, Clinical Connection, HealthDay, News International, Newshub NZ, Health News Report, Tuko, INSIDER, The Ladders, The Vanguard, Webs Favourites, Men’s Health, The People, plus syndicated widely across UK regional print and broadcast
Research: Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events Certain diabetes drugs linked to lower risk of major heart problems Medical XPress 24/09/2020 Also in: Social News XYZ, Vishva Times, AustinIndian, The Siasat Daily Online, India4u.com, Daijiworld, The Hans India, webindia123.com, DoctorsLounge, Physician's Briefing, INDIA New England Online, Drugs.com, Physician’s Weekly,
Feature: UK medical schools fear for quality of student education as funding axe falls
COVID-19 impact on medical schools risks 'serious damage' to future NHS workforce GP 24/09/2020 The BMJ reveals worrying cuts to UK medical schools Medical XPress 24/09/2020 Also in: The Times (p18, print only), The Independent (p8, print only), OnMedica,
Opinion: The health, wellbeing, and employment arrangements for people with Long Covid remain unaddressed Boris Johnson is urged to take action on 'long Covid' Daily Mail 23/09/2020 Government warned of importance of taking action on 'long Covid' and its effects on sufferers Kent Live 23/09/2020 Also in: MSN, Belfast Live, The World News, internewscast, Health Medici Net, Medical XPress,
Editorial: US regulator adds to confusion around heated tobacco products Author Anna Gilmore interviewed on BBC World Service Health Check (17.15 mins into programme) 23/09/2020
Practice: Interpreting a covid-19 test result Airlines push for coronavirus testing before international flights ABC News 23/09/2020
Also in: Yahoo News, MSN Travel News, Medium, Tech Site, The Huffington Post, Inverse, The Print, Science Alert, Medical Xpress, plus widely syndicated across local US radio and TV stations
Opinion: Covid-19: An open letter to the UK’s chief medical officers
Covid UK: scientists at loggerheads over approach to new restrictions The Guardian 22/09/2020 New lockdown will cause even more harm, warn experts Daily Mail 22/09/2020 Indian-origin academic leads criticism of UK's Covid-19 lockdown The Times of India 23/09/2020 Also in: The Times, The Independent, The Evening Standard, Medscape, The Week, New Delhi TV, The New Indian Express, Newscabal, Business Fast, The World News, Yahoo News
Further coverage of government ‘moonshot’ plans Boris Johnson’s £100bn Operation Moonshot needs to be shot down – fast RT Russia Today 22/09/2020 UK government faces legal action over 'moonshot' Covid testing project The Guardian 22/09/2020 Also in: Medical XPress
Further coverage of pregnancy and covid Pregnant women with covid-19 are less likely to have symptoms, may more likely need intensive care, and give birth early Obs, Gynae and Midwifery News 21/09/2020 Also in: The Rio Times, Clinical Chemistry Online, PracticeUpdate.com Further coverage of using ‘normal risk’ to improve understanding of covid-19 The U.S. Has Already Passed 200,000 Covid-19 Deaths Bloomberg 21/09/2020 Also in: Yahoo Finance, New Canaan Advertiser, The Register Citizen Further coverage for single dose breast radiotherapy How to prioritize breast health in the era of COVID-19 Star Courier 21/09/2020 Also in: New Haven Register, San Antonio Express-News, The Providence Journal, Telegram & Gazette, plus widespread syndication across local UK and US news sites Further coverage for dietary guidelines and global health and environmental targets The Irish diet isn't just bad for your health, it harms the environment too The Irish Independent 20/09/2020 Also in: MSN
Further coverage for air pollution risk to children’s health What is air pollution in the capital doing to our respiratory health? Evening Standard 22/09/2020
Further coverage for harms of ultra-processed foods Are the additives in our food making us all ill? The Daily Mail 22/09/2020 Also in: Health Medici Net, Chicago Health online, Internews Cast
O ther notable coverage
Kids and Covid: Should I send my child to school with a cold – and everything else you need to know The Daily Telegraph 21/09/2020 The alarming rise of the anti-vaxxers (references blog) Evening Standard 22/09/2020 Covid, flu or a cold: how to tell, what to do The Times 22/09/2020 Patients set to benefit from Artificial Intelligence health solutions (publication of SPIRIT and CONSORT guidelines on AI) Connected Technology Solutions Online 21/09/2020 Also in: The Scientist Coronavirus: What is herd immunity and is it a possibility for the UK? (references editorial on seroprevalence) MSN UK 21/09/2020 Also in: Gulf Today WISH 2020 Partnership with The BMJ to Significantly Widen the Global Reach of Policy Research Johinanews 21/09/2020 Also in: Gulf Times, Qatar Tribune, OANA - The Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, The Peninsula Online Long COVID: Specialists lay groundwork for diagnosis and management (reference to The BMJ webinar) Medical News Today 21/09/2020 Fears that 6.7 Million U.S. Children on Mind-Bending Drugs Will Escalate (Jeanne Lenzer quoted) einpresswire 22/09/2020 Also in: WBOC2-TV, WBOC-TV, WICZ-TV Julian Assange a high suicide risk,extradition (Assange subscribes to The BMJ, court told) The Times 22/09/2020 Also in: Russia Today, Computer Weekly Are we testing coronavirus vaccines the right way? (Op-Ed by Peter Doshi and Eric Topol) The New York Times 22/09/2020 Coronavirus: Firm behind 15-minute antigen test says it is a 'game-changer' (John Deeks and The BMJ quoted - sceptical about mass testing) Sky News 22/09/2020 Canadians can now see conflicts of interest declared by COVID-19 vaccine task force (interview with Fiona Godlee) CJOB-AM Global News Radio 23/09/2020 Also in: Canada 24 News, MSN News Canada Blue lips and black skin: Did a standard 111 question help cause Olufemi Akinnola's death from Covid-19? (refers to an Analysis published in June) The Guardian 24/09/2020 Also in: Yahoo News, MSN Dr. Fauci Says the Pandemic May Last Another Two Years (refers to The BMJ interview) Yahoo 24/09/2020 Also in: MSN Exploring Coke’s role in obesity strategy in China, elsewhere (interview with Susan Greenhalgh, author of The BMJ investigation in 2019) The Harvard Gazette 23/09/2020 Covid Death Toll Nears 1 Million, But Real Number May Be Double (references blog on rise in cases) Bloomberg News 25/09/2020 As debate over Sweden’s covid-19 response continues, cases in the country are on the rise The Washington Post 25/09/2020 I used to be Ms Covid Casual. But with a sick sister, that’s changed The Guardian 26/09/2020 Ministers' plan to save Christmas at all costs The Daily Telegraph 26/09/2020 Airport deploys dogs to sniff out Covid-19 The Financial Times - Coronavirus Latest 27/09/2020 Why India should worry about post-Covid-19 care BBC News 27/09/2020 JOURNALS
B MJ Open
Communication: So near yet so far: why won’t the UK prescribe medical cannabis? (PR)
Medical Experts: It Is Time to Embrace Cannabis for Medicinal Use SciTechDaily 22/09/20 Medicinal cannabis still not favoured by doctors Radio New Zealand 22/09/20 UK docs: “utterly deceitful to withhold medical cannabis” MedPage Today 22/09/20 Also in: Newsbeezer, Focus Technica, Medical Xpress, DocWire News, NewsCaf, Infosurhoy, Severskiy, Mirage News Australia, ScienceDaily, Engelemed Health News, Vaaju, 365News X, Civilized Life, Before It’s News, Licensed Producers Canada, Medical Brief South Africa, OnMedica, Newsbreak, Reddit.com, PatientTalk, Myhealthyclick
Research: Under-reported relationship: a comparative study of pharmaceutical industry and patient organisation payment disclosures in the UK (2012-2016) (External PR)
Revealed: Large discrepancies in accounting for the funding sources of some UK patient organisations Medical Xpress 21/09/20 Also in: Research Professional News
This Is the No. 1 Mental Health Mistake You're Making Right Now MSN Arabia 23/09/20 Also in: MSN MY + IN, MSN Health & Fitness, BestLife, xinmsn, Yahoo Finance
OASI Care Bundle viewed positively by two published evaluation papers MIDIRS Midwifery Digest 22/09/20
Further coverage for heart disease risk for unpopular teens (PR) Unpopular teens at higher risk of heart problems when they are older Drew Reports 23/09/20 Also in: Contemporary Pediatrics
Haphazard Prescribing for Opioid-Naïve Patients After Knee Arthroscopy? OrthoSpine News 23/09/20
Operation Moonshot swab tests could damage the economy, claims top statistician Daily Telegraph 24/09/20
Wide adoption of primary-care POCUS deemed feasible but not immediately advisable Health Imaging 24/09/20
The Simplest Way to Support a Partner With Heart Disease HealthCentral 24/09/20
The risks of taking sleeping pills Everyday Health 24/09/20
Possible Genetic Component to MG Found in Large-scale North American Analysis Myasthenia Gravis News 25/09/20
O pen Heart
Research: Accuracy of telephone triage in primary care patients with chest discomfort: a cross-sectional study (PR)
Phone system for assessing chest troubles is unsafe and unreliable Infosurhoy.com 21/09/20 COVID vs Head, Heart, and Heparin; Afib Screening Flop; Phone Triage Dangerous? MedPage Today 22/09/20 Also in: Medical Xpress, Mirage News Australia
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Research: Upper respiratory viral load in asymptomatic individuals and mildly symptomatic patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PR)
People with 'silent Covid' carry just as much virus and are 'driving the spread' Daily Star 23/09/20 New research adds to growing evidence for asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 NBC News 22/09/20 COVID-19 patients showing no symptoms can carry just as much of virus as those who are, study says New York Daily News 23/09/20
Also in: The Sun + Scottish + Irish editions, Daily Mail + This is Money, The Guardian, Mirror, The National Scot, Herald Scotland, Belfast Telegraph, Irish Examiner, Wales Online, Jersey Evening Post, The Sunday Post, HuffPost UK, Pressfrom UK, Evening Standard, extensive local UK news coverage, MSN UK, Yahoo News UK, LBC radio, AOL UK
International kfm Radio, New England Cable News + extensive local US broadcast outlets, MSN AU, Asian Image, Eurasia Review, Yahoo News Australia + NZ, European Hospital Online, xinmsn, The Amed Post, Prokerala, The Siasat Daily, India4U, Mirage News Australia, MENA FN, The Pioneer (IN), Vishva Times, Yahoo Canada Style, WebIndia123, MSN News Canada, Pressfrom US, Onmanorama, New Kerala, US News.com, Business Standard, USA Online News, Health24 South Africa
Medical OnMedica, Sciencecodex, Scimex, MSN Health & Fitness, Infosurhoy.com, Medical Xpress, Health Medicine.net, Today’s Practitioner, Medical Research News, Sound Health & Lasting Wealth, HealthDay, Knowridge Science Report, Drugs.com, The Health Cast, Clinical Connection, Doctors Lounge, WebMD, ETHealthworld, MedPage Today, Medically Prime
Other News Need News, News Cabal, Business Fast, The World News, TalkTalk, Angle News, Simple News, BrightSurf, Campaign, Trading U, Financial Press, Inside Express,, Impartial Reporter, Yahoo Sports, Knowledia, Feedimo, Rocket News, Mogaz News, Ex Bulletin, Yahoo Style, Social News XYZ, Window to News, Yahoo Movies, MSN News, Stock News Press, Enews Planet, SiFy News, News.law, Latest Time News, Weekly Sauce, News of the Day
A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases DMARDs for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Have Cardiovascular Benefits RheumNow 21/09/20 Also in: Docwire News
New SLE Classification Criteria Perform Well in Early Disease and Across Sexes, Ethnicities Rheumatology Advisor 21/09/20
Age-Stratified COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates for People With Autoimmune Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease ContagionLive 22/09/20
Genetic Risk Scores May Facilitate Clinical Diagnosis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Rheumatology Advisor 22/09/20
Greater Joint and Skin Improvement With Ixekizumab vs Adalimumab in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatology Advisor 24/09/20
TNF Biologics and COVID-19: What Autoimmune Patients Need to Know Creaky Joints 25/09/20
EUROPEAN COMMISSION GRANTS MARKETING AUTHORIZATION FOR JYSELECA® (FILGOTINIB) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ADULTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE ACTIVE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS Globe Newswire 25/09/20 Also in: Pipeline Review.com
A rchives of Disease in Childhood Controversies persist in diagnosing, treating GH deficiency, short stature in children Healio 21/09/20
COVID-19 and Violence against Women and Children: A Second Research Round Up Global Health Policy 24/09/20
B MJ Evidence-Based Medicine Further coverage for coffee and pregnancy (PR) BBC R4 More or Less 23/09/20 (09.25) Also in: BBC World Service 26/09/20
B MJ Global Health The High Cost of Academic Publishing Leaves Africa Behind VICE 22/09/20
New Study Reviews Cost-Effectiveness of Hypertension Management in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Targeted News Service 22/09/20
Further coverage on inaccuracy of YouTube COVID videos (PR) YouTube adds fact checks to videos for UK viewers to combat conspiracy theories iNews 24/09/20
B MJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health Reduced risk of obesity - one of the benefits of eating nuts, study finds Medical News Bulletin 21/09/20 Also in: POP Times UK
Vitamin A toxicity is rare, but taking supplements increases your chance of developing it pressfrom US 24/09/20
There's even more evidence that getting enough vitamin D could reduce the risk of severe coronavirus infections us.pressfrom.com 25/09/20
B MJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
Research: Physical behaviours and chronotype in people with type 2 diabetes (External PR)
Early birds vs night owls: for diabetics, an early bedtime is best Mirage News Australia 21/09/20
Also in: Scimex, Agenparl, News-Medical.net, Infosurhoy, HealthNews Digest, Science Daily, Medical Xpress, ScienMag, SciTech Daily, Newswise, McKnight’s Long Term Care News, xinmsn, MSN Philippines + MY + UK +IN +Arabia, Times of News, Sleep Review Online, Health Medicine.net, Yahoo News, Best , MSN Health & Fitness, Yahoo Lifestyle, Newsbeezer, Back to Schools, Drew Reports News, Yahoo News Philippines
Can Probiotics Improve Type 2 Diabetes? A Sweet LIfe 21/09/20
B MJ Open Respiratory Research GI Problems Common and ‘Intrude’ on Daily Life, CF Survey Finds Cystic Fibrosis News Today 24/09/20
B ritish Journal of Sports Medicine The silent assassin: Is chlorine hurting swimmers more than it’s helping? Swimming World Magazine 23/09/20
Recovery from COVID-19 can be a struggle The Hindu 23/09/20 HOW SMART HOME TECHNOLOGY INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY’S VALUE Value Walk 23/09/20 Walking On A Regular Basis Could Help You Fight Cold And Flu Season frompress Canada 23/09/20 Also in: frompress US, MSN Health & Fitness, MSN IN, Women’s Health, Yahoo Lifestyle
Sports-related concussions in young St. Lucian athletes St Lucia News 24/09/20
Research: Nine typical injury patterns in German professional male football (soccer): a systematic visual video analysis of 345 match injuries (External PR)
Reasons For Football Injuries ScienMag 24/09/20 Also in: BrightSurf, Medical Xpress, BioEngineer, Infosurhoy, The PRNews Portal
Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy tied to radiographic knee osteoarthritis MD Alert 24/09/20 Like to jog or wear heels? Here’s why you should take sprained ankles seriously Channel News Asia 24/09/20
What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Chicken Every Day Eat This Not that! 25/09/20 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness
Éanna Falvey – a wide-ranging Q&A with World Rugby’s chief medical officer Rugby World 25/09/20
10 surprising health benefits of gardening IOL online (South Africa) 25/09/20
E mergency Medicine Journal
Research: Occupational exposures and programmatic response to COVID-19 pandemic: an emergency medical services experience (External PR)
Adjusting tactics quickly cut EMS providers’ COVID-19 risk Mirage News Australia 25/09/20 F rontline Gastroenterology Neuroendocrine tumours: what gastroenterologists need to know Medical Health News 24/09/20
G ut Further coverage for Mediterranean diet and aging (PR) Is Aging a Disease You Can Reverse? A Look at the Science Behind the Longevity Movement Vogue Magazine 22/09/20 Also in: Cuenca High Life
One blood test can now diagnose celiac disease without biopsy Celiac.com 24/09/20
H eart Fear of hospital ‘killed thousands’ Daily Mail 26/09/20 (print; exclusive shared by authors) Also in: pressfrom.uk, MSN UK, expressdigest.com, Internewscast, Up news info, Russia Today, Travelwire News, Heart Health, F3NWS, SGT Report, Sign of the Times (US)
Doing This For Just Minutes A Day Can Improve Your Health KYR News 27/09/2020 Also in: East This! Not That!, Yahoo Lifestyle,
I njury Prevention Drowning biggest killer of children in Indian Sundarbans Mirage News Australia 21/09/20 Also in: BW Education Business World
J ournal of Epidemiology & Community Health Colorado Researchers Call For National Guidelines On Alerting Potential Suicide 'Hot Spot' Schools Reno Public Radio 22/09/20 The shocking number of employees that work on the weekend Ladders 23/09/20 How peer pressure, drug abuse is ruining women’s lives Daily Monitor (Uganda) 23/09/20
20 attitude adjustments for a longer life MSN Philippines 24/09/20 Also in: MSN IN + MY + NZ + UK+ AU
What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Chicken Every Day Eat This Not that! 25/09/20 Also in: MSN Health & Fitness
J ournal of Medical Ethics New bill would defund schools that force girls to compete against boys LifeSite News 23/09/20
After-birth abortion supported by 94% of Belgian doctors CathNews New Zealand 24/09/20 (misattrib The BMJ)
One Year Ago: How opposition to protecting abortion survivors points to growing specter of infanticide National Right to Life News 25/09/20
J ournal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry World Alzheimer's Day: Dementia deaths, COVID-19's effects on Alzheimer's care and more Healio 21/09/20
Antidepressants and Alzheimer’s; CTE and sleep; vitamin D and dementia MedPage Today 23/09/20
Spinraza Leads to Motor Gains Over Time in SMA Type 3 Adults, Real-Life Study Finds SMA News 24/09/20 Psychiatry Case Report Medical Health News 26/09/20
M edical Humanities Tales of Treatment highlight benefits of grassroots public engagement for researchers Mirage News Australia 21/09/20
O ccupational & Environmental Medicine 8 Signs That It’s Time for You to Unretire MSN Money 21/9/20
Suspension of fertility treatments during COVID-19 has mental health impacts BrightSurf 21/09/20 Also in: Science Daily P ostgraduate Medical Journal Calling doctors: New survey on challenges faced by international doctors New Zealand Doctor Online 24/09/20
P ractical Neurology A Father With Dementia and His Son Connect Through Improvised Piano Being Patient 21/09/20
V et Record Are Pugs Aggressive? The Risk Of Pug Aggression, And How To Prevent It The Happy Puppy Site 24/09/2020