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Mentions in Parliament Journals content cited in political/cultural events BMJ wins PPA Diversity and Inclusion award

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How the pandemic has reshaped collaboration — and competition — in science (medRxiv) STAT 22/06/21

The BMJ press release coverage

Research: Effect of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020 on life expectancy across populations in the USA and other high income countries: simulations of provisional mortality data Editorial: Covid-19 and the growing disadvantage in US life expectancy U.S. life expectancy drop during pandemic shows ‘price people pay for systemic racism’ Los Angeles Times 25/06/21 US life expectancy fell by more than a year during pandemic, research suggests CNN 24/06/21 COVID-19 causes largest decrease in U.S. life expectancy since WWII Xinhua 25/06/21

Also in: MSN UK + IE, The Guardian, Daily Mail,

International TIME, Forbes, NPR, Eurasia Review, The Miami Herald, KPCW-FM + widely covered by US regional broadcast, FOX News Channel, The World News, California News-Times, Mirage News Australia, Washington News Post, Today NBC, Yahoo! Canada News, NBC News, Yahoo , USA Today, nytimespost, UPI, Kaiser Health News, New York Post, American Journal of Managed Care, Mew York Daily News, ABC News, MSN India, Albilad Daily English, China Daily Online, Los Angeles Times

Other MSN News, Democratic Underground, expressdigest, News of the Day, Business Fast, DNyuz, A Closer Look, Internewscast, Newsfeeds, Yahoo News, Terror Alert, ScitTech Daily, Medical Xpress, Mogaz News, Scienmag, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, News-Medical.Net, Daily Magazine, ScienceDaily, AOL, TechiLive, NewsCaf, Newsmax, Eat This, Not That!, Market Watch, Yahoo Finance, Patch, Medical Economics, WebMD Magazine, SELF, Yahoo Finance, News Summed Up, HIV Plus, headtopics, Physician's Weekly, Morning Star, CPR News

Feature: Chronic fatigue syndrome and long covid: moving beyond the controversy Patient Commentary: How power imbalances in the narratives, research, and publications around long covid can harm patients

Long COVID has resurfaced tensions over treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome Sound Health & Lasting Wealth 24/06/21

Also in: News-Medical.Net

News: Doctors’ early retirement has trebled since 2008

Doctors stampede towards early retirement after bumper pensions axed The Daily Telegraph 24/06/21 Crisis is looming as doctors are lost to early retirement Daily Mail 25/06/21 Number of doctors retiring early trebles in England and Wales The Guardian 23/06/21

Also in: Sky News, MSN UK, Yahoo UK, The Times, Daily Star, Daily Mail, Daily Express, The Independent, Times Radio (03:57 mins into the programme), Allusanewshub, Medical Xpress, News-Medical.Net, Health Business

Editorial: Parliamentary report on workforce burnout and resilience (PR)

New editorial reveals that burnout is a widespread reality in current NHS workforce News-Medical.Net 25/06/21 "Burnout is a widespread reality in today’s NHS", parliamentary report finds OnMedica 25/06/2021

2 Also in: Globe Health News, Florida News Times

Further coverage for mobile health apps (PR) Privacy Concerns Examined Regarding Use of Mobile Health Apps Infectious Disease Advisor 22/06/21 Also in: Ramaon Healthcare, Asian Correspondent, Korea Biomedial Review, Tech Digest, Tech Investor News, BGR

Other notable coverage Doctor's diary: Face masks are disastrous for our skin The Telegraph 21/06/21 Medical leaders urge Boris Johnson to bring air pollution below WHO limit The Guardian 21/06/21 Also in: inews and City AM Dr Helen Salisbury interviewed on Good Morning Britain (20 mins into the programme) 22/06/21 Booze, not shoes, may have caused medieval bunions The Guardian 21/06/21 Forget BMI – these are the health tests you need to do today The Daily Telegraph 21/06/21 Smart panels help give sound night's sleep in hospital The Times 25/06/21 Backlash grows against formula milk firms’ influence on medics The Times 26/06/21 Guardian journalists win Orwell prize for video series The Guardian (Kamran Abbasi mentioned) 25/06/21 The secret formula for targeting new mothers The Sunday Times 27/06/21 Cometh The Hour, Cometh Chris Whitty The Sunday Times 27/06/21

JOURNALS press release coverage

BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health

Research: Potential for elimination of folate and vitamin B12 deficiency in India using vitamin-fortified tea: a preliminary study (India Focus PR)

Fortifying tea with folate, vitamin B12 may help counter health issues in women AniNews 25/06/21 Consuming tea with folate, vitamin B12 may counter health issues in women: Study Times 26/06/21 Lifestyle News | Fortifying Tea with Folate, Vitamin B12 Could Help Tackle Health Issues in Women … LatestLY 27/06/21

Also in: Florida News-Times, California News-Times, Mirage News Australia, Yahoo News Canada, Times, Midcoastonlinenews.au, TodayUK News, Medical Xpress, mashupmd, bio-peptide.com, Live Healthy News, TheHealthSite, Yahoo Style India, The Bulletin Hub, Newsbreak, Newslogic India, India.com, Mumbai News.net, Betox.in, Big News Network, Journey Line (IN), The Newz, GCC Business News, Newsinfoseries.com, Zee5 News, Sify.com, The Newz (IN), The Fact News (IN), Medical Online News, Bombay News, Health-reporter News, Times, New Kerala, 247newsaroundtheworld.com, Sanjeernitoday, News4social.com, WebIndia123, Devdiscourse, TIMES NOW, India Gazette, NetIndia123, 10News, Free Press Journal (India), Medical Dialogues (IN)

Further coverage for plant-based diet and COVID-10 severity (PR) Diets that could impact Covid-19 severity The Star Malaysia 21/06/21 Could A Plant-Based Diet Reduce The Severity Of Covid-19 Symptoms? Longevity Live

3 21/06/21 Also in: Endocrinology Advisor

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

Research: Impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start children’s centres on childhood obesity in England: a longitudinal ecological study + Commentary: Examining the impact of cuts to local government spending on Sure Start Children’s Centres on childhood obesity: a commentary (PR)

Cuts to Sure Start Children’s centres may lead to increased obesity, says report Evening Standard 22/06/21 Cuts to Sure Start Children’s centres may lead to increased obesity, says report The National Scot 21/06/21

Also in: Sky News, Glasgow Times, + widely covered by UK local print and radio outlets, The Sunday Post, Daily Mail, Yahoo UK, Daily Express, talkRADIO, Evening Express, About Manchester, US regional radio, California News-Times, Florida News-Times, msn.com, usa newsguru, Washington Newsday, Mirage News Australia, Medical Xpress, Yahoo Finance, Planet Radio, University News HQ, World News Network, Healthandvitality.net, The Health Guild, Ex Bulletin, Newschain, The Health News Express, Bariatric News, Newsbreak, theDadsnet, MSN Philippines, Madison.com, Knowledia, Updated News

Research: Development and validation of a predictive algorithm for risk of dementia in the community setting (External PR)

This Online Calculator Predicts Your Risk Of Developing Dementia IFL Science 26/06/21 Canadian online calculator predicts people's dementia risk New Zealand Herald 26/06/21 New website accurately predicts your risk of dementia The Daily Telegraph 25/06/21

Also in: Daily Mail, New York Post, CTV News Canada, ScienceBlog, VietNam Explorer, Neuroscience News, World24 News, Daily Magazine, Best Life, Intrenz, Us.newschant, Business Fast, MSN IE + NZ + MY + Arabia, New York Post, Yahoo UK, Archyde, Updated News, 7th Space, WS Buzz, Health Medici Net, Scottish Daily Record, Get India News, DUK News, expressdigest, The World News, WhatsNew2Day, Internewscast, xinmsn, Yahoo News UK, Big World Tale, Times of News, SciTech Daily, Mirage News Australia, News-Medical.net, Bioengineer, Focus Technica, Today News Post, ScienMag, 4State News, Jioforme, Newsfeeds, World News Era, Biotech Asia News, Scienmag, The World News Monitor, TechiLive, ScienceDaily, Daily Express, Ex Bulletin

Other notable coverage

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Biologic Treatment Mitigates PsA Risk in Patients With Psoriasis, Study Finds Medscape 24/06/21

Patients With Rheumatic Disease May Experience Flares After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination Medscape 25/06/21

BMJ Case Reports Man Has Heart Attack After Consuming up to 12 Energy Drinks a Day for a Year Newsweek

4 21/06/21 (Previous PR) Also in: MSN Health & Fitness, Men’s Health Australia, Headtopics, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, Washington Newsday

SIngle tick bite packs triple punch MedPage Today 22/06/21

BMJ Global Health Article flagged To end COVID-19 we need vaccine justice for developing countries not outdated charity – viewpoint The Conversation UK 21/06/21 Also in: Medical Xpress, Free-Mail ZA, Global Advisors, Yahoo UK

Research: A partisan pandemic: state government public health policies to combat COVID-19 in Brazil (External PR) No coverage

Sexual violence is a hidden impact of the climate crisis that’s not discussed enough Vogue 23/06/21 (previous PR)

Kenya: Over 90% of Babies Die From Preventable Causes - Study AllAfrica.com 24/06/21

COVID-19: Study augurs well for research output University World News (Africa Edition) 24/06/21 (Previous PR)

BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health Further coverage for vegetarian/pescatarian diet and COVID-19 severity (PR) Are Vegetarian, Fish Diets Less Prone To Severe COVID-19 Illness? BMJ Study, DW News Democratic Underground 27/06/21

BMJ Open Little Evidence for the Long-Term Efficacy of Sleep Medication Among Women in Midlife Neurology Advisor 22/06/21 (previous PR)

Research: Predicting new major depression symptoms from long working hours, psychosocial safety climate and work engagement: a population-based cohort study (External PR)

Toxic workplaces increase risk of depression by 300%, researchers find The Independent 24/06/21 Also in: SciTech Daily, Neuroscience News, IFL Science, Mirage News Australia, HR Review, News-Medical.net, Australian News Online, Mackay Online News, Study Finds, Central Queensland Online News, Eat This! Not That!, Science NewsNet, HealthNews Digest, MSN Lifestyle, Fiji Online News, Yahoo Lifestyle, Yahoo Canada, Newswise, ScienMag, Medical Xpress, Focus Technica, W3Live News, News Today, Times of News, BollyInside, The Morung Express, Npnews24, Social News XYZ, Window to News, Andhravilas, , India4u, KentuckyIndian, webindia123, Lab Manager, NetIndia123, Lokmat Times, Ahmedabad Mirror, Inforum, Market Research Telecast, Fitness Health Yoga, Newsfeeds, Yahoo India Style, ETHR World, DaijiWorld, , Technology Networks

Research: Sources of work-related psychological distress experienced by UK-wide

5 foundation and junior doctors: a qualitative study + Research: Protective factors and sources of support in the workplace as experienced by UK foundation and junior doctors: a qualitative study (External PR)

Researchers call for improvements to working culture and conditions for junior doctors 4StateNews 24/06/21 Also in: California News-Times, Florida News-Times, Medical Xpress, ScienMag

Adopt a healthy lifestyle to beat dementia The Week India (July 4 issue) 26/06/21 (Previous PR on sleep meds

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care Clinical Challenge: Immunotherapy-Related Diabetes in Cancer Patients MedPage Today 26/06/21

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine Lifelong Exercise Leads to Savings The New York Times (print) 22/06/21

BMJ Paediatrics Open Globalising solidarity: Cuba’s lessons for the world Morning Star 24/06/21

BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Flagged to SMC Australia Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme is challenging and complicated. Some people die while they wait The Conversation AU 27/06/21 Also in: Daily Bulletin AU, Mirage News Australia, Viw.au, Modern Australian, The Toys Matrix, Global Advisors

British Journal of Sports Medicine Physically-active persons can fight off Covid-19 more easily The Malaysia Star 22/06/21 (previous PR) Exercising more than 150 minutes/week linked to lower chance of COVID infection: Study Times of India 23/06/21 Also in: Evening Standard, The Health Site, WSTale, MSN Health & Fitness, Men’s Health, California News Times, WCVB-TV + numerous US broadcast outlets

Help Avoid COVID, Injury as Kids Return to Sports WebMD 21/06/21(Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Drezner quoted) Also in: NewsColony, Medscape

Wearable fitness trackers may aid weight-loss efforts Harvard Health Newsletter July issue (Previous PR)

Further coverage for sports-related concussion consensus guidelines (PR) Manage Sports-Related Concussions This Way, Per New Guidance Physical Therapy Products Online 26/06/21

30 tiny tweaks guaranteed to transform your health Mail on Sunday + Scottish edition 27/06/21 (Print) Also in: Business Fast, Health Medici.net, Eminetra

6 Journal of Medical Ethics EU countries should ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health EU Reporter 25/06/21

Occupational & Environmental Medicine Further coverage for junk food diet and truckers’ driving (PR) Junk food diet can lead to dangerous driving The Star Malaysia 23/06/21 Also in: Washington Newsday, Motor Transport

INFLUENCE

Mentions in Parliament

● Westminster Hall debate: Government Contracts: covid-19 - 21 Jun 2021 Neale Hanvey: Alba, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath cites concerns raised in The BMJ about accuracy of lateral flow tests and the Government’s approach to covid testing

● Overseas Aid: Children and Mothers, Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Wendy Morton Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) cites a BMJ Global Health analysis in a written answer on overseas aid allocated to preventable deaths of mothers, newborns and children.

Journals content cited in political/cultural events

● British Journal of Sports Medicine research on the competitive advantage of transgender female athletes a year after hormone treatment has been widely cited in coverage of the first Olympian transgender athlete:

New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics NPR 21/06/21 (Previous PR) DIY dancing at home, Transgender athletes, Ugandan women, Eco novels (author Joanna Harper interview) BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour (skip to 3:40 mins into the programme) 23/06/21 (+ repeated in Saturday omnibus 26/06/21)

Also in: South Dakota National Public Broadcasting Network + widely covered by regional US broadcast, Men’s Health UK, OPB.org, Chattanooga Times, FreePress, National Review, The Irish Times, SGT Report, The New American, The Irish Times, The New American

● BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health research on reproductive coercion cited in Britney Spears court case:

Britney Spears Says She's Being Forced to Keep Her IUD-Here's How That's a Form of Reproductive Coercion Health.com 24/06/21 (Previous PR) Also in: The Independent (misattrib The BMJ), MSN NZ + IE + Arabia, pressfrom Canada, us.pressfrom, MSN Health&Fitness, MSN Health CA, One Herald

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● BMJ wins PPA Diversity and Inclusion award UKSG 23/06/21

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