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 23 journals were picked up in the media last week (5-11 October) - our highlights ​ ​ include: ● A new study in The BMJ confirming advice given to the UK government about school ​ ​ closures made national headlines, including The Guardian, The Telegraph and The ​ ​ ​ Independent. ● A BMJ Global Health paper finding that US viewer preference for right-wing TV ​ ​ media is linked to fewer preventive measures against COVID-19 made headlines in Business Insider India, CNN Business and Latest Nigerian News. ​ ​ ● Research in The BMJ suggesting that pregnancy complications are linked to a ​ ​ heightened risk of heart disease and stroke in later life was picked up by the Daily ​ Mail, Business Insider and the Times of India. ​ ​ BMJ PRESS RELEASES The BMJ | BMJ Global Health ​ ​ ​ BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health EXTERNAL PRESS RELEASES BMJ Open | Gut ​ ​ OTHER COVERAGE The BMJ | Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ​ ​ Archives of Disease in Childhood | BMJ Case Reports ​ ​ BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine | BMJ Open ​ ​ BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care | BMJ Open Gastroenterology ​ ​ BMJ Open Ophthalmology BMJ Open Respiratory Research | BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine ​ ​ British Journal of Ophthalmology | British Journal of Sports Medicine ​ ​ Emergency Medicine Journal | Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ​ ​ ​ Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery | Occupational & Environmental Medicine ​ ​ RMD Open | Thorax ​ ​ Tobacco Control 1 B MJ New Editor-in-Chief for British Journal of Sports Medicine InPublishing 09/10/2020 ​ Dr. Jonathan Drezner appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for British Journal of Sports Medicine Knowledge Speak 08/10/2020 T he BMJ press release coverage Special Report: Effect of school closures on mortality from coronavirus disease ​ Herd immunity 'could have saved more lives than social distancing' The Daily Telegraph ​ (front page) 08/10/2020 Why Edinburgh University's lockdown study is not all it seems The Guardian 08/10/2020 ​ Coronavirus: Closing schools could increase death toll by prolonging outbreak, scientists say as they warn against short-termism The Independent 08/10/2020 ​ ​ Also in: Daily Mirror, BBC Radio 4, UK local news outlets, Yahoo UK, The Times, BBC ​ Coventry & Warwickshire, The Week, ITV News, Standard, Business Insider India, Mirage News, Yahoo Canada News, xinmsn, Business Insider India, TalkTalk, The World News, Medical Xpress, AOL Money, Latestly, Outlook India, IBNLive, Englemed Health News, Foreign Affairs, sciencecodex, Internewscast, InfoSurhoy, WS Buzz, Big World Tale, AE Daily, India4u, Window to News Research: Association between the reproductive health of young women and ​ cardiovascular disease in later life: umbrella review Pregnancy problems could leave women more at risk from heart disease or strokes later in life, research suggests Daily Mail 08/10/2020 ​ Breastfeeding may cut chances of heart disease, reveals study Times of India 09/10/2020 ​ Also in: The Amed Post, Business Insider, Mirage News, Daijiworld, Newscabal, ​ ​ ​ PressfromUK, Angle News, Health Medici Net, Sound Health and Lasting Wealth, MedPage Today, ScienceDaily, MSN, Yahoo News, NewsCaf, xinmsn, sciencecodex, Roosters, Internewscast, Newsgram, Drugs.com, KentuckyIndian, Insight Online, NetIndia123, U.S. News & World Report, Clinical Connection, WebIndia123, The Health Site, Physician’s Briefing, Prokerela, MENA FN, NewsGram, Vishva Times, India4u, Social News XYZ, Siasat Daily, OGP News, ET Healthworld, Newkerala.com Research: Effect of exercise training for five years on all cause mortality in older ​ adults—the Generation 100 study: randomised controlled trial Good health for pensioners is a walk in the park Daily Mirror 08/10/2020 ​ Over-70s live longer with regular exercise Daily Express 10/10/2010 ​ Also in: The Senior, Medical Dialogues, News18, Fin24 South Africa, Medical Xpress, ​ Starts at 60, ScienceDaily, NewsCaf, Scienmag, ScienceNordic, Indian24 News, ​ Sciencenorway, Medical Research, W3LiveNews, Physician’s Briefing, ProKerala, Newsd, Social News XYZ, Dailyhunt, Daijiworld, MENA FN, KentuckyIndian, The Siasat Daily, WebIndia123, Vishva Times, NewKerala, Netindia123.com, INDIA TV, Newskarnataka, DT Next, Medical Dialogues, Psychology Today The BMJ Awards: Solar panels to improve health inequalities and a radio show to beat ​ 2 mental health stigma scoop prizes at The BMJ Awards 2020 Manchester Hospital team win BMJ Team of the Year Award About Manchester 08/10/2020 ​ ​ Cardiac rehabilitation programme wins BMJ award Mirage News 08/10/2020 ​ Also in: BBC Radio Cornwall, BBC One South East, York.ac.uk, anaesthetists.org, The ​ World News, Oxford Mail Further coverage for remdesivir for covid-19 All the coronavirus treatments President Trump is receiving, and what we know about them so far The Telegraph 06/10/2020 ​ Medical experts baffled over the range of drugs given to president (print) Daily Telegraph ​ 06/10/2020 Global collaboration on brain health research is urgently needed, say experts Mirage News ​ 10/10/2020 O ther notable coverage Flu vaccine: Month-long wait by GPs for deliveries The Guardian 05/10/2020 ​ Coronavirus in Scotland: Let young people get back to normal, says public health expert The ​ Times + Scottish edition 06/10/2020 Coronavirus in Scotland: Academic sorry for Covid-sceptic misinformation The Times ​ 09/10/2020 If you eat well, you’re much more likely to feel happy and well too (Fiona Godlee quoted) ​ Mirror 08/10/2020 BBC Radio 5 Live Science - Nobel Prizes, Attenborough's new film, and Treating Trump (Theo Bloom interview, skip to 6:24 mins) 11/10/2020 JOURNALS B MJ Global Health Research: Media trust and infection mitigating behaviours during the COVID-19 ​ pandemic in the USA (PR) ​ Fox News viewers are less likely to follow coronavirus safety measures than people who watch CNN, study finds Business Insider India 10/10/20 ​ Coughing Trump tells Hannity he's healthy and ready to hold rallies CNN Business 09/10/20 ​ Fox News viewers use fewer Covid-19 safety precautions than CNN viewers, study finds Latest Nigerian News 09/10/20 Also in: The London Economic, Polish News UK, KMJ + widely covered by US broadcast ​ ​ ​ ​ outlets, MSN News Canada, Business Insider Australia + NL, News18, Jim Bohannon Show (US), Yahoo India, us.pressfrom, CNN International, CNN Philippines, Mirage News Australia, USA Shafaqna, The Armenian Reporter + local US print coverage, Latin America, USA Newsposts, MSN IN + Philippines, INSIDER, AE Daily, Newshub NZ, New Zealand Online News Other Sciencecodex, Health Medicine Network, Erie News now, Medical Xpress, BrightSurf, The World News, Analyzed News, A Closer Look, MSN News, News-Medical.net, First Light, Ex Bulletin, En24, Newswise, Healthnews Digest, Study Finds, MSN Health & Fitness, Wattsup 3 with that, Psych News Daily, Flipboard, Inside Express, BioReports, Tellusnews, Newsbreak, Newsbeezer Further coverage for wearing a mask at home (PR) This Is Who's Most Likely to Give You Coronavirus, CDC Says BestLife 07/10/2020 ​ ​ Also in: MSN Arabia, ​ Further coverage for inequality in COVID decision making bodies (PR) Inequality pandemic Pledge Times 09/10/20 ​ Also in: Medical News Today, DoveMed ​ B MJ Sexual & Reproductive Health Research: Abortion regulation in Europe in the era of COVID-19: a spectrum of policy ​ responses (PR) ​ ​ England's at-home abortions amid coronavirus should be 'catalyst' for positive change to remain, experts urge Yahoo! Finance 08/10/20 ​ Pandemic widens gaps in access to abortion services Englemed Health News 09/10/20 ​ ​ Also in: Yahoo Style UK, Yahoo! Lifestyle Singapore, LA Focus, Sciencecodex, BrightSurf, ​ Scienmag, arcamax, Medical Xpress, de24 News, Univadis A nnals of the Rheumatic Diseases Nintedanib’s Adverse Event Profile in SSc-ILD Consistent With Safety, Tolerability in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonology Advisor 05/10/2020 ​ Women remain underrepresented as senior authors for rheumatology research Healio ​ 05/10/2020 Discover the Benefits of a High-Fiber Diet When It Comes to Dealing with Stress Farming ​ Portal 05/10/2020 Genomic Risk Scores May Enhance JIA Diagnosis Rheumatology Network 05/10/2020 ​ Experts assess infection risks for biologics MDEdge 06/10/2020 ​ Inflammatory arthritis disease activity unaffected by reduced in-patient appointments MedWire 07/10/2020 Knee, hip osteoarthritis linked to increased risk for venous thromboembolism MedWire News ​ 08/10/2020 7 Science-Backed Ways to Help Prevent Arthritis LiveStrong 08/10/2020 ​ Genetic Score Helps Diagnose JIA, Study Suggests juvenilearthritisnews.com 08/10/2020 ​ Rheumatology News Roundup: Crisis in Osteoporosis Care Rheumatology Network ​ 09/10/20 Early data show benefits of romilkimab in diffuse cutaneous SSc MedWire News 09/10/20 ​ A rchives of Disease in Childhood Young people concerned for themselves, others in response to COVID-19 (link unavailable) ​ 4 ContagionLive 08/10/20 B MJ Case Reports Woman With COVID Shed Virus for 61 Days in Longest Case of Its Kind Recorded Newsweek 05/10/2020 B MJ Evidence-Based Medicine Further coverage for antibiotics and efficacy of contraception (PR) Study confirms reduced efficacy of hormonal contraceptives with antibiotic use Healio ​ 08/10/2020 Former BBC star Sue Cook, 71, slams broadcaster over its unbalanced Covid coverage Daily Mail 09/10/20 Also in: Mogaz News ​ Further coverage