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 New York Times, the International Business Times, Times ​ ​ ​ of India and the front page of The Times. ​ ​ ​ ● An analysis in The BMJ suggesting that rigid social distancing rules for covid-19 are ​ ​ based on outdated science was covered by The Washington Post, Sky News, The ​ News York Times and Business Insider. ​ ​ ● 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 & Community Health ​ ​ Journal of Medical Ethics | Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery ​ ​ Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry | Vet Record ​ ​ ​ 1 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 Coronavirus: Two-metre rule is based on 'outdated' science as sneeze droplets can travel eight metres, study claims Sky News 26/08/2020 ​ The 6-foot social-distancing rule is based on nearly 80-year-old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, The Independent, ITV News, UK local news ​ ​ ​ and radio outlets, Yahoo UK, MSN UK, The Irish Times, BBC Radio 4 News, BBC World Service, The Times (+ Scottish and Irish editions), Evening Standard, talkRADIO, BBC Radio 2, Cosmopolitan UK, Belfast Telegraph, The Guardian, 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 Portal, 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, Reuters, 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, Manchester 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 Tatler, 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