Alice Kadri
@alicekadri.bsky.social
PH Registrar
Commercial Determinants of Heath
Public Mental Health
Commercial Determinants of Heath
Public Mental Health
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Many women use alcohol to cope with menopause and midlife changes. In this blog for @aha-uk.bsky.social
Dr Abi Rose explores why it’s time to include alcohol in the menopause conversation. Read more 🔽
ahauk.org/menopause-an...
Dr Abi Rose explores why it’s time to include alcohol in the menopause conversation. Read more 🔽
ahauk.org/menopause-an...
Menopause and Alcohol: Why we need to talk
Many women use alcohol to cope with the physical & emotional symptoms of menopause and midlife events. How can we better support these women?
ahauk.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Many women use alcohol to cope with menopause and midlife changes. In this blog for @aha-uk.bsky.social
Dr Abi Rose explores why it’s time to include alcohol in the menopause conversation. Read more 🔽
ahauk.org/menopause-an...
Dr Abi Rose explores why it’s time to include alcohol in the menopause conversation. Read more 🔽
ahauk.org/menopause-an...
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🧵1/ The Christmas @bmj.com is always an opportunity to use satire as a vehicle for serious health messaging. Borrowing from Jonathan Swift, I ask, if public health is to “work with industry,” why stop at alcohol and gambling? Why not go all the way… and collaborate with organised crime?
December 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
🧵1/ The Christmas @bmj.com is always an opportunity to use satire as a vehicle for serious health messaging. Borrowing from Jonathan Swift, I ask, if public health is to “work with industry,” why stop at alcohol and gambling? Why not go all the way… and collaborate with organised crime?
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In this new opinion piece published via @bmj.com, FPH President Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz outlines the changes we need to see in public health following the UK covid-19 inquiry's second report.
- Proper funding
- Clear communication
- A protected workforce
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
- Proper funding
- Clear communication
- A protected workforce
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
An effective public health response to the next pandemic demands learning from past mistakes
Public health needs proper funding, effective lines of communication, and support for its workforce to respond to future emergencies, writes Tracy Daszkiewicz
The UK covid-19 inquiry’s second report...
www.bmj.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In this new opinion piece published via @bmj.com, FPH President Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz outlines the changes we need to see in public health following the UK covid-19 inquiry's second report.
- Proper funding
- Clear communication
- A protected workforce
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
- Proper funding
- Clear communication
- A protected workforce
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?
The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
heated.world
December 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Celebrity chefs told Californians that PFAS-coated pans were “safe,” and successfully lobbied Gavin Newsom to veto a bill phasing them out
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
They didn’t mention they all sell PFAS-coated pans.
New joint investigation with @mirandagreen.bsky.social and @atmosmag.bsky.social is out:
Reposted by Alice Kadri
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
10 yr analysis of growth of harmful product industries on high streets split by income
helpful analysis
More deprived areas were more likely to gain health harming amenities.
More deprived areas were more likely to lose health conducive amenities
10 yr analysis of growth of harmful product industries on high streets split by income
helpful analysis
More deprived areas were more likely to gain health harming amenities.
More deprived areas were more likely to lose health conducive amenities
December 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
www.sciencedirect.com:5037/science/arti...
10 yr analysis of growth of harmful product industries on high streets split by income
helpful analysis
More deprived areas were more likely to gain health harming amenities.
More deprived areas were more likely to lose health conducive amenities
10 yr analysis of growth of harmful product industries on high streets split by income
helpful analysis
More deprived areas were more likely to gain health harming amenities.
More deprived areas were more likely to lose health conducive amenities
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UK Biobank being used to sell eugenic embryo screening.
An inevitable consequence of encouraging biological determinism over the past two decades.
An inevitable consequence of encouraging biological determinism over the past two decades.
We have to stop genetics people from studying social phenomena until theyve taken like basic causal inference
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
UK Biobank being used to sell eugenic embryo screening.
An inevitable consequence of encouraging biological determinism over the past two decades.
An inevitable consequence of encouraging biological determinism over the past two decades.
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Tomorrow, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments on whether the Commonwealth can continue to pursue its case against Meta. Meta is trying to block the case by expanding Section 230 into a broad legal protection, arguing it shouldn’t face scrutiny for its platform design.
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Tomorrow, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments on whether the Commonwealth can continue to pursue its case against Meta. Meta is trying to block the case by expanding Section 230 into a broad legal protection, arguing it shouldn’t face scrutiny for its platform design.
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Proud to be supporting this joint call on Gov to deliver a strong & fair Food Strategy for everyone as members of @oha-updates.bsky.social, in partnership with Sustain, Eating Better, Wildlife and Countryside Link & Plant-Based Food Alliance UK.
obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/12/04/f...
obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/12/04/f...
Five alliances representing over 160 organisations urge the UK Government to deliver a strong, fair Food Strategy - Obesity Health Alliance
The Obesity Health Alliance and four other food and farming Alliances are today urging the government to deliver a strong and fair Food Strategy. Earlier this year, the Obesity Health Alliance, alongs...
obesityhealthalliance.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Proud to be supporting this joint call on Gov to deliver a strong & fair Food Strategy for everyone as members of @oha-updates.bsky.social, in partnership with Sustain, Eating Better, Wildlife and Countryside Link & Plant-Based Food Alliance UK.
obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/12/04/f...
obesityhealthalliance.org.uk/2025/12/04/f...
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Wow. Should not be surprised because this really is the playbook of industry influence in action but this is a lot.
The seminal paper that has been used for 25 years to justify that the use of #Glyphosate is safe has been retracted.
RETRACTED: Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans
www.sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
RETRACTED: Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans
www.sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
December 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Wow. Should not be surprised because this really is the playbook of industry influence in action but this is a lot.
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I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.
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* 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 *
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
* 70th Society for Social Medicine & Population Health Conference & European Congress of Epidemiology 2026 *
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
Dates: 9-11 Sept 2026
Venue: Mile End Campus, QMUL, London
Abstract submissions: Jan and Feb 2026. Results required so start planning!
Website: bit.ly/4oyrifb
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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Zero-alcohol drinks: moderation tool or marketing Trojan horse?
Our latest blog unpacks how alcohol companies publicly praise 0% products as “responsible” while privately celebrating them as a way to grow the market and reach new audiences.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Our latest blog unpacks how alcohol companies publicly praise 0% products as “responsible” while privately celebrating them as a way to grow the market and reach new audiences.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Zero-alcohol products: a tool for moderation or a tool for growth? - Institute of Alcohol Studies
How do alcohol industry public-facing and industry-facing communications differ regarding how they talk about zero alcohol drinks?
www.ias.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Zero-alcohol drinks: moderation tool or marketing Trojan horse?
Our latest blog unpacks how alcohol companies publicly praise 0% products as “responsible” while privately celebrating them as a way to grow the market and reach new audiences.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
Our latest blog unpacks how alcohol companies publicly praise 0% products as “responsible” while privately celebrating them as a way to grow the market and reach new audiences.
www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/26/z...
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🚭🍷🍔💰Policy responses to tobacco, alcohol, gambling & unhealthy food are inconsistent, despite industries using similar tactics to promote harmful products. This study explores public opinion on measures to address unhealthy commodity industries.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Public opinion on policy interventions for regulating four unhealthy commodity industries: a cross-sectional online survey of a representative sample of British adults 2023 - BMC Public Health
Background Tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and drink, and gambling are all unhealthy commodity industries which have profound public health consequences. The tactics of these industries intending to ...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚭🍷🍔💰Policy responses to tobacco, alcohol, gambling & unhealthy food are inconsistent, despite industries using similar tactics to promote harmful products. This study explores public opinion on measures to address unhealthy commodity industries.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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I’ve spent almost seven years covering Meta and have had a good deal of exposure to internal work product on teen well-being. But a Friday filing in the school district social media litigation breaks some ground on Meta’s causal findings regarding social media harm.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I’ve spent almost seven years covering Meta and have had a good deal of exposure to internal work product on teen well-being. But a Friday filing in the school district social media litigation breaks some ground on Meta’s causal findings regarding social media harm.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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"Ultra Processed Food, and the system that produces it, has overtaken tobacco in terms of health and economic harms, and is also the leading cause of plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and the second leading cause of emissions. "
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 AM
"Ultra Processed Food, and the system that produces it, has overtaken tobacco in terms of health and economic harms, and is also the leading cause of plastic pollution, loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and the second leading cause of emissions. "
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
www.thelancet.com/series-do/ul...
Article on gambling industry advertising spend and rhetoric around potential tax rises: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK gambling firms spent ‘astronomic’ £2bn on advertising last year
Calls for Rachel Reeves to increase taxes in budget as estimate outstrips duties collected from online casinos
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Article on gambling industry advertising spend and rhetoric around potential tax rises: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
We have to be able to hold tech platforms accountable for fraud
Algorithms ensure that people who click on scams are likely to see more of them
www.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"Meta internally projected late last year that it would earn about 10 per cent of its overall annual revenue — or $16bn — from running advertising for scams and banned goods, internal company documents show" - Reuters www.ft.com/content/4560...
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I'm at #ADPHConf25 , and someone just brought up the fact that the term 'nanny state' was coined 60 years ago in the Spectator. Got me thinking about how removed from everyday life you have to be to automatically use the word 'nanny' to mean 'person who told me what to do when I was a child'.
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I'm at #ADPHConf25 , and someone just brought up the fact that the term 'nanny state' was coined 60 years ago in the Spectator. Got me thinking about how removed from everyday life you have to be to automatically use the word 'nanny' to mean 'person who told me what to do when I was a child'.
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Genuinely interested what someone just called for on radio4 - a *causal* study of COVID lockdown- would mean, methodologically
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Genuinely interested what someone just called for on radio4 - a *causal* study of COVID lockdown- would mean, methodologically
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
Assuming a RCT is out but what kind of QED (who is the comparator?) or other method might work?
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the nation’s public health agency, held hostage www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
November 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
the nation’s public health agency, held hostage www.statnews.com/2025/11/20/c...
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📢 Announcing the UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025, part of the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index.
The UK is ranked 17 out of 100 countries, based on evidence captured between April 2023 and March 2025.
www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/the-uk-tobacco-industry-interference-index-2025/
The UK is ranked 17 out of 100 countries, based on evidence captured between April 2023 and March 2025.
www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/the-uk-tobacco-industry-interference-index-2025/
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
📢 Announcing the UK Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2025, part of the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index.
The UK is ranked 17 out of 100 countries, based on evidence captured between April 2023 and March 2025.
www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/the-uk-tobacco-industry-interference-index-2025/
The UK is ranked 17 out of 100 countries, based on evidence captured between April 2023 and March 2025.
www.bath.ac.uk/case-studies/the-uk-tobacco-industry-interference-index-2025/
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The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...