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New paper in @healthpromint.bsky.social CDoH special issue!!

Such a privilege to be able to conduct this study and to hear the honest conversations about the challenges faced by CDoH researchers and what could be done by universities to better support us.

academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...
Developing structures to support researchers studying health-harming industries
Abstract. It is well-documented that health-harming industries and the groups they fund use a range of tactics that seek to interfere with academic researc
academic.oup.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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Really disappointing to see that Activelink is still advertising DrinkAware's Research Briefings. I have emailed them numerous times about this (with the evidence of SAPRO harms), but no replies ever received.

The framing of the adverts always reveal their true motives

#CDoH #COI #Alcohol
November 24, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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SAPRO = (in this case, alcohol industry) social aspects/public relations organisations

E.g. see onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
The strategies of alcohol industry SAPROs: Inaccurate information, misleading language and the use of confounders to downplay and misrepresent the risk of cancer
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:24 AM
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'More than 1,900 parents over the age of 70 are currently caring for their intellectually disabled sons and daughters at home.471 are in their 80s and 90s.' Excellent forensic analysis of key issues relating to Disability Sector from
Ailbhe Conneely #GE2024

www.rte.ie/news/electio...
Some key issues and promises in disability sector
The encounter between Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and a care worker in Cork last night has led to commentary about Section 39 pay. Here, Ailbhe Conneely, looks at some key issues facing disabled peo...
www.rte.ie
November 24, 2024 at 9:28 AM
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Read @policyatkings.bsky.social work on the impact of cash transfers for people experiencing homelessness and whether they are more effective than traditional forms of help. Doing this kind of research is an essential part of making better policies that work www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Homeless people to be given cash in first major UK trial to reduce poverty
Led by King’s College London, study will recruit 360 people in England and Wales to explore benefits of scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:29 AM
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Thread for those new to BlueSky. First of all, welcome. It feels like a safer space, doesn’t it? But also perhaps a bit disorienting initially? Here’s some tips for getting your bearings.
November 13, 2024 at 5:59 PM
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"70% of millennial women struggle to put their health first, with nearly half routinely skipping preventative-care appointments."

www.forbes.com/sites/juliek...
Women Are Deprioritizing Their Healthcare Needs: New Research
American women are deprioritizing their healthcare needs. To help women reprioritize their healthcare needs, consider Don’t Wait Days or scripts to help support women.
www.forbes.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 AM
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“Women who go into cardiac arrest in public are less likely than men to receive chest compressions from bystanders as people “worry about touching their breasts” “unequal outcomes for women after cardiac arrest may start in CPR training and CPR manikin design”

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Learning CPR on manikins without breasts puts women’s lives at risk, study finds
Analysis of training models on global market found all had flat torsos with just one having a breast overlay
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:29 AM
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Enormously thrilled to receive an honorary doctorate from University of Galway this morning. Big thanks to the President’s office, and to @rtenews for their continued investment in European news

RTÉ journalist honoured by University of Galway

www.rte.ie/news/connach...
RTÉ journalist honoured by University of Galway
RTÉ's Europe Editor Tony Connelly is being conferred with an Honorary Doctorate at a ceremony in the University of Galway today.
www.rte.ie
November 21, 2024 at 5:55 PM