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Prof Devi Sridhar

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15 days ago

Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar ⊕⊕

To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system?

It feels as though a collective amnesia …

24 days ago

Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar

A study suggesting mRNA vaccines help the body fight malignant cells raises the tantalising prospect of a low-cost, low-risk treatment that could help with all cancers

I’m often asked whether we’re be…

46 days ago

Can we keep antibiotics working? Yes, but the world needs to follow the EU and the UK | Devi Sridhar

Unless more countries drastically cut back on antibiotic use in food production, these vital drugs will lose their efficacy for humans

What we’re putting into our bodies can either nourish us, or make…

66 days ago

Colon cancer is on the rise among young people – and research points to one major culprit | Devi Sridhar ⊖⊖

If smoking was the cancer villain of the 20th century, eating ultra-processed food may be its 21st-century counterpart

  • Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

87 days ago

Why have energy drinks been banned for under-16s in England? The real question is why it wasn’t done sooner | Devi Sridhar

Expecting parents to police kids’ intake of a psychoactive drug is unrealistic and unfair given the power of social media

  • Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinbu…

3 months ago

RFK Jr has slashed vaccine research. You need to know how perilous that is for the world | Devi Sridhar

The avian flu virus is now just one mutation away from easier transmission among humans. Donald Trump’s health chief is a grave risk to world health

  • Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health …

5 months ago

Is exercise really better than drugs for cancer remission? It's an appealing idea – but it's misleading | Devi Sridhar

The healing power of exercise should never be underestimated, but be cautious about what recent headlines seem to suggest

  • Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edinbu…

6 months ago

Children are speaking to strangers online – and grooming is on the rise. This is how to protect them | Devi Sridhar

Parents are used to worrying about walking home alone and sleepovers, but games and messaging apps pose new risks

When we look at what causes poor mental health, we often think of stress, genetics, po…

7 months ago

Good news at last: just a little exercise can reduce the risk of dementia | Devi Sridhar

A recent study shows the benefit of being a middle-aged ‘weekend warrior’ who only exercises once or twice a week

In these bleak times, glimmers of hope often seem to come out of the pages of scientif…

8 months ago

Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription-happy GPs | Devi Sridhar

To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal farming in middle-income countries

If the antibiotics we use to treat infections ever stopped working, the cons…

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