Wealth of global top 1% grew by $42 trillion over past decade: Oxfam International That’s nearly 34X more than the bottom 50% of global population. “The richest 1% continues to fill their pockets while the rest are left to scrap for crumbs,” said Max Lawson edition.cnn.com/2024/07/25/eco…

Yes!!! Dr. Jonathan N. Stea hitting it out the park on the fatal flaw of “alternative medicine”

2/3 of SFP posts (research/education/leadership) set to be STILL randomised. With 1/3 of SFP only being allowed to apply through their medical school deanary. This would have hindered my academic career. Have we actually consulted students on this?

Findings from our recent funding survey showed that although most partnerships have been running for 10+ years, funding periods are generally between 1-3 years. Find out more in our report: ucl.ac.uk/health-of-publ…

THREAD: I asked what the point of Public Inquiries is for The BMJ We've spent hundreds of millions of £ on Inquiries over last decades, generating deep understanding of failures & 1000s of recommendations. But v few recommendations get implemented! What is going on? 1/12

NHS nurses’ and diversity officers’ starting salaries can be very similar, despite viral claims suggesting the latter make tens of thousands more each year. buff.ly/4cGPgil

Thanks so much to Kate Dun Campbell for leading us on this NIHR Three Schools funded review on the commercial determinants of mental ill health in PLOS Global Public Health Commercial Determinants Research Group at LSHTM Global Health Policy Unit May van Schalkwyk Mark Petticrew #CDoH journals.plos.org/globalpubliche… Monika Kosinska gauden

“Currently about 2/3rds of all Dutch children walk or bike to school, with 75% of secondary school kids cycling to school. By enabling safe and active travel, #Dutch cities prevent an estimated one million car journeys to school each morning.” — Melissa & Chris Bruntlett in #CurbingTraffic

New episode of Trauma Industrial Complex out now. youtu.be/OQOK-LDm-JA?si…

“Everyone is jealous of what you’ve got. No-one is jealous of how you got it” - Jimmy Carr

Diabetes & prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging, especially among men and people with poor cardiometabolic health. BUT A healthy lifestyle may counteract this! diabetesjournals.org/care/article/d… ADA Professional Publications

Really looking forward to joining The Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing (ACHA) in North East London from the end of September. A huge opportunity to work with amazing colleagues to drive forward the ageing research agenda in way that meets local needs and delivers outputs of global importance.

'You've nailed down who I am from a completely anonymous database.' Prof Tim Harford explains how a person can be identified from just their birthday, gender and a rough idea of where they live. 🎬 | Oxford Mathematics

“In that car was everything I owned in the world. It was a bedroom, a bathroom & living room all in one.” David John Tovey spent months living & making art from his car. Homelessness comes in many forms. Homelessness: Reframed, Saatchi Gallery, 7 Aug – 20 Sep.

Tax havens "too boring for the rich to seriously consider." Fascinating new research suggests the super rich don't relocate because of tax rises alone. ft.com/content/42327e…

'I don't want to hear it, it's awful. I feel angry and sad, I feel sangry about it' Author Michael Rosen spoke to #BBCBreakfast after BBC analysis found more than 180 council-run libraries have either closed or been handed over to volunteer groups in the UK since 2016

🚨 General practice 'at tipping point'🚨 A new study found a 20% drop in GP practices over the past decade, while patient lists grew by 40%. Fewer GPs & rising workloads mean patients struggle to get appointments - the govt must act to fix this! pulsetoday.co.uk/news/practice-…

There is significant inequality of access to Palliative and End of Life Care, which is partly due to reliance on charitable giving. Today I asked the government what steps they are taking to make sure everyone has access to high quality Palliative and End of Life Care when they

What would it mean for the economy to serve #HealthForAll and how can we get there? My piece in The Lancet with World Health Organization (WHO) Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explores how to implement the World Health Organization (WHO) Resolution on Economics of Health for All. Full article ➡️ thelancet.com/journals/lance… Informed by the

📢PACT is excited to announce that today we launch our latest project: The Hidden Workload Study! We need your help to understand ALL the work that goes into providing safe care in general practice. Find out more➡️youtube.com/watch?v=Y00MT7… & sign up➡️gppact.org/the-hidden-wor…