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This was SUCH an interesting article to edit, with lots of thoughtful, nuanced debate and conversation around a tricky issue. Well done author Emmajourno, and particular thanks to Rob Percival Kat Jenner 🍽 Account Inactive Chris van Tulleken 🏳️‍🌈 May van Schalkwyk Gerry Taylor Prof. Emma Boyland Dr Jason O'Rourke

When anyone searches for information on cancer treatment options - you shouldn't see ads for scientifically unsupported treatment, or ads targeting people who have exhausted their treatment options. Our new study (unfortunately) finds this is occurring misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/google…

Health harming industries like gambling have been shown to use similar influencing strategies to the tobacco industry. Stringent advertising controls and separation of industry actors from policy making are essential to prevent harm, say May van Schalkwyk et al bmj.com/content/388/bm…

Gambling research needs to learn from tobacco control. No more excuses. May van Schalkwyk bmj.com/content/388/bm…

The use of tobacco industry tactics by the gambling and other health harming industries means governments must act to prevent large scale avoidable harm, argue May van Schalkwyk and colleagues bmj.com/content/388/bm…

The Novo Nordisk Foundation - which makes money from obesity drugs - is holding a meeting with food industry funded scientists to 'redefine' an unhealthy diet. This is bad for public health and more than 80 of the world's leading independent food scientists are calling for a boycott. 🧵

New episode of Money Power Health! Thanks to the amazing May van Schalkwyk for joining to discuss industry-funded school education programmes and what strategic goals they serve: open.spotify.com/episode/0SocIL… Ad-free wherever you get your podcasts #CDoH @GHPUEdinburgh School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Population Health Improvement UK

Huge thanks to Nason Maani for inviting me to discuss this industry strategy & the multiple ways it serves commercial interests. Influence of youth education & child safety programmes by health harming industries remains a major issue & more action is needed.

📢 Austerity is a public health emergency Cuts to welfare & public services have worsened health, driving rising mortality & health inequalities. Yet, more cuts are coming. With Gerry McCartney & David Walsh in The BMJ we call for the health community to speak out 1/2

Thanks so much to May van Schalkwyk for leading us on this new paper examining firearm-industry funded education campaigns in schools. Many parallels to other #CDoH incl. reframing, individual responsibility, norm shaping. Guns Down America School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Commercial Determinants Research Group at LSHTM …balizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

🚨 New episode of Money Power Health! Thanks to the wonderful Vicky Cann from Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) who joined me to discuss the scale and impact of lobbying by PFAS or "forever chemical" manufacturers at the EU level #CDoH Commercial Determinants Research Group at LSHTM School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh open.spotify.com/episode/5R4v5z… 🧵

A pleasure to speak on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning with a former head of the Food and Drink Federation, Ian Wright. He made the claim that the alcohol industry partnerships with policy makers to improve responsible drinking have worked. But UK government data show that since 2016 alcohol

Four industries – tobacco, ultra-processed foods, fossil fuels and alcohol – cause 34% of all deaths. It’s never been more important to talk about how these, and other industries, shape health and health policy, so I’m proud to have guest edited the latest issue of FHJ