Prof Devi Sridhar
@profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Professor & Chair of Global Public Health, Edinburgh Uni. Certified Level 3 Personal Trainer. Views own.
The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar
The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar
Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
theguardian.com
Some random thoughts on why the wealthiest Americans die younger than the wealthiest Europeans www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe | Devi Sridhar
Americans are dying younger than Europeans, despite being the wealthiest people on the planet. Wellness fads won’t change that, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
theguardian.com
AI is transforming how knowledge gets made. Join Devi Sridhar, Christopher Smith & Michael Rovatsos to explore what this means for research and universities. 17 Sept, 10:00–11:30 AM, Hybrid, EFI + online. Register: https://efi.ed.ac.uk/event/the-future-of-research-in-an-age-of-ai/
My book is now less than £10 in paperback if you're looking for a summer read- summary below www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitne...
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‘Clean’ eating will not stop you from getting flattened by a vehicle, being shot, sickened by the water supply or exposed to life-threateningly polluted air. Alexandre Leskanich reviews 'How Not to Die (Too Soon)' by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Review: How Not to Die (Too Soon). The Lies We've Been Sold and the Policies That Could Save Us, by Devi Sridhar
‘Clean’ eating and gym-going will not stop you from getting flattened by a vehicle, being deliberately shot, sickened by the water supply or exposed to life-threateningly polluted air.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is how seriously a patient’s skin colour can affect the quality of medical care they receive | Devi Sridhar
New reporting from the Guardian has shed further light on the ‘ethnicity pain gap’. This is what has to be done to close it, says Devi Sridhar, global public health chair at Edinburgh University
theguardian.com
Always love to see my book out in the world having a more exciting life than mine - thanks Prof Jussi Sipilä for the photo
‘Clean’ eating will not stop you from getting flattened by a vehicle, being shot, sickened by the water supply or exposed to life-threateningly polluted air. Alexandre Leskanich reviews 'How Not to Die (Too Soon)' by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Review: How Not to Die (Too Soon). The Lies We've Been Sold and the Policies That Could Save Us, by Devi Sridhar
‘Clean’ eating and gym-going will not stop you from getting flattened by a vehicle, being deliberately shot, sickened by the water supply or exposed to life-threateningly polluted air.
politicalquarterly.org.uk
On BBC World Service today talking about successful public health campaigns. Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The History Hour - The Slip Slop Slap campaign and the Brexit referendum - BBC Sounds
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History episodes
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Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it | Devi Sridhar
Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it | Devi Sridhar
Everyone these days wants to optimise their workouts, but when a study seems too good to be true, it usually is, says public health expert Devi Sridhar
theguardian.com
JOB ADVERT IN PUBLIC HEALTH: We’re hiring a new teaching fellow (2 year full-time) in public health at Edinburgh Uni for the MPH. Closing 13 July. Details below. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/44...
The University of Edinburgh hiring Masters in Public Health Teaching Fellow in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom | LinkedIn
Posted 6:31:50 PM. Job DescriptionGrade UE07: £41,064 - £48,822 per annumCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine /…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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Well said @profdevisridhar.bsky.social. Most of us are doing our best. Choose your leaders wisely, folks, and use your disposable income and time to the best of your ability. #PublicHealth #MedSky
More on public health, from @profdevisridhar.bsky.social… One person’s freedom to do something, may impact on someone else’s freedom to live a healthy life. (Think cars, guns and cigarettes, for starters…) #MedSky
Well worth a listen to this conversation, a whizz through the wholly achievable public health measures that will actually allow healthy aging for us all, no biohacking to be seen! @profdevisridhar.bsky.social
Prof Devi Sridhar@profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 2mo agoTues 16th June 4.30pm on @BBCRadio4- listen to the What's up Docs episode on living longer, healthier lives. Recorded in front of a live audience at Hay Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why | Devi Sridhar
Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why | Devi Sridhar
As the isolation period comes to an end for those caught up in the outbreak on a cruise ship, let’s celebrate a good news story, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University
theguardian.com
My latest column on whatever happened to hantavirus www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why | Devi Sridhar
As the isolation period comes to an end for those caught up in the outbreak on a cruise ship, let’s celebrate a good news story, says Devi Sridhar of Edinburgh University
theguardian.com
Wise words from @profdevisridhar.bsky.social in her book. #Inequality #SDOH #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth
A short thread of more quotes from @profdevisridhar.bsky.social’s book “How Not to Die Too Soon”… Universal healthcare requires a societal contract. 🧵1/n
“Healthcare isn’t a luxury like a handbag or designer shoes”. Well said @profdevisridhar.bsky.social! #BookSky #MedSky 🧵4/n
Tues 16th June 4.30pm on @BBCRadio4- listen to the What's up Docs episode on living longer, healthier lives. Recorded in front of a live audience at Hay Festival. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Why all the cancer breakthroughs? Thursday #F24Debate asks about the avalanche of innovations... and the challenges of preventing the disease
Prof Devi Sridhar@profdevisridhar.bsky.social · 2mo agoMy latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism @profdevisridhar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar
It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...
theguardian.com
Today's Guardian: on how far we've come in cancer treatment, yet how far we still have to go towards a 'cure'
Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar
Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar
It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh
theguardian.com
My latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope | Devi Sridhar
It’s natural to focus on breakthroughs, but there are many challenges in Britain and around the world. There is no magic bullet, but there’s room for optimism, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global publi...
theguardian.com
Thank you- link to full interview on Ebola situation in DRC here: www.channel4.com/news/ebola-u...
Ebola: US Kenya quarantine plan is ‘shocking’
We spoke to Devi Sridhar who is professor of global public health at the University of Edinburgh. She chaired a 2014 panel on the global response to Ebola.
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Sue Reeve@suereeve.bsky.social · 2mo agoGood to see @profdevisridhar.bsky.social on #c4news Issues with #Ebola (lack of #PPE etc) sounding horribly familiar. I see #Banksy has replaced #Superman on her wall!
Awesome time at Hay Festival - will always remember my events with @profdevisridhar.bsky.social @turiking.bsky.social and @adamrutherford.bsky.social on genes, global health and more!
