A rare strain, conflict and aid cuts make this outbreak more dangerous than ever. In the interconnected world we live in, the west can’t afford to turn away
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The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead | Devi Sridhar ⊖
All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control
Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the Unive…
36 days ago
A game-changer for good health? Scientists believe ‘we are when we eat’ | Devi Sridhar ⊕⊕
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Decades of advice on what to eat and what not to might have been missing one key ingredient, according to new research
Reduce your calories. Eat more vegetables. Limit soft drinks and junk foods. For …
42 days ago
A non-controversial public health policy? The UK's gradual ban on smoking has been a PR success | Devi Sridhar ⊖
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The world will be watching to see how the ban for anyone born after 2009 works out. So far it’s been a win with smokers and non-smokers alike
Last week saw the passage of the tobacco and vapes bill, w…
46 days ago
Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health | Devi Sridhar ⊖⊖
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Digital communication in its most basic forms can push us into an ‘always on’ state – and generate feelings of exclusion or rejection
When I first started teaching at Oxford in 2005, I would offer “o…
3 months ago
I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend | Devi Sridhar ⊕
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Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine
Are you still keeping up with your 2026 resolution to exercise more? Or…
Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar ⊖
There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it
Donald Trump is persistent. In his first term as president, he wi…
5 months ago
The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it | Devi Sridhar ⊕⊕
While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise
Prof Devi Sridhar is chair of global public health at the University of Edi…
6 months 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 …
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…