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A health MOT is just one step towards prevention

Letters: Tackling social and economic conditions must come first, writes Dr Louise Lawson. Plus letters from James Hibberd, Bob Forster and Dr Giles Youngs

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Free cholesterol tests on the NHS are great – but here’s the five-point health MOT I’d really like to see

You could be walking around symptom-free and not know you’re pre-diabetic, living with hypertension or at a high risk of a heart attack, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar

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From Scotland, I look at England’s water privatisation disaster. I wish you had done what we did

Listening to debate, you’d think bringing English water companies into public ownership was a radical socialist idea. Here, we call it common sense, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh Devi Sridhar

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As Ebola kills thousands in DRC, a perfect storm is making the virus hard to stop

New species and regional instability are factors – but decisions made in the US and Britain are also costing lives, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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The US public is fed up with RFK Jr. To really ‘make America healthy again’, it should look to Europe

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

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This is how seriously a patient’s skin colour can affect the quality of medical care they receive

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

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Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it

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

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The real reason a hantavirus disaster was averted

Letters: Dr Matthew Dryden praises an astute doctor and the value of teamwork across continents. Plus a letter from Dr Brian Jones

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Right now, we could be living through a hantavirus disaster. The world avoided that, and this is why

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

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Cancer is now a story of the good, the bad and the ugly – but also hope

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

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With Ebola, we need to learn from past failures

Letters: Readers respond Devi Sridhar’s call for the world to act now over the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study says

UK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplistic

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Ebola in the DRC needs the world’s attention now – if your neighbour’s house is on fire, you don’t wait and watch

In the interconnected world we live in the west can’t afford to turn away, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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The hantavirus outbreak has been well-handled – but there are still dangerous days ahead

All the protocols that health experts like me look for have been followed. But outbreaks on cruise ships are notoriously hard to control, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

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A game-changer for good health? Scientists believe ‘we are when we eat’

Decades of advice on what to eat and what not to might have been missing one key ingredient, according to new research, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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A non-controversial public health policy? The UK’s gradual ban on smoking has been a PR success

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, says public health academic Prof Devi Sridhar

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Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health

Digital communication in its most basic forms can push us into an ‘always on’ state – and generate feelings of exclusion or rejection, says academic and author Devi Sridhar

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Kent’s meningitis outbreak taught me that post-Covid Britain is not as divided as many feared

The government’s plan was clear and communities have followed its guidance – with young people leading the way, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Meningitis is back – and here is why

After two deaths, it’s right to be concerned and to discuss investment in public health. But our system is good and it’s working, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Other countries are streets ahead of the UK on childhood obesity. Here’s what they’re doing differently

There could be 227 million obese children worldwide by 2040. But as South Korea and Denmark have shown, it is possible to tackle this crisis, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend

Forget snake yoga. All it takes to increase your life expectancy is factoring a set of simple exercises into your weekly routine, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy

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, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar?

Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives and protect us from deadly toxins in the air, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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Share your health and fitness questions for Devi Sridhar, Mariella Frostrup, and Joel Snape

Whether your question is about exercise, eating, or general wellness, post it below and we’ll put a selection to our panel on the night

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The WHO learned to love ‘anti-obesity’ jabs in 2025. I don’t fully agree, but I get it

While GLP-1 drugs promise an easy fix, our bodies still need what they have always needed: healthy food and regular exercise, says chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, Prof Devi Sridhar

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