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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · 1d
Over one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Over one-third of cancer cases are preventable, massive study finds
A large fraction of cancers are linked to two modifiable habits: tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption.
www.nature.com

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · 5d
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#policyevaluation #healthvaluation #healtheconomics #publicpolicy #economicevaluation #researchimpact | Centre for Health Economics
How should health be valued in UK #PolicyEvaluation?🩺 As the NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence cost-per-QALY threshold faces increasing scrutiny and political pressures, the de...
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 5d
@chrisdillow.bsky.social wrote a good piece on the same question recently, focusing on regulatory capture.

I don’t disagree with Chris - regulatory capture is a problem - I just think the main issues are more prosaic (and fixable!)

And tbh I think “politician capture” might be the bigger problem
On regulatory capture
Why regulators work for the companies they oversee, and what to do about it.
chrisdillow.substack.com

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 6d
Homicides in England and Wales are at lowest level since 1977 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #BrokenBritain
Homicides at lowest level in nearly 50 years, ONS statistics show
The 499 cases of murder and manslaughter in the year to September are the lowest in England and Wales since 1977.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Global Health Economics Centre @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social · 13d
🏘️ Housing modifications to protect against malaria have high upfront costs for people in #Uganda

Despite their benefits, many people including most vulnerable households wouldn't be able to afford it without support @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social

Read more 🔽
www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/cen...

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Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 14d
Trump: "I should have gotten the Nobel prize for each war...I saved millions and millions of people...and don't let anyone tell you that Norway doesn't control the shots. It's in Norway. Norway controls the shots. It's a joke. They've lost such prestige.“

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 14d
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · 15d
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springsproject.bsky.social SPRINGS project @springsproject.bsky.social · 15d
Keeping children safe from climate-driven diarrhoeal disease means acting on many fronts: #water 💧, #health ⚕️, #agriculture 🌾, #UrbanPlanning 🏢, and social support. SPRINGS maps adaptation #interventions & how they reduce risks. 📊

Full document: bit.ly/3NCMZhg

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SPRINGS project @springsproject.bsky.social · 15d
Keeping children safe from climate-driven diarrhoeal disease means acting on many fronts: #water 💧, #health ⚕️, #agriculture 🌾, #UrbanPlanning 🏢, and social support. SPRINGS maps adaptation #interventions & how they reduce risks. 📊

Full document: bit.ly/3NCMZhg

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 15d
🌍 Climate resilience is not a cost. It is a competitiveness strategy.

Extreme weather already costs Europe €40–50bn every year 📉.
Investing in resilient 🌾 agriculture, ⚡ energy and 🚧 transport avoids far greater losses and strengthens long-term competitiveness 💶📊. www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...

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Ben Groom @bengroom.bsky.social · 16d
HM Treasury is requesting input into its Green Book Discount Rate Review, and we need your help.

If you have an interest in Social Discounting, please complete the following survey: york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

2) Forward this link to interested parties.

Deadline: Feb 27th
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 19d
A little pushback on the UK-US pharmaceuticals deal adding to the picture that we don't really know much about what has been agreed or what it will mean. www.ft.com/content/4a90...
NHS drug costs should not rise for years, medicines watchdog says
Jonathan Benger tells FT that giving in to US pressure would be a ‘huge backwards step’
www.ft.com

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · 23d
ICYMI: In @financialtimes.com Francis Ruiz argues if cost of new UK-US pharma deal comes out of existing #NHS budgets:

"...it could lead to lives lost as more cost-effective treatments are crowded out to make way for expensive new drugs.”

#PublicHealth

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Europe races to placate pharma as Donald Trump turns up the pressure
Tariff deals with the US have bought time but investment momentum is elsewhere
giftarticle.ft.com

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · Dec 16
“That means making sure that the totality of the government’s huge research and development investment portfolio – not just that done in defence – is shaped by considerations of defence and security. Making the IP generated available right across government.”
rusi.bsky.social RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · Dec 16
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton delivered his first Annual Defence Lecture as Chief of the Defence Staff at RUSI yesterday. Key focus: building national resilience through a whole of society approach. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3YuToxb

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RUSI @rusi.bsky.social · Dec 16
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton delivered his first Annual Defence Lecture as Chief of the Defence Staff at RUSI yesterday. Key focus: building national resilience through a whole of society approach. Read more on our website: https://bit.ly/3YuToxb

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Elisabeth Mahase @emahase.bsky.social · Dec 12
Plans to give government ministers more power over NICE risks opening the door to political interference in decisions over new treatments, health economists have warned.

@francisjruizhe.bsky.social @bmj.com @lshtm.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Ministers seek power to control NHS drug approvals to support US pharma deal
Plans to give ministers more power over the UK drug watchdog risk opening the door to political interference in decisions over new treatments, health economists have warned. The plans, subject to con...
www.bmj.com

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · Dec 11
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Ministers seek power to control NHS drug approvals to support US pharma deal
Plans to give ministers more power over the UK drug watchdog risk opening the door to political interference in decisions over new treatments, health economists have warned. The plans, subject to con...
www.bmj.com

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · Dec 11
“The proposed change would enable ministers to direct NICE to use a specific cost-effectiveness threshold in the development of its guidance and recommendations…” @lshtm-gheco.bsky.social (Deadline for responses: 13 Jan)

www.gov.uk/government/c...
Changes to NICE regulations: cost-effectiveness threshold - consultation document
www.gov.uk

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · Dec 11
On the UK-US pharmaceutical deal I'm afraid this does look like two nasty trends coming together to make a very bad agreement for the UK - namely Whitehall power to make deals with no scrutiny, and companies working with countries to coerce others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com

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Max Warner @maxwarner.bsky.social · Dec 9
NEW: Hospital productivity growth is beating the government’s targets. So why hasn't the NHS made more progress on cutting elective waiting times?

In a new @theifs.bsky.social comment, we examine what’s driving the divergence between two of the government’s biggest NHS priorities.
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theifs.bsky.social The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · Dec 9
NEW: Strong productivity growth and increasing funding has meant English hospitals have been delivering much more elective (pre-planned) care.

So why isn't the waiting list going down more quickly?

🧵 @maxwarner.bsky.social and Olly Harvey-Rich examine what's going on:
Chart shows annual increases in elective hospital activity and discharges from the waiting list. Title states: "Hospital productivity growth is leading to large increases in elective activity, but much slower progress on cutting waiting lists."

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Dec 8
What's fuelling global surge in #measles?

@benk-d.bsky.social tells The Independent cuts have hampered response to vaccine #misinformation & clear evidence #austerity measures in certain areas are “correlated with declining vaccine uptake”.

👉 www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Crumbling health systems fuelling global surge in measles, scientists warn
Experts say that a ‘generational decline in living standards’ could be behind waning rates of vaccination
www.independent.co.uk

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Dec 6
Rapid Reaction: LSHTM experts respond to US vote to end hepatitis B #vaccine recommendation for newborns

They warn more babies in the US will become infected with the virus, which is associated with liver #cancer

#PublicHealth

👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
“Protecting newborns from Hepatitis B by administering the vaccine at birth has been a safe and highly effective strategy.” Beate Kampmann, Professor of Paediatric Immunity and Infection, LSHTM

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Dec 2
With his positive contribution, Koum is not exceptional. Refugees+asylees in the United States contributed $124 billion more in taxes than they took in benefits, during 2005–2019, at all levels of government.

aspe.hhs.gov/reports/fisc...

Benefits to new immigrants are an investment, not a handout.
The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels from 2005-2019
Between 1990 and 2022, the United States welcomed over 2.1 million refugees and accepted over 800,000 asylees. While the purpose of granting visas to refugees and asylees is humanitarian, they do impa...
aspe.hhs.gov

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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social · Dec 2
Risks of universal #ProstateCancer screening could outweigh benefits

Bernard Rachet & Suping Ling explain evidence doesn't justify population-wide screening for all men but highlights need for better data, screening methods & support.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

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Harry Wallop @harrywallop.co.uk · Dec 2
Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

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Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk · Nov 26
Amongst the many possible announcements in today's budget, one we'll be keeping an eye out of for is a deal over what the NHS pays for branded new medicines.

Our Senior Policy Analyst @sallygainsbury.bsky.social set out what's at stake for the NHS in her interview with Healthcare Management.
A bitter pill to swallow
While headlines have been dominated in the run-up to this month's Autumn Budget by the final securing of an agreement between the DHSC and Treasury to pay the £1bn...
www.healthcare-management.uk

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · Nov 20
Obviously a heck of a lot to digest from the Covid inquiry but this one rings true with our experience at the time. Stronger multi disciplinary expertise might have helped show the interconnections and trade offs between health, economics, geography and societal impacts
www.bbc.com/news/article...
• Create expert groups to advise on economic and social implications, not just the science

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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · Nov 16
6/ Our message is clear: Health security must be treated as national security. Hospitals, labs, and health data systems are critical infrastructure, and need to be defended.

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Francis Ruiz @francisjruizhe.bsky.social · Oct 29
Some particularly resonant lines in that speech- worth reading in full
stephenkb.bsky.social Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Oct 29
It's linked to 'why is Labour's policy agenda so unpopular' - although 'open vs closed' is a terrible way of naming it, the last nineteen years have proved Tony Blair's basic analysis of what the dividing lines of politics would become exactly right:
Full text of Tony Blair's speech to the TUC
'Over the coming months, we will be conducting a debate and refining policy on the basis of it. Participate in it. Organised labour has a crucial role to play.'
www.theguardian.com

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Oct 29
It's linked to 'why is Labour's policy agenda so unpopular' - although 'open vs closed' is a terrible way of naming it, the last nineteen years have proved Tony Blair's basic analysis of what the dividing lines of politics would become exactly right:
Full text of Tony Blair's speech to the TUC
'Over the coming months, we will be conducting a debate and refining policy on the basis of it. Participate in it. Organised labour has a crucial role to play.'
www.theguardian.com