Nason Maani
@spidermaani.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ U of Ed GHPU, Dep Director @ UKPHI Local Health Global Profits, host @ MoneyPowerHealth, editor Commercial Determinants of Health (OUP), author of A Healthy Profit (OUP, 2026). Interested in commercial and social determinants of health
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Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland.
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Join @ambervandenakker.bsky.social, Research Associate with @lhgp.bsky.social, on Tuesday 25 November for a #webinar on understanding and acting on commercial determinants of health in practice, hosted by Medicus Mundi Switzerland.
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
Register now: exciting-leader-6110.kit.com/2dbb5b1bd9
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Sum: $$$$
Politics & Profit of Disinformation in Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... by @marcozenone.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social et al. 🙏
Really important piece by some terrific colleagues. The incentives baked into our current information economy drive bunk.
Politics & Profit of Disinformation in Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... by @marcozenone.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social et al. 🙏
Really important piece by some terrific colleagues. The incentives baked into our current information economy drive bunk.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sum: $$$$
Politics & Profit of Disinformation in Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... by @marcozenone.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social et al. 🙏
Really important piece by some terrific colleagues. The incentives baked into our current information economy drive bunk.
Politics & Profit of Disinformation in Public Health www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... by @marcozenone.bsky.social @spidermaani.bsky.social et al. 🙏
Really important piece by some terrific colleagues. The incentives baked into our current information economy drive bunk.
Huge thanks to @markpetticrew.bsky.social @kristinakim.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social for partnership on a new review article: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
The Politics and Profit of Disinformation in Public Health
Disinformation is a coordinated or deliberate effort to knowingly circulate misinformation (i.e., false information) to gain money, power, or reputation. While most public health research has focused ...
www.annualreviews.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Huge thanks to @markpetticrew.bsky.social @kristinakim.bsky.social @marcozenone.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social for partnership on a new review article: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
@lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social @socsocmed.bsky.social @adphuk.bsky.social @felly500.bsky.social
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In @bmj.com, @spidermaani.bsky.social, @maizie333.bsky.social, and @markpetticrew.bsky.social highlight the £27.44bn annual cost of alcohol harms in England and the lack of transparency in the government’s licensing review.
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
In @bmj.com, @spidermaani.bsky.social, @maizie333.bsky.social, and @markpetticrew.bsky.social highlight the £27.44bn annual cost of alcohol harms in England and the lack of transparency in the government’s licensing review.
ICYMI, our new article in @bmj.com with @markpetticrew.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social, on new alcohol licensing, is below
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI, our new article in @bmj.com with @markpetticrew.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social, on new alcohol licensing, is below
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“Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It prioritises commercial interests and shifts costs to overstretched health and social care systems.”
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing should make us question whose interests we’re serving in the name of growth
Increasing the consumption of harmful products is the opposite of healthy or productive growth, say Nason Maani and colleagues
Preventable ill health is at the heart of the challenges facing this co...
www.bmj.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 AM
“Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It prioritises commercial interests and shifts costs to overstretched health and social care systems.”
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
Read more: www.bmj.com/content/391/...
#PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AlcoholPolicy #CommercialDeterminants
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www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing
Growth for whom, and at what cost
Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing
Growth for whom, and at what cost
Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing should make us question whose interests we’re serving in the name of growth
Increasing the consumption of harmful products is the opposite of healthy or productive growth, say Nason Maani and colleagues
Preventable ill health is at the heart of the challenges facing this co...
www.bmj.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 PM
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing
Growth for whom, and at what cost
Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing
Growth for whom, and at what cost
Liberalising licensing is not a neutral act. It is a policy decision to prioritise commercial interests and shift any costs to already overstretched health, emergency, and social care systems
Reposted by Nason Maani
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 12, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The government recently announced plans to extend the opening hours for pubs and bars in England and Wales.
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
This proposal shows a failure to differentiate between healthy and harmful growth, say @spidermaani.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social @markpetticrew.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
Thanks to @markpetticrew.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social for joining me on this new opinion in @bmj.com eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
Proposed changes to alcohol licensing should make us question whose interests we’re serving in the name of growth
Increasing the consumption of harmful products is the opposite of healthy or productive growth, say Nason Maani and colleagues
Preventable ill health is at the heart of the challenges facing this co...
eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thanks to @markpetticrew.bsky.social @maizie333.bsky.social for joining me on this new opinion in @bmj.com eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
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"Tackling the political and commercial determinants of health is no longer a technocratic exercise; it has become a geopolitical imperative," write LHGP director Anna Gilmore and co-authors in an article published in a special issue of EuroHealth.
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Tackling the political and commercial determinants of health is no longer a technocratic exercise; it has become a geopolitical imperative," write LHGP director Anna Gilmore and co-authors in an article published in a special issue of EuroHealth.
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
eurohealthobservatory.who.int/publications...
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🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
Unmasking Influence - The Official Trailer
This trailer is for a film called Unmasking Influence. Unmasking influence is about how commercial actors influence policy and public health. Many of the major…
vimeo.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
🎬 🍿 Official Film Release!
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
We’re thrilled to announce the public release of Unmasking Influence -now available via the LSHTM Vimeo channel! vimeo.com/1123819285
There is overwhelming evidence that many industries are undermining public health.This documentary makes the issues visible and relatable.
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Great analogy from @spidermaani.bsky.social in today's
Killer Tactics 2 workshop, looking at the commercial determinants of ill-health and the profit-driven companies behind them.
"We've spent a lot of time looking at the malaria parasites, and not enough time looking at the mosquitos."
Killer Tactics 2 workshop, looking at the commercial determinants of ill-health and the profit-driven companies behind them.
"We've spent a lot of time looking at the malaria parasites, and not enough time looking at the mosquitos."
October 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Great analogy from @spidermaani.bsky.social in today's
Killer Tactics 2 workshop, looking at the commercial determinants of ill-health and the profit-driven companies behind them.
"We've spent a lot of time looking at the malaria parasites, and not enough time looking at the mosquitos."
Killer Tactics 2 workshop, looking at the commercial determinants of ill-health and the profit-driven companies behind them.
"We've spent a lot of time looking at the malaria parasites, and not enough time looking at the mosquitos."
This weeks substack essay, with Sandro Galea, is on the challenge facing public health in an uneasy time, and learning from the history of ideas: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
On changing when we should change
The importance of reimagining public health in an uneasy time
open.substack.com
October 11, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This weeks substack essay, with Sandro Galea, is on the challenge facing public health in an uneasy time, and learning from the history of ideas: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
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You’ve probably seen this. Bottom line is that new meds tend to skew spend away from higher value interventions. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Population-health impact of new drugs recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in England during 2000–20: a retrospective analysis
During 2000–20, NHS coverage of new drugs displaced more population health than it
generated. Our results highlight the inherent trade-offs between individuals who directly
benefit from new drugs and ...
www.thelancet.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
You’ve probably seen this. Bottom line is that new meds tend to skew spend away from higher value interventions. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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✨ New podcast episode out now ✨
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 AM
✨ New podcast episode out now ✨
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
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Great to hear @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social on the latest @tcrgbath.bsky.social podcast looking at why health-harming industries, like tobacco, seek a seat at the policy-making table.
✨ New podcast episode out now ✨
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
This week on #DeadlyIndustryPod, Louis is joined by @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social from @lhgp.bsky.social to unpack a critical concept - multistakeholderism.
🎧 Listen now: shows.acast.com/deadly-indus...
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Great to hear @ambervandenakker.bsky.social and @spidermaani.bsky.social on the latest @tcrgbath.bsky.social podcast looking at why health-harming industries, like tobacco, seek a seat at the policy-making table.
New Money Power Health substack essay just out: The Hidden Shallows of Academic Impact Metrics 📊
Why “impact” can be too often defined by what can be measured, not what matters.
Full piece (free, ad free) here: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
Why “impact” can be too often defined by what can be measured, not what matters.
Full piece (free, ad free) here: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
The hidden shallows of academic “impact” metrics
and the importance of acknowledging the important, however unmeasurable
open.substack.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New Money Power Health substack essay just out: The Hidden Shallows of Academic Impact Metrics 📊
Why “impact” can be too often defined by what can be measured, not what matters.
Full piece (free, ad free) here: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
Why “impact” can be too often defined by what can be measured, not what matters.
Full piece (free, ad free) here: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
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“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol ...
Background: High-level commitments to engage the private sector in governance and limited attention to managing conflict of interest (COI) have enabled alcohol industry actors to engage with policy de...
www.jsad.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower @maizie333.bsky.social
This week’s Substack essay is out—with special guest co-author Sandro Galea 🎉
It kicks off our new series Ideas about Ideas, on where ideas come from, why that matters, and how we can build a healthier discourse.
Free & ad-free: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
It kicks off our new series Ideas about Ideas, on where ideas come from, why that matters, and how we can build a healthier discourse.
Free & ad-free: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
The Social Life of Ideas
Ideas about ideas, at a time when ideas feel endangered
open.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This week’s Substack essay is out—with special guest co-author Sandro Galea 🎉
It kicks off our new series Ideas about Ideas, on where ideas come from, why that matters, and how we can build a healthier discourse.
Free & ad-free: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
It kicks off our new series Ideas about Ideas, on where ideas come from, why that matters, and how we can build a healthier discourse.
Free & ad-free: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
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📢Just over three weeks left to nominate for #ADPHAwards25🏅
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September 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
📢Just over three weeks left to nominate for #ADPHAwards25🏅
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Huge thanks to Emma Thompson for leading us on this paper with Jeff Collin in @jsadjournal.bsky.social on
how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @acords.bsky.social
how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @acords.bsky.social
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy (just accepted in @jsadjournal.bsky.social)
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
@spidermaani.bsky.social @thersaorg.bsky.social @lshtm.bsky.social
www.jsad.com/doi/abs/10.1...
“This Supposed Conflict of Interest”: Analysis of Industry Framings of Partnership and Conflict of Interest in WHO Public Consultations on Alcohol Policy: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs: Vol ...
Background: High-level commitments to engage the private sector in governance and limited attention to managing conflict of interest (COI) have enabled alcohol industry actors to engage with policy de...
www.jsad.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Huge thanks to Emma Thompson for leading us on this paper with Jeff Collin in @jsadjournal.bsky.social on
how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @acords.bsky.social
how the alcohol industry frames conflicts of interest and partnership in WHO consultations. Timely considering the #UNHLM #UNGA @uoe-sps.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social @acords.bsky.social
New Money Power Health substack article now out: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
Earning the trust of the public has to go far beyond healthcare
Some reflections on public trust, health systems, and the foundational forces that shape health
open.substack.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
New Money Power Health substack article now out: open.substack.com/pub/nasonmaa...
I’ve launched the Money Power Health substack - Essays exploring how money, power & ideas shape the health of societies, alongside the podcast. First short piece here 👉 nasonmaani.substack.com/p/the-money-... Looking forward to the conversation. All content fully accessible, free & ad-free.
The Money Power Health Substack
Why now, why this?
nasonmaani.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I’ve launched the Money Power Health substack - Essays exploring how money, power & ideas shape the health of societies, alongside the podcast. First short piece here 👉 nasonmaani.substack.com/p/the-money-... Looking forward to the conversation. All content fully accessible, free & ad-free.
New episode of Money Power Health now out!
Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
Episode 17: Business Schools with Norah Campbell
open.spotify.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New episode of Money Power Health now out!
Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social
Huge thanks to Dr Norah Campbell who joined me to discuss the role of business schools, the place of critical scholarship, and their future functions for research and teaching. open.spotify.com/episode/78fj... @lhgp.bsky.social @uoe-sps.bsky.social