Alex McLellan
@wizardaka.bsky.social
Head of health intelligence. Interested in epi, sociology of health, inequality and social epidemiology. Football analytics on the side.
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It's ok - we have Steve
November 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It's ok - we have Steve
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Our new paper on basic income as a health intervention is out: #PLOSMentalHlth: Estimating the effects of Basic Income schemes on mental and physical health among adults ag ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
Estimating the effects of Basic Income schemes on mental and physical health among adults aged 18 and above in the UK: A microsimulation study
Basic Income is a largely unconditional, regular payment to all permanent residents to support basic needs. It has been proposed as an upstream health intervention by increasing income size and securi...
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December 20, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Our new paper on basic income as a health intervention is out: #PLOSMentalHlth: Estimating the effects of Basic Income schemes on mental and physical health among adults ag ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...
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A must read thread from @felly500.bsky.social on the economic and societal case for investment in prevention & health creatio👇
1. More supply will not solve the problems of too much demand
Yet its often the first tool we reach for
From memory I recall the first law of economics is that demand is limitless and will expand to fill available supply
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Yet its often the first tool we reach for
From memory I recall the first law of economics is that demand is limitless and will expand to fill available supply
A 🧵
November 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A must read thread from @felly500.bsky.social on the economic and societal case for investment in prevention & health creatio👇
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Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
November 23, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
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Inequality's corrosive effects reach into every aspect of life. New data from 'The Spirit Level' authors Profs. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson shows inequality's impact on climate, society, and health.
Read now 👇
Read now 👇
The Spirit Level at 15 - Equality Trust
The Spirit Level changed the debate on inequality in 2009. 15 years on, Profs Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett have expanded their work with new data.
equalitytrust.org.uk
November 14, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Inequality's corrosive effects reach into every aspect of life. New data from 'The Spirit Level' authors Profs. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson shows inequality's impact on climate, society, and health.
Read now 👇
Read now 👇