Finding H5N1 bird flu (though presumibly inactivated via pasteurization) in the grocery store milk supply does not fill me with confidence that we have this situation under control at the moment.

Finished a draft of my new book- best part is I now have free time to read other people’s books this weekend! Suggestions very welcome 🙏🏼

Life in Britain is expensive & getting harder. #1 reason for anxiety is prob worry about paying rent, heating, food, bills & staying afloat. Medical care is inaccessible esp for mental health & chronic pain. Hard to understand for billionaires who think it’s just having a bad

Single biggest thing government could do to reduce number of economically inactive people who are long-term sick is sort out our mental health services.

Two million people in England are on NHS mental health waiting lists. theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

Hospitals are to population life expectancy as goalies are to football

Utterly brilliant analogy from Prof. Devi Sridhar

Will be borrowing this one (referenced of course) !

My latest column on Scotland’s life expectancy theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

👇 Scotland has major health challenges including alcohol, drugs, obesity & smoking- which is why life expectancy is relatively low.

Prof. Devi Sridhar This is where your post appeared in my thread 😀

My latest column on Scotland having the lowest life expectancy in Europe 😕 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

It feels like it’s going to snow in Edinburgh today - happy April ⛄️!

If you’re looking for a weekend listen check out this BBC radio programme on tennis player Althea Gibson- was delighted to choose her & talk about her life bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Great article
A much healthier perspective is to shift our focus from aesthetics (can I take off my shirt?) to the functionality of fitness, exercise and nutrition (am I strong and healthy within my body, and can I do what I want to do with it?)

Thanks Scott 🙏🏼- appreciate the feedback and shout-out.

Happy Sun ☀️- thanks for reading Preventable 🌈 - hope you enjoyed it.

“Cuando las medidas desesperadas para persuadir a las mujeres a tener hijos fallan, es momento de pensar de manera diferente”

“¿Mascotas gratis? ¿Bonificaciones por bebé? Seguramente la solución a las tasas de natalidad en declive es claridad en la inmigración” Prof. Devi Sridhar