Prof Devi Sridhar

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

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

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

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

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

“After decades of fighting to change the food and physical activity culture, here came a pharmaceutical company offering a weekly jab as the answer to a problem created by the transnational food industry.” @profdevisridhar.bsky.social

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Paperback is out April 2026. Out already on audiobook. www.penguin.co.uk/books/458539...

I agree with this @profdevisridhar.bsky.social we have malnourished patients eating 1/2 a MacMuffin breakfast or takeaway, Or drinking 1 pint of lager, not 3-4.

GLP-1 may reduce weight and associated risk factors but it doesn’t improve nutrition & diet related disorders.

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

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

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

"For all the promise of GLP-1s, the body still needs what it has always needed: affordable and accessible nutritious food and daily movement."

Great column by @profdevisridhar.bsky.social @theguardian.com

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

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I want to wish @profdevisridhar.bsky.social a great Christmas time and a happy new year! This book turned out to be a lifechanging thing for me without and exaggeration. I started practising yoga and loosing weight.

Biggest thing for me in 2025 was having my health book come out. It still feels surreal- and thank you to all those who have read it and engaged with the ideas. In a crowded world where attention is limited & pulled in a million directions, here's to reading more books in 2026.

Devi Sridhar: “Temos mais investigação e dinheiro, mas vivemos menos e com menos saúde” Novo livro de Devi Sridhar dá aos governos um papel saliente na busca da longevidade. Só políticas públicas em mobilidade, poluição do ar ou alimentação garantirão vidas mais longas para todos, diz.

À pergunta "Como podemos viver mais tempo?", Devi Sridhar responde com políticas públicas - na alimentação, na mobilidade ou na poluição.

Entrevista hoje no PÚBLICO com a investigadora britânica @profdevisridhar.bsky.social 👇

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Devi Sridhar: “Temos mais investigação e dinheiro, mas vivemos menos e com menos saúde” Novo livro de Devi Sridhar dá aos governos um papel saliente na busca da longevidade. Só políticas públicas em mobilidade, poluição do ar ou alimentação garantirão vidas mais longas para todos, diz.

Novo livro de Devi Sridhar dá aos governos um papel saliente na busca da longevidade. Só políticas públicas em mobilidade, poluição do ar ou alimentação garantirão vidas mais longas para todos, diz.

Don't feel guilty or selfish for taking the time to exercise esp over the holidays. It's actually a selfless act- you feeling better physically & mentally is better for your loved ones, community, employer, the health system. It's your gift to the world🎄

You’ve been sold a giant myth when it comes to improving your health Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar

Diet and exercise will only get you so far, but there is a magic bullet that could make us all live longer, says professor of global public health Devi Sridhar.

Don't call it a 'super flu' - but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar An early flu season, a new variant and poor takeup of vaccines leave the already vulnerable health service in a dangerous position, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Don't call it a 'super flu' - but the NHS is right to be worried this winter | Devi Sridhar

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS | Devi Sridhar They face long hours, mediocre pay and, at worst, no job, but their optimism is astonishing – let’s support them better, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edin...

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Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS | Devi Sridhar They face long hours, mediocre pay and, at worst, no job, but their optimism is astonishing – let’s support them better, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS | Devi Sridhar

Interviewing future medical students gave me that rare thing: hope for the NHS | Devi Sridhar They face long hours, mediocre pay and, at worst, no job, but their optimism is astonishing – let’s support them better, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edin...

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Nice to read this in the British Journal of Medical Practice - thanks @gentlemedic.bsky.social for incl. in your six books this festive season bjgplife.com/6books/

Early bird tickets available for my book event at Hay Festival in Wales this May 2026 www.hayfestival.com/m-232-hay-fe...

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Podcast on being a 'difficult woman'. (altho I don't think I'm difficult but perhaps that's a biased opinion 😃) open.spotify.com/episode/7Aq1...

Very excited to be at @hayfestival.bsky.social this May talking about good health & well-being. Early bird tickets available at link below. (plus books are a great gift idea for Xmas). www.hayfestival.com/m-232-hay-fe...

I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."

My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.

Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

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Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global ...

“The heroes of the Covid story are science and the NHS (and immigration, as even Johnson attested to, given the international healthcare team who treated him for severe Covid in hospital),” writes @profdevisridhar.bsky.social. Wise words as always www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Vote for competent leaders, not entertainers – that’s what I wish the Covid report could say | Devi Sridhar To prevent a future pandemic we’d need agile leadership, smart decision-making, humility and trustworthiness. How does one build those into a political system, asks Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global ...

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Civilisations: Rise and Fall - Everything you need to know about the landmark new four-part series from BBC Arts Explore the ancient worlds of Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and Japan... and what led to their fall

Very cool to be part of this- on the role of disease in civilisation collapse. Out 24 Nov on BBC: www.bbc.com/mediacentre/...

Best books of 2025: Sport, Health and Wellness Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles

Thanks so much to the @financialtimes.com for choosing How Not to Die (too Soon) as one of the best health books for 2025 👏https://www.ft.com/content/5f6fc2d9-ecb7-49a9-9f4e-bc9eb83c5b59

Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar A study suggests mRNA vaccines could help the body fight malignant cells, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar

Covid vaccines may increase the lifespan of cancer patients – this could be a game changer | Devi Sridhar A study suggests mRNA vaccines could help the body fight malignant cells, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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