Frances Mair

This weeks article of the week is from one of our Editorial Fellows @SarahPBowers. Descriptions of advanced multimorbidity: A scoping review with content analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Health Professionals - Fellowship applications for 2026 now open! @MMPhDHP is supported by @wellcometrust ➡️tinyurl.com/2r8c2van youtube.com/watch?v=VBmCdh…

An applicant webinar with @FrancesMair and the Multimorbidity team will take place on Wednesday 6th August at 11am. Register➡️forms.office.com/e/eQ4C3T2QR0

Israel's siege is starving the people of Gaza. We have joined more than 100 aid and rights groups to demand action - before there is no one left to save. Read the full statement here: bit.ly/3GPCpAE

So sad to see children die from preventable diseases #vaccineswork #vaccines #vaccinessavelives bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Budesonide-Formoterol Metered-Dose Inhaler vs Fluticasone-Salmeterol Dry-Powder Inhaler | Climate and Health | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network - an interesting piece #asthma #COPD jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…

Reminder that abstract submissions are open until July 20, 2025 for @KerUnit #CareThatFits2025 held October 7-10. This is a wonderful opportunity to present work on patient centered care, meet with likeminded people, and see Paris in the fall! Join us: ce.mayo.edu/endocrinology/…

The Journal of Multimorbidity & Comorbidity are excited to announce we have achieved our first Impact Factor of 3.0! More metrics about the Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity can be found at: journals.sagepub.com/overview-metri…

🆕paper - How lived experiences of illness trajectories, burdens of treatment, and social inequalities shape service user and caregiver participation in health & social care #SocialCapital #PersonalCapacity @FrancesMair @GallacherKatie @NIHRresearch doi.org/10.3310/HGTQ81…

Walking home after finishing work ⁦@UofGlasgow⁩ - never tire of this scenery! #Health #Wellbeing

Good to see so much School of Health & Wellbeing research informing the new @scotgov Population Health Framework inc. evidence on health inequalities, children’s health behaviours, missingness in healthcare, smoke-free legislation and inclusive economies gov.scot/publications/p…

You don’t notice public health—until it fails. The reason you don’t worry about smallpox? Or cholera in your tap water? It’s because decades of public health work made those dangers disappear. But here’s the thing: diseases don’t just go away forever. They come back if we stop…

THREAD: With measles resurging (>1,100 U.S. cases in 2025 so far, CDC week 23 update) and RFK Jr.'s panel set to revisit thimerosal next week, many are asking again: do vaccines cause autism? Bottom line: no. As a parent, I recognize how high the stakes feel when making…

I am very surprised that non-GPs are being appointed as programme directors and educational supervisors on NHS GP Training Programmes. Although other professional groups can be involved in GP training, leadership roles should always be held by GPs. pulsetoday.co.uk/news/education…

The polio vaccine is better than polio The meningitis vaccine is better than meningitis The tetanus vaccine is better than tetanus The diphtheria vaccine is better than diphtheria

Volume and Intensity of #Walking and Risk of Chronic #LowBackPain jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… - KEY MESSAGE - Policies and public health strategies promoting walking may help to reduce the burden of chronic low back pain. #LBP - important piece, something we should be promoting more

THE BOTTOM LINE: RFK Jr. went on national television and systematically misled millions of Americans with false claims about vaccines. But the real evidence is available. The studies exist. The safety data is public. Why this matters: I've seen many people die from…

🎯 But here's the key question: Is having more vaccines available somehow bad? On the contrary. As a father of 2, I'm extremely grateful for these advances since 1986: Hib (late 1980s): Once the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in infants. Since vaccination: >99% reduction…

❌ CLAIM 3: "The only vaccine that has gone through placebo-controlled trials was the Covid vaccine" ✅ REALITY: One of the most misleading claims I've ever seen a government official make on national television. EVERY childhood vaccine has been tested in placebo-controlled…

link.springer.com/article/10.100… - Good to see this #RCT of #Pharmacy #Homeless Outreach Engagement Non-medical Independent Prescribing Rx (PHOENIx) Community Pharmacy trial published