Autumn mood

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1/ UK's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency just updated safety measures for antidepressant use. Regarding suicide risk, they rely on a recent systematic review of RCTs. And here is where the problems start. Thread (started today, may get longer over time)

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“Participants felt successful examples of policy change to tackle unhealthy commodities have usually been supported by an ‘evidence jigsaw’.” Our latest blog explores what evidence helps turn public health proposals into policy. 🔗: www.ias.org.uk/2026/10/13/c...

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"Once promoted as tools to address obesity as a medical issue, GLP-1 drugs are increasingly being seen *and marketed* as a way to look and feel better generally... Novo Nordisk, in particular, has leaned into the shift" via @statnews.com www.statnews.com/2026/09/28/g...

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How Big Tobacco flooded the FDA with public comments to kill a menthol cigarette ban: Tens of thousands of the comments to the FDA were generated by PR campaigns by the makers of Newport and Marlboro Menthol, the two largest menthol brands in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/09/25/f...

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