How commercial actors influence and impact health and society
Apr 2023, phys.org
A Lancet Series on the commercial determinants of health (CDOH) is a ground-breaking exposé of the products and practices of the CDOH and provides recommendations and frameworks to foster a better understanding of the diversity of the commercial world, potential pathways to health harms or benefits, and the need for regulatory action and investment in enterprises that advance health, well-being, equity, and society.Dr. Mialon continued, "Often, we're hearing that individuals just need to make healthier choices for themselves. But that's ignoring that our choices are shaped by external factors, such as how much marketing we're exposed to, or the lack of protection against pollution because fossil fuel companies orchestrated a disinformation campaign on that topic. My work exposes those practices of commercial actors. It helps inform the public, who can then ask for change."
via Trinity College Dublin: Sharon Friel et al, Commercial determinants of health: future directions, The Lancet (2023). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00011-9
Jennifer Lacy-Nichols et al, Conceptualising commercial entities in public health: beyond unhealthy commodities and transnational corporations, The Lancet (2023). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00012-0
Anna B Gilmore et al, Defining and conceptualising the commercial determinants of health, The Lancet (2023). DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00013-2
Image credit: Fruiting body of a parasitic fungus erupts from body of its victim - Roberto García-Roa - 2022
Add the article about pfas not actually doing what it says --
Study finds harmful PFAS don't actually prevent furniture stains
Apr 2023, phys.org
Put this on a wall:
"It was surprising that these harmful but supposedly indispensable chemicals had no practical benefit"
via Green Science Policy Institute: Jonas LaPier et al, Evaluating the Performance of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Finishes on Upholstery Fabrics, AATCC Journal of Research (2023). DOI: 10.1177/24723444231159856
Bonus:
For-profit hospices deliver lower quality care than nonprofit hospices, finds study
Feb 2023, phys.org
via RAND Corporation: Association of hospice profit status with family caregivers' reported care experiences, JAMA Internal Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.7076
Testing of smartphone apps that identify plants shows most are not very good
Apr 2023, phys.org
It doesn't matter if it's good, as long as people think it's good --
Many smartphone apps claim to identify plants, but as with other apps, little is done by independent groups to verify their accuracy.They note that all of the apps are based on deep-learning technology and have been trained using images posted on the internet. This, they further note, leads to errors because so many images of plants on the internet are mislabeled.The team concludes that none of the apps are good enough to use as a field guide for people foraging for food in the wild, nor are they good enough for use by environmentalists or farmers to determine which plants to protect and which to eradicate. Instead, they suggest, they can be used by hobbyists hoping to learn more about their local environment.
via University of Galway's School of Natural Science and University of Leeds' School of Geography: Neil Campbell et al, A repeatable scoring system for assessing Smartphone applications ability to identify herbaceous plants, PLOS ONE (2023). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283386
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