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25th February 2019

Nuffield Council welcomes ban on junk food advertising on TfL networks

From today, junk food advertising will be banned on the entire Transport for London (TfL) network in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

Public health
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5th April 2018

Will the sugar tax help to combat obesity?

On 6 April, the ‘sugar tax’ (officially, the ‘Soft Drinks Industry Levy’) will be implemente…

Public health
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25th January 2018

Working group on research in global health emergencies announced

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has established a new working group to examine how research may be conducted ethically in global health emergencies.

Global healthPublic health