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Inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic have eroded the effectiveness of Minimum Unit Pricing for alcohol in Scotland

Inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic have eroded the effectiveness of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) for alcohol in Scotland, a new report from the University of Sheffield has found.
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People who grow their own fruit and veg waste less food and eat more healthily, says research

Boglarka Zilla Gulyas, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in SCHARR, co-authored research which argues that allocating more land for household fruit and vegetable production could make a significant contribution to the availability of fresh produce.

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Health misinformation and infodemics

In the latest episode of the Communicable Research Podcast, we welcomed back Professor Andrew Lee.

HEDS Newsletter - Summer 2023

The Summer 2023 edition of the HEDS Newsletter is available.
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SCHARR Learn from Experts: New Professional Learning Programme, Autumn - Winter 2023

We are pleased to announce our autumn-winter programme of online short courses from September to December 2023
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SCHARR Mini Masterclass: Using intensive longitudinal methods to study illness experience in Long Covid

Intensive longitudinal methods can be used to capture the variability of diseases in and between individuals. This presentation by Professor Chris Burton will outline the principles of this approach, using the example of a study of Long Covid.

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New publications from SCHARR for July 2023

SCHARR's researchers publish over 400 new journal papers annually across our four groups: Public Health, Health Economics and Decision Science, Design, Trials and Statistics and Health Services Research.
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Reducing health inequalities through community-based co-development of healthy eating and lifestyle resources

In this latest episode of the Communicable Research Podcast, we look at nutrition as Andy Tattersall is joined by Dr Tanefa Apekey.

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Patients and healthcare professionals call for urgent action to lift the burden of respiratory disease, as societal costs spiral to £86.2 billion

New research, conducted by the University of Sheffield, shows benchmarked societal costs for the most significant respiratory conditions in the UK totals £86.2 billion