Avoidable mortality, risk factors and policies for tackling noncommunicable diseases – leveraging data for impact: monitoring commitments in the WHO European Region ahead of the Fourth United Nations High-Level Meeting
The report notes that, in order to tackle NCDs and address the commercial, social, environmental and digital determinants of health, there is a need for accelerated multisectoral whole-of-government and whole-of-society action, integrated policies, enhanced preventive measures and strengthened health systems.
Anthropic Risk Report: August 2026
I am grateful that Anthropic is producing periodic Risk Reports.
European Commission issues call for evidence on open source
The European Commission has opened a 'call for evidence' to help shape its European Open Digita [...]
Operationalizing the Legal Principle of Data Minimization for...
Article 5(1)(c) of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that "personal data shall be [...] adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to...
Online harms research publications: December 2022
This is a selection of research reports to enhance the online harms evidence base. This research has helped improve understanding of harms experienced by adults and children, as well as how online harm can be measured.
It’s Stanford time, baby: 8-hour time-restricted press releases linked to a 91% higher risk of hype
You and the blog readers might find this interesting: https://newsroom.heart.org/news/8-hour-time-restricted-eating-linked-to-a-91-higher-risk-of-cardiovascular-death.
Mayor Mamdani releases 170K documents related to post-9/11 air quality
The Mamdani administration said the public was misled about health risks after the attacks.
https://www.apa.org/topics/artificial-intelligence-machine-learning/health-advisory-chatbots-wellness-apps
atcommons.eu/website
Central platform for European atproto.<cc> country community websites
European Union - Food Allergens | Food Allergy Research & Resource Program | Nebraska
There are 14 allergens recognized as the most common and potent causes of food allergies and intolerances across Europe.The allergens, as listed in EU FIC’s Annex II, are:
CosIng - Cosmetics - GROWTH - European Commission
so I just commented on that paper in Cell Host and Microbe that is cited as evidence that the autism/microbiome link is solid: pubpeer.com/publications/9A4B5695950D3396… (not sure what the word “precision” is supposed to mean in the title) tldr; looks p-hacked 🫤 and I couldn’t find the ethics approval 🤔
PubPeer - Precision microbial intervention improves social behavior bu...
pubpeer.com
Kevin Mitchell
Criticism of Autism-Gut Microbiome Research Sparks Pushback the-scientist.com/criticism-of-autism-gut-micro…
Interesting approach by the @ec.europa.eu to just ignore their own scientific service (JRC), which only 8w ago explicitly recommended to support @eurosky.social in this paper: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144603
European Commission
We have now joined W, a new European social media network. We’re present on 15+ platforms, and are especially happy to join one based in Europe and with the ambition to foster open and safer online conversations. Keep the conversation going - whether from W, Bluesky or other compatible apps.
#JustPublished! Guidance for the management of passengers linked to the Andes hantavirus outbreak. It provides advice for #PublicHealth professionals managing those potentially exposed to #AndesHantavirus & involved in the 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿, & 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄. bit.ly/4ewVC8G
ECDC publishes guidance for the management of passengers linked to the Andes hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
bit.lyInteresting approach by the @ec.europa.eu to just ignore their own scientific service (JRC), which only 8w ago explicitly recommended to support @eurosky.social in this paper: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC144603
European Commission
We have now joined W, a new European social media network. We’re present on 15+ platforms, and are especially happy to join one based in Europe and with the ambition to foster open and safer online conversations. Keep the conversation going - whether from W, Bluesky or other compatible apps.
