James Larkin

📢Publication We analysed how pharmaceutical companies report conflict of interest payments on disclosureuk.org.uk & found widespread non-compliance with self-regulatory rules 🔍Key finding: - Most companies didn’t disclose some key reporting methods sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

We're deeply disappointed at the lack of response from Gillian Merron, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health & Mental Health, to our letter calling for Sunshine legislation for the UK @carlheneghan slingthemesh.co.uk/7785-2/

“when the tobacco industry started to buy up parts of the food industry, one of the first things that the tobacco industry did was to teach its marketing strategies to the food industry” @petticrewmark on Irish radio @TodaywithClaire rte.ie/radio/radio1/c…

We have received an extremely concerning report that the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern #Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving #polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed. Six people, including four children, were injured. A @WHO team was at the site just before. This attack, during humanitarian pause, jeopardises the sanctity of health protection for children and may deter parents from bringing their children for vaccination. These vital humanitarian-area-specific pauses must be absolutely respected. Ceasefire!

"UK doctors will be familiar with the sponsored-talk approach. Pharmaceutical representatives bring luxury sandwiches and nibbles, and in return doctors listen dutifully to the pharma rep's spiel. It is a shameless attempt to influence prescribing" bjgp.org/content/74/748…

We’re looking for a lecturer in public health and epidemiology to cover maternity leave, working as part or f our fantastic teaching team!. This is a great opportunity for a post doc who has some teaching experience that they would like to develop further.

This study is aiming to understand what deprescribing recommendations should look like, to inform future guideline development. If you're a healthcare professional, please consider taking part in this short survey!

Novo Nordisk has been sanctioned by the UK pharmaceutical industry regulator over the way it has promoted its weight loss medications semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) and liraglutide (Saxenda) bmj.com/content/387/bm…

REACTION: Israel's ban of UNRWA In full here: oxfam.org.uk/media/press-re…

PRESS RELEASE: Billionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime. @Oxfam's first-of-its-kind study details how the emissions of the super-rich are fueling inequality, hunger and death worldwide. oxf.am/CarbonInequali…

The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying.

🚨#jobfairy 🚨 We are hiring a Research Fellow @INFO_NCPE @TrinityMed1 looking for someone with a b/g in data analysis, stats, epi to work on an exciting 2-yr project as part of a research collab with @IrishCancerReg & @tilda_tcd Details 👇 #stats #epi ncpe.ie/vacancies-at-t…

The drug industry isn’t throwing money at NHS trusts for philanthropic reasons. Also, systems for regulating, reporting & accounting for payments to healthcare organisations & health professionals are inadequate - @KamranAbbasi bmj.com/content/387/bm…

Interested in #MedicationWithoutHarm? Workshop-based event 28th Nov PM where we want to hear what is working and how & the challenges to reduce med-related harm. eventbrite.ie/e/pathways-to-… Delighted to collaborate w @RCSI_PopHealth @NationalQPS @IMSN_ie w thanks to @hrbireland

“Crowdfunding has replaced tradition forms of charity. Gofundme alone has raised approximately $30 billion” an interesting presentation by @agreywal at the @LSHTM conference on charity and the mixed economy

“Does charitable funding distort healthcare budgets?” an important question raised by Dr Michael Lambert @GrandCamouflage during a fascinating presentation at the @LSHTM conference on charity and the mixed economy

Protecting patients and @NHSEngland & @NHSuk through full transparency in industry-NHSEngland collaborations acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc… via @LarkinJames et al

Drug company methodologies used for reporting in the UK pharmaceutical industry payment transparency database between 2015 and 2019: A content analysis sciencedirect.com/science/articl… via @LarkinJames et al