Dr Joe Pajak

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PhD ⚛️ physical chemistry - research studying air entrainment at a solid/liquid/gas interface
Fellow: Royal Society of Chemistry
Chartered Scientist
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#AirPollution, #WaterPollution: both are major health risks
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🌬️🌀Clean air matters so much!
BlueSkyhttps://drjoepajak.bsky.social
NEW EUROPEAN article Oct 2021https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/boris-johnson-covid-response-dr-joe-pajak/
Substackhttps://substack.com/@joepajak?
Petition Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settingshttps://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/732047

💯'The passing of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is a landmark moment and a huge step forward in public health and hopefully an example for the rest of the world.'
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https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s763

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: UK ban on smoking by anyone born after 2008 is passed

Anyone in the UK born after 2008 will never be able to legally buy tobacco, after the Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared parliament. The health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, said that the creation of a “smoke-free generation” was a “historic moment for the nation’s health” that would save lives and reduce pressure on the NHS. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was put forward by the government in November 2024,12 after a plan to ban smoking among people born after a certain date was initially proposed by the Conservatives in 2023.3 The bill has now passed each parliamentary stage and awaits royal assent, after which it will become UK law. The new legislation will raise the legal age for buying …

The BMJ

💯'The passing of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is a landmark moment and a huge step forward in public health and hopefully an example for the rest of the world.'
@copddoc.bsky.social

@imperialmed.bsky.social

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https://www.bmj.com/content/393/bmj.s763

Tobacco and Vapes Bill: UK ban on smoking by anyone born after 2008 is passed

Anyone in the UK born after 2008 will never be able to legally buy tobacco, after the Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared parliament. The health and social care secretary, Wes Streeting, said that the creation of a “smoke-free generation” was a “historic moment for the nation’s health” that would save lives and reduce pressure on the NHS. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill was put forward by the government in November 2024,12 after a plan to ban smoking among people born after a certain date was initially proposed by the Conservatives in 2023.3 The bill has now passed each parliamentary stage and awaits royal assent, after which it will become UK law. The new legislation will raise the legal age for buying …

The BMJ

💯'The passing of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is a landmark moment and a huge step forward in public health and hopefully an example for the rest of the world.'
@copddoc.bsky.social

@imperialmed.bsky.social

@imperialnhli.bsky.social

@asthmaandlung.org.uk

@ashorguk.bsky.social

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/blogs/tobacco-and-vapes-act-landmark-win-health

The Tobacco and Vapes Act – a landmark win for health

The job isn’t done yet – but the Tobacco and Vapes Act is a decisive step towards a smoke-free future. Sarah Woolnough reflects on one of the most significant health decisions in decades.

The King's Fund

💯'The passing of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is a landmark moment and a huge step forward in public health and hopefully an example for the rest of the world.'
@copddoc.bsky.social

@imperialmed.bsky.social

@imperialnhli.bsky.social

@asthmaandlung.org.uk

@ashorguk.bsky.social

https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/blogs/tobacco-and-vapes-act-landmark-win-health

The Tobacco and Vapes Act – a landmark win for health

The job isn’t done yet – but the Tobacco and Vapes Act is a decisive step towards a smoke-free future. Sarah Woolnough reflects on one of the most significant health decisions in decades.

The King's Fund
'Qureshi and colleagues cite research showing that Black women in England are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth as White women, while infant mortality for Black children is reported as double that of White children.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge
'Qureshi and colleagues cite research showing that Black women in England are more than twice as likely to die in childbirth as White women, while infant mortality for Black children is reported as double that of White children.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge
'Racism affects how diseases are understood, how patients are treated, who progresses in medical careers, and whose data counts. Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
Link: @cam.ac.uk
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge
'Racism affects how diseases are understood, how patients are treated, who progresses in medical careers, and whose data counts. Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
Link: @cam.ac.uk
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge
'Being ‘race‑blind’ in medicine is not enough. The NHS must actively become anti‑racist if it is serious about equity.'
'Ignoring ethnic disparities is not just a moral failure — it is a clinical one.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
Link: @cam.ac.uk
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge
'Being ‘race‑blind’ in medicine is not enough. The NHS must actively become anti‑racist if it is serious about equity.'
'Ignoring ethnic disparities is not just a moral failure — it is a clinical one.' @drzeshanqureshi.bsky.social
Link: @cam.ac.uk
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/racism-infiltrates-every-aspect-of-medicine-new-blueprint-for-anti-racist-healthcare-in-the-uk?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_source=2265518_Research%20weekly%20bulletin%2024%2F04%2F26&dm_i=6DCF,1CK32,4M4RXD,6BLHY,1,0,0,0
‘Racism infiltrates every aspect of medicine’: New ‘blueprint’ for anti-racist healthcare in the UK launched

The first medical textbook on anti-racist healthcare, launching in Parliament on Monday, warns that ethnic inequalities still run deep throughout UK medicine.

University of Cambridge