News archive: Public Health

Holmes, J., Kersbergen, I., Critchlow, N. and Fitzgerald, N., 2026. How should public health respond to rise of alcohol-free and low alcohol drinks?. bmj, 392.

Holmes, J., Morris, D., Gillespie, D., Brennan, A., Leeming, G., Chen, R.K.L., Wilson, L. and Angus, C., 2026. Public health impacts of increasing the minimum unit price for alcohol in Scotland: A model-based appraisal. PLoS Medicine, 23(1), p.e1004792.

Haragirimana, E., Mitchell, G., & Uny, I. (2024). Evaluating the progress of alcohol policies in Burundi against the WHO ‘best buy’ interventions: implications for public health. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 12(S1), S57-S70.

The second seminar of the 2024 Alcohol Occasionals was delivered by Professor Niamh Fitzgerald and Professor John Holmes on Wednesday 24 March.   No- and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks have become increasingly popular with consumers in recent years and the UK Government is committed to growing the no/lo market. No/lo drinks may have substantial health benefits if used in place of standard alcoholic...

Fitzgerald, N., Egan, M., O’Donnell, R., Nicholls, J., Mahon, L., de Vocht, F., … & Bauld, L. (2024). Public health engagement in alcohol licensing in England and Scotland: the ExILEnS mixed-method, natural experiment evaluation. Public Health Research.