If any one writer gets showcased more than any here, it’s probably Professor Devi Sridhar. Over the years we’ve showcased some pretty brainy sorts-Larry Elliott, Simon Kuper, Gillan Tett to name but a few, and we admire them all. But as this is still primarily a medicine and science blog, and because that’s Devi’s manor, she takes the biscuit. To say nothing of her acuity, which nowhere is more sharply displayed than in today’s article for the Guardian about the mortiferous effects of Air pollution.[1]
Once again we will do little more than hand you over to the Sage of Edinburgh, who will tell you all you need to know in just the right amount of words; not too many and neither too few. But check out this killer quote , for that is exactly what it is:
According to the World Health Organization, 99% of the global population is exposed to air-pollution levels that exceed its health-based guidelines and air pollution is now the world’s single largest environmental risk, linked to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year
Thanks Devi. You were a real breath of fresh air during the COVID-19 pandemic. You’re even more so now
[1]https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/air-pollution-kills-thousands-london-ulez
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