Nason Maani

Oct 29, 2024 | ias.org.uk | Nason Maani |Mark P. Petticrew

When faced with the need to respond to pressing public health challenges, it is often said solutions must involve a “whole of society approach”, in which as many stakeholders as possible are involved, reflecting the urgency and scale of the problem. While conceptually appealing, this approach can be influenced and co-opted in damaging and self-defeating ways. If you are in desperate need of protecting your hen house, should a whole of society approach mean you need to involve foxes?

Aug 28, 2024 | journals.plos.org | Kate Dun-Campbell |Greg Hartwell |Nason Maani |Alice Tompson

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Citation: Dun-Campbell K, Hartwell G, Maani N, Tompson A, van Schalkwyk MC, Petticrew M (2024) Commercial determinants of mental ill health: An umbrella review. PLOS Glob Public Health 4(8): e0003605. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003605Editor: Godfred Boateng, York University, CANADAReceived: January 31, 2024; Accepted: July 24, 2024; Published: August 28, 2024Copyright: © 2024 Dun-Campbell et al.

Aug 28, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Kate Dun-Campbell |Greg Hartwell |Nason Maani |Alice Tompson

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewedResearch Article Figures Citation: Dun-Campbell K, Hartwell G, Maani N, Tompson A, van Schalkwyk MC, Petticrew M (2024) Commercial determinants of mental ill health: An umbrella review. PLOS Glob Public Health 4(8): e0003605. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0003605Editor: Godfred Boateng, York University, CANADAReceived: January 31, 2024; Accepted: July 24, 2024; Published: August 28, 2024Copyright: © 2024 Dun-Campbell et al.

Aug 6, 2024 | nature.com | Marco Zenone |Jeremy Snyder |May Van Schalkwyk |Jean-Christophe Bélisle-Pipon |Greg Hartwell |Timothy Caulfield | +1 more

Alternative cancer clinics, who provide treatment associated with earlier time to death, actively seek to create favorable views of their services online. An unexplored means where alternative cancer clinics can shape their appeal is their Google search results. We retrieved the Google listing and Google reviews of 47 prominent alternative cancer clinics on August 22, 2022. We then conducted a content analysis to assess the information cancer patients are faced with online. Google listings of alternative treatment providers rarely declared the clinic was an alternative clinic versus a conventional primary cancer treatment provider (12.8% declared; 83.0% undeclared). The clinics were highly rated (median, 4.5 stars of 5). Reasons for positive reviews included treatment quality (n = 519), care (n = 420), and outcomes (n = 316). 288 reviews presented the clinics to cure or improve cancer. Negative reviews presented alternative clinics to financially exploit patients with ineffective treatment (n = 98), worsen patients’ condition (n = 72), provide poor care (n = 41), and misrepresent outcomes (n = 23). The favorable Google listing and reviews of alternative clinics contribute to harmful online ecosystems. Reviews provide compelling narratives but are an ineffective indicator of treatment outcomes. Google lacks safeguards for truthful reviews and should not be used for medical decision-making.

Jun 19, 2024 | thelancet.com | Dan Even |Salma Abdalla |Nason Maani |Sandro Galea

SummaryCommercial determinants of health frameworks aim to identify the features and actions of corporate entities that can influence health. This Viewpoint conceptualises the work of the news media as a set of commercial forces and provides a framework that can help researchers better understand how features and actions of the news media shape health and health equity.