Safeguarding evidence for health in the face of political pressure

Science is not only being challenged but reshaped in ways that undermine how evidence informs health policy, argue Kent Buse and colleagues

Shisha tobacco’s availability is rising. Why does UK smoking policy fail to tackle it?

The smoking of shisha tobacco continues to be overlooked as a public health matter

Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past?

Mental health in young people may be worsening, say Annabeth P Groenman and colleagues. But Alexandra Brandt Ryborg Jønsson argues that life, not mental health, has become more complicated