The RCP's lead adviser on obesity, Professor Rachel Batterham, responds to the World Obesity Federation's latest report showing obesity has been linked to a higher risk of severe COVID-19 and death from the disease.
Our special adviser on air quality responds to a report by CBI Economic's report Breathing Life into the UK Economy, commissioned by the Clean Air Fund.
The RCP has welcomed some of the measures announced in the government's new obesity strategy but is concerned that there is too much focus on individual responsibility.
Professor Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) responds to the Greener NHS campaign launched today to help tackle the climate ‘health emergency’.
The Royal College of Physicians will seek to encourage companies to align their businesses with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and immediately end its investment in companies which aren’t taking such action, following the adoption of a new Climate Policy.
Professor Rachel Batterham, RCP special adviser on obesity and chair of our advisory group on nutrition, weight and health, responds to Unicef's report, The State of the World’s Chil
The RCP has today published its response to the Welsh government consultation on Healthy Weight: Healthy Wales, its draft strategy to prevent and reduce obesity.