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Chris Whitty
British physician and epidemiologist (born 1966)
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Sir Christopher John MacRae Whitty (born 21 April 1966) is a British epidemiologist, serving as Chief Medical Officer for England and Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government since 2019.
Whitty was Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department of Health and Social Care and Head of the National Institute for Health and Care Research from 2016 to 2021. He was also the Acting Government Chief Scientific Adviser from 2017 to 2018.
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🇬🇧 Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris WhittyEngland's top doctor says the drugs should be for a minority and more effort is needed to prevent obesity in the first place....
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🇬🇧 Weight-loss drugs alone will not solve UK’s obesity crisis, says Chris Whitty<p>Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthier</p><p>Weight-loss drugs cannot ...