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Insight: Will women's health finally be taken seriously? Niki Bryden says she is happy to speak to me, but not right now. She has taken painkillers and is feeling woozy. She is in so much pain, she takes around 18 analgesics a day: tramadol, naproxen, paracetamol.
* Why do people not have on "off" button when drinking in public? * Why do people lose control when drinking in public? * Why do people often become belligerent and aggressive when drinking in public? Allied to trying to answer those questions, consider the reluctance of the Lord Advocate some years ago to proceed with cases where the sole charge was the common law crime of breach of the peace. Along with this, consider the diminution over time of the power of the police to arrest without warrant a person who has been accused of having committed a crime shortly before, and detain them...
How did you end up writing for a newspaper? The world’s attention has turned to public health over the past 12 months, so The Herald thought now was the right time to ask a public health specialist to try their hand at a different type of writing. I’m used to drafting academic articles so this will be a new challenge for me. What’s been the highlight of your career? For six years I’ve combined my University roles with serving as Cancer Research UK’s cancer prevention adviser. It’s a huge privilege to work with a charity supporting life-saving research. I was also fortunate to ...
Herald on Sunday letters: Scotland needs to follow the psychological science if is to win the Covid battle Herald on Sunday letters: Scotland needs to follow the psychological science if is to win the Covid battle I WAS impressed by Helen McArdle's pointed article on the deficiencies of our self-isolation/quarantine system in contrast to those of many other countries and the crucial role these have played in the level of infection ("How Scotland’s ‘tougher’ quarantine hotels may restrict travel to England for months to come", January 31). There is more to be said. I recently had ...
OUR First Minister seems set against asymptomatic tests, she just plain disagreed with Jackie Baillie at First Minister's Questions today (January 28). I am with Ms Baillie on this one. As an example, a work colleague recently feigned symptoms so that he could be with his girlfriend (showing symptoms) as she was anxious about going for a test. Interestingly, her test result was negative but his was positive. Thinking there must have been a mistake, they repeated the test and got the same result. We still have a busy office due during the lockdown so this was a piece of good fortune for ou...