Step Count Challenge
Scotland’s Step Count Challenge competition, run biannually, encourages staff in workplaces across the country to “ditch the desk to walk the walk”. Launched by walking charity, Paths for All, in 2011, the event has…
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Supporting doctors’ wellbeing during COVID-19 and beyond
COVID-19 has brought disruption, uncertainty and increased pressure on frontline workers – most notably doctors and nurses who are dealing with an influx of patients and a seemingly never-ending caseload. Researchers…
Move more month
Connecting people with local opportunities to get active through exercise prescription April is “move more” month, an initiative to encourage people to take part in physical activity with the goal of incorporating it…
New Chair of Public Health Medicine and Director of the Sir James Mackenzie Institute
The School of Medicine is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Peter D Donnelly as Director of the Sir James Mackenzie Institute for Early Diagnosis and Professor of Public Health Medicine. He brings…
International public health leader joins St Andrews
International Public Health leader Dr Mary E Black is to join the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews as Honorary Professor. As Director of Clinical and Protecting Health for Public Health Scotland, Dr…
International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is an occasion to celebrate the achievements and accolades of women across every sector. Women have had an invaluable contribution to the COVID-19 response. Not only has female leadership been…
Exercise prescriptions needed to get patients active
A nation-wide health initiative, that will be rolled out widely in GP practices next year, will only work if formal referrals and prescriptions are used, according to a new study led by the University of St Andrews.…
Young Academy of Scotland
Dr Gozde Ozakinci has been invited to be a member of RSE Young Academy of Scotland. As part of this membership, Dr Ozakinci will work on connecting various disciplines with the aim of facilitating signposting and…
ECLS trial shows reduction in late-stage diagnoses of lung cancer
Lung cancer affects more than 5000 people every year in Scotland and within a year 4000 have died, usually because the diagnosis is made too late for curative treatment. Now results from the Early detection of Cancer…
Research identifies how doctor-patient interactions can increase physical activity
Patients are open to have conversations about physical activity programmes in the community to improve their health, if recommended by their doctor, new research led by the University of St Andrews has found. The…