Gwenetta Curry

Childbirth should be a time of joy, not grief (Picture: Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images)

Black women’s chances of dying in pregnancy are shockingly high

Fatima Khatun 25, kisses the head of her 18-month-old daughter, Roona, who is suffering from hydrocephalus, in their home in Jirania, a village near Agartala, India (Picture: Arindam Dey/AFP via Getty Images)

Hydrocephalus is rare but potentially deadly if left untreated

Better cancer treatment has dramatically increased survival rates Gwenetta Curry

How early sunsets can have a biological effect on our mental health Gwenetta Curry

Shocking levels of 'deep poverty' in Scotland are a serious health issue Gwenetta Curry

Vulnerable asylum seekers need access to up-to-date Covid vaccinations Gwenetta Curry

Why the Covid-19 threat remains very real for Scotland Dr Gwenetta Curry

Safe homes for those seeking refuge are vital for health - Gwenetta Curry Gwenetta Curry

It is important to keep cool when temperatures rise particularly high (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Dangerously hot weather is making the cost-of-living crisis worse

Child refugees in particular can experience a high level of stress that affects their education (Picture: Aref Karimi/AFP via Getty Images)

Ethnic minority children are more likely to internalise mental health problems

Black women are more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications in both the US and the UK (Picture: Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images)

Black women 3.9 times as likely to die from pregnancy complications as white

Being a carer can be a full-time job (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Many carers are living in poverty and struggling with their own health problems

Vaping may be less harmful than smoking tobacco, but it can still cause serious health problems (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Vaping can lead to cardiovascular disease and damage the adolescent brain

A consultant clinical oncologist examines a scan showing inside the body of a 65-year-old man diagnosed with prostate cancer (Picture: Yui Mok/PA)

Black men should be screened for prostate cancer from 40 – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Wearing a Covid face mask in public places is once again a good idea (Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)

Rise of 'Kraken' Covid variant is just one reason to start wearing masks again

People forced to choose between heating and eating may find their health suffers as a result (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Cost-of-living crisis is making existing health inequalities even worse

Breast cancer survivors highlight the importance of awareness of the symptoms (Picture: Matt Alexander/PA)

Knock-on effects of Covid on breast cancer screening must not linger

Four young children wait to be immunised against polio after a pandemic hit the UK in the 1940s and 1950s (Photo by Terry Fincher/Getty Images)

Long Covid shows need to learn from 'long polio' that still blights lives in UK

Covid vaccines has saved millions of lives worldwide (Picture: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Covid booster vaccines are still a matter of life and death – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Sales of salad and fruit have fallen as people choose cheaper but less healthy food (Picture: Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images)

Cost of living crisis is affecting the health of poorest – Dr Gwenetta Curry

People kneel in front of police during a Black Lives Matter protest in London in June 2020 (Picture: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

How racism made Covid worse for Black and ethnic minority communities

Face masks should still be worn in crowded places to reduce the spread of Covid, says Dr Gwenetta Curry (Picture: Gareth Fuller/PA)

Covid remains a serious threat so masks should still be used in crowded places

Women have dinner at a workhouse in London in around 1900 (Picture: General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Cost-of-living crisis forcing many to live in 19thC workhouse conditions

Men and ethnic minority populations have suffered higher rates of death from Covid than the general population (Picture: Go Nakamura/Getty Images)

Disproportionate numbers of men and ethnic minority people have died from Covid

Gwenetta Curry, a lecturer in Race, Ethnicity, and Health at Edinburgh University, says its time to look at the impact of rising numbers of long Covid cases in Scotland. PIC: Contributed.

We need to talk about long Covid - Dr Gwenetta Curry

Women's voices must be heard to improve maternity care (Picture: Ian Waldie/Getty Images)

Silencing of women’s voices has led to unnecessary deaths – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Children under 11 may be experiencing anxiety as they remain unprotected from Covid (Picture: Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images)

Mental health services for children must be a priority – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Free lateral flow tests have been a key strategy in the fight against Covid (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

Why it's wrong to charge for Covid tests – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Scottish food stars Tom Kitchin, Martin Wishart, Carina Contini, James Thomson, Nic Wood, Stefano Pieraccini, Scott Smith, Michele Civiera, Mark Alston, Katie O’Brien and Andrew Radford got together last year to boost eating out in Scotland (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Readers' Letters: It may be our fault restaurants are in trouble

NHS staff, including significant numbers of people from ethnic minorities, have been under severe pressure during the pandemic (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ethnic minorities still disproportionately affected by Covid – Dr Gwenetta Curry

A nurse prepares a dose of Covid vaccine (Picture: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

Covid vaccine can help us have a more normal holiday season – Dr Gwenetta Curry

An allergy warning notice displayed next to food in a branch of Pret A Manger (Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire)

Allergy sufferers are being let down by vague food warnings – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Children aged 12 to 15 are now being vaccinated against Covid in Scotland and England (Picture: Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Shocking disparity in vaccination rates between rich and poor –Dr Gwenetta Curry

A nurse prepares a dose of Covid-19 vaccine (Picture: Michael Gillen)

Migrant populations face barriers to getting Covid vaccine – Dr Gwenetta Curry

So far, the focus of the vaccination programme in the UK has been on adults (Picture: PA)

Not vaccinating children may risk long-term Covid effects – Gwenetta Curry

Deaths from Covid have been higher among people from deprived areas and some ethnic minorities (Picture: Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images)

Impact of racism on Covid death rate cannot be ignored – Dr Gwenetta Curry

A man wearing PPE waits to take part in the funeral of a deceased relative in a new crematorium built to cope with victims of Covid-19 in Bengaluru, India (Picture: Abhishek Chinnappa/Getty Images)

India's Covid crisis shows lasting impact of colonialism – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Black Lives Matter protesters hold up placards as they gather outside the American Embassy in London in September last year as a trial hearing for four police officers charged with the murder of George Floyd took place in the US (Picture: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images)

Why denial of institutional racism in the UK is a big problem – Gwenetta Curry

UK equalities minister Kemi Badenoch receives her first vaccination as part of the Novavax phase 3 trial at Guy's and St Thomas' hospital in London, following a call for more volunteers from ethnic minority communities. (Picture: PA)

Why tackling racism is important to Covid vaccination roll-out – Gwenetta Curry

Decisions taken about the best use of the Covid vaccines should be explained fully to help ensure public confidence in the process. Picture: Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images

Vaccine concerns can be cured by open decision-making – Scotsman comment

Japan has had 1,520 deaths from Covid out of a population of 127 million. Picture: Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images

Covid test-and-trace system could have been better – Dr Gwenetta Curry

Scotland’s Independent Food Aid Network found there had been a 113 per cent increase in emergency food distribution from February to July 2020. (Picture: Andy Buchanan/PA)

Tackling racial and social inequalities vital amid Covid fight – Gwenetta Curry
The recent attention to racial disparities throughout the UK have focused primarily on the political topics of structural racism and Covid-19.

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