Comments on: More on Megrahi http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2009/08/30/more-on-megrahi/ The best of Scottish blogging every week Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:50:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Roundups « Amused Cynicism http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2009/08/30/more-on-megrahi/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 Roundups « Amused Cynicism Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:59:32 +0000 http://scottishroundup.co.uk/?p=782#comment-1620 [...] by cabalamat on 2009-Sep-01 Scottish Roundup and Britblog [...] [...] by cabalamat on 2009-Sep-01 Scottish Roundup and Britblog [...]

]]> By: TLJ http://scottishroundup.co.uk/2009/08/30/more-on-megrahi/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 TLJ Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:34:08 +0000 http://scottishroundup.co.uk/?p=782#comment-1614 I find the "prognosis by media reports" of some doctors who should know better most unprofessional. Richard Simpson has tried to make political capital out of it and, today, in the Sunday Herald, Professor Roger Kirby, chairman of the charity Prostate UK and director of The Prostate Centre claimed that Kenny MacAskill could have "egg on his face". Of course prognosis is an inexact science. It becomes even more inexact if you haven't had access to the medical reports. I find the “prognosis by media reports” of some doctors who should know better most unprofessional. Richard Simpson has tried to make political capital out of it and, today, in the Sunday Herald, Professor Roger Kirby, chairman of the charity Prostate UK and director of The Prostate Centre claimed that Kenny MacAskill could have “egg on his face”.

Of course prognosis is an inexact science. It becomes even more inexact if you haven’t had access to the medical reports.

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