ATHENS. Dr Grigoris Leon speaks to the National Herald (“Ethnikos Kirikas”) about his academic path, his family, and how he experienced the death of his father not as a forensic pathologist but as a son. Dr Leon is married to Dimitra, a journalist, and they have a 15-year-old son. As he confides, last November brought […]
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When, with the outbreak of the pandemic, strict restrictions on movement were imposed in almost every country to protect citizens from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, victims of domestic violence found themselves trapped at home and unprotected against their abuser, who is often a member of the family.
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Until now in our country we have not needed to start such a discussion, as the national health system held up during the first wave of the pandemic.
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Mr Grigoris Leon writes for Healthweb. Forensic medicine is one of the core medical specialties in Greece.
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