Word On Health (Podcast)
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'Word on Health', now entering its third decade, is the longest-running weekly health report on independent local radio in the UK, reaching an estimated audience of over 2.8 million listeners.
Word On Health (Podcast)
2w ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Jacqueline Barry, Chief Clinical Officer of the Cell and Gene Catapult; Jade Davies, Trustee of the charity, Cavernoma Alliance Uk; Dr Pailine Swift from Blood Pressure UK and Dr Lisa Wilde from Bowel Cancer UK.   ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
1M ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Vicky Burford, Co-Founder of the charity Pans Pandas UK. Emma Cox, CEO of Endometriosis UK, joins Paul to discuss new research that shows an increase in the time it takes for the condition to be diagnosed and, in the final interview of this podcast, Paul speaks with Rachel Power, CEO of The Patient's Association, about their 'Patients Manifesto'.   ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
2M ago
In this updated edition, Paul Pennington talks to Austin Willet from Different Strokes, to dispell the myth that stroke only affects older people. Nic Wray from Tinnitus UK talks to Paul about concerning new research surrounding the impact of tinnitus. Paul looks at the worrying rise in the incidence of scabies with Dr Tess McPherson, from the British Association of Dermatologists. Lizzie Moscardini from the British Heart Foundation joins Paul to discuss the free online CPR training the charity is offering as part of Heart Month to help redude deaths from cardiac arrests, and in hi ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
3M ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at the worrying rise in the incidence of scabies with Dr Tess McPherson, from the British Association of Dermatologists. Lizzie Moscardini, British Heart Foundation joins Paul to talk about the free online CPR training the charity is offering as part of Heart Month to help redude deaths from cardiac arrests. Hannah Beecham MBE, CEO of Red January talks about how to turn the winter blues – red and, in the final interview of this episode, Paul catches up with Consultant Dietitian, Anne Holdaway from the Malnutrition Pathway to discus ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
4M ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to FND Action Chairman, Tom Plender about Functional Neurological Disorders. Dr Gill Jenkins joins Paul to talk about the importance of Vitamin D. Dr Ronnie Cheung from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health discusses the importance of the childhood vaccination programme. Paul speaks to Jenny Seed from the charity Guts UK about an innovative approach to detect a digestive cancer and how you can help and in the final interview in this episode, Andy Moorling from the MHRA speaks with Paul about so called 'skinny jabs'.&nbs ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
6M ago
In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Louise Gow from the RNIB about contact lens safety. Sally Payne from the Dyspraxia Foundation joins Paul to discuss dyspraxia and social isolation and in the final interview in this episode, Paul speaks to Julie Thompson from the charity GUTS UK about Pancreatitis.   ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
8M ago
In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Dr Tim Bond about the health benefits of tea. Julie Thompson from Guts UK discusses gallstones and in the final interview of this episode Professor Robert Horne from UCL explains the thinking and mechanics of a new study designed to help improve the quality of care and outcomes for black women living with breast cancer.  ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
9M ago
In episode 49 we have extended interviews from two of our most recent radio reports featuring Dr Helen Evans-Howells and Dr Claire Anderson.  ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
10M ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Marian Nicholson from the Shingles Support Society, Professor Cecilia Fennerty from Glaucoma UK and Charlotte Bevan from Sands UK.   ..read more
Word On Health (Podcast)
11M ago
In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at Growing for Wellbeing, Skin Cancer and Thrombosis.   ..read more