'Bone Up'

Do you want to join the fight for more equitable health and healthcare? The lads talked to Prof Celia Gregson about her life’s mission to make healthcare not just fairer but better. It’s a truly fascinating and inspiring insight into how one of our generational leaders is reaching out around the world to make everyone healthier. Sit back and enjoy this episode it’s a cracker. Celia Gregson is a Pr...

Want to know how to eat to reduce your risk of a hip-fractures? It’s a question our listeners are always asking so the lads reached out to Australia to talk to Dr Sandra Luliano who led an investigation reporting that the risk of falls and of bone and hip fractures decreased in older adults if they received additional daily servings of dairy. The results were startling: 33% fewer bone fractures, 4...

Have you ever wondered where osteoporosis medicines come from? The lads went on a journey to find out by talking to Dr Cesar Libanati and Dr Alistair Henry about discovering new medicines and getting them to you the listener. The interview is a fascinating insight into how to change the world and make it a better place for us all to live. Cesar Libanati is the head of external affairs and medical...

The lads visited the BRS Meeting 2022 in Manchester to bring you up to date with the most recent discoveries in bone science. We interviewed a wide variety of clinical and basic scientists from undergraduates taking their first steps in science all the way up to global professors setting treatment guidelines. And to cap it all we won the Neil Mackenzie Public Engagement Award 2022!!

Welcome to the first bonus episode of Bone UP. The first new treatment fir osteoporosis in a decade has been approved in the UK, and many countries around the world. Romosozumab is a new drug treatment for some people living with osteoporosis. It may be suitable if you’ve already broken a bone due to osteoporosis and are at high risk of breaking another. Richie and David discuss the approval syste...

The lads talk to Kirstie Donaghey and Prof Stuart Ralston about pregnancy-associated osteoporosis. Kirstie suffered multiple osteoporotic fractures shortly after giving birth to her son Freddy and explains the patient journey and perspectives from fracture to treatment. Stuart is a Rheumatologist from the University of Edinburgh with an interest in bone disease. He talks to us about his new resear...

The lads talk to Craig Jones about the Royal Osteoporosis Society, a UK based charity that supports bone health around the globe Craig is the Chief Executive Officer of the ROS and has led the development of a new strategy for tackling osteoporosis called ‘Breaking the Silence’. We had a wide-ranging chat about the new strategy and the role of medical charities: including everything from patient s...

The lads talk to Prof Gustavo Duque about the crosstalk between bone and muscle in ageing. Gustavo is a geriatrician, clinical researcher and a world leader in ageing and musculoskeletal research, with a special interest in the treatment of frailty osteoporosis, sarcopenia and in older persons. We had an exciting chat about the crosstalk between bone and muscle and how communication between the tw...

The lads talk to Prof Kate Ward about the challenges caused by osteoporosis in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kate is a key member of the FRACURES-E3 research study team investigating epidemiology, Economic Impact and Ethnography. We have a fascinating chat about the risk factors, management, and treatment of osteoporosis in Africa. Join us to hear all about this generation-defining bone research. https://ww...

Dr Kassim Javiad joins us from Oxford University to discuss how Fracture Liason Services can identify people at high risk of an imminent fracture. Why fractures in people aged over 50 are so dangerous and the new range of anabolic bone-building treatments available to patients. We also discuss the need for osteoporosis to get its own speciality doctors - because it's complicated (apparently).

Join us chatting to Dr Alex Mavroeidi from the University of Strathclyde Glasgow - an expert in exercise, sedentary behaviour and bone health. Alex gives a fascinating insight into the role that exercise can play in preventing fractures. Spoiler later check out the Royal Osteoporosis Society pages at https://tinyurl.com/nmcj2h3x . Enjoy!

We are excited to have a communication expert & rising star of the osteoporosis world Dr Zoe Paskins in this episode. We discuss all you ever wanted to know about discussing bone health, fracture risk and osteoporosis between patient and doctor.

This month Bone UP talks to Prof Eugene McCloskey who is one of the creators of the online Fracture Risk Assessment Tool. Clinicians and patients use the tool every day to assess the risk of a serious fracture and consider treatment options.

Dr Richie Abel and Prof David Armstrong Introduce themselves before kicking off the first episode of 'bone Up'. the podcast all about bone health and osteoporosis.

Episode 1 - Dr David Armstrong (MD) and Dr Richard Abel (PhD) discuss osteoporosis, fracture risk prediction, management and treatment decisions, before considering the future of care.