Word On Health (Podcast)

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&a...

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 Moscar...

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 abou...

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 ap...

In this edition of our popular podcast, Paul Pennington catches up with Professor Matthew Bown, British Heart Foundation Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Leicester to talk about abdominal aortic aneurysm research.  Mental health campaigner, Mohammed Sbahuddin Rafiuddin talks to Paul about ‘Mohammed’s Mental Health Campaign’. Professor Simak Ali from Imperial College London joins...

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.      Support the show

In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Rachel Power CEO of The Patients Association, Catherine Murray, Target Ovarian Cancer,  GP & Medical Journalist,  Dr Gill Jenkins, Professor Sally Bloomfield from the  London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and  Dr Katy Munro from the National Migraine Centre. Support the show

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.  Support the show

In episode 49 we have extended interviews from two of our most recent radio reports featuring Dr Helen Evans-Howells and Dr Claire Anderson.  Support the show

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.   Support the show

In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at Growing for Wellbeing, Skin Cancer and Thrombosis.    Support the show

In this edition Paul Pennington talks to Clive Smith, Chair of the Haemophilia Society, Nusrat Kausar, Clinical Director of Primary Care Dietitians and Dr Pauline Swift, from Blood Pressure UK. Support the show

In edition 45, Paul Pennington talks to Tony Gavin from Podsfixfeet on foot health. Dr Val Harpin speaks with Paul about ADHD and in the final interview Dr Margaret O'Hara discusses Long Covid.       Support the show

In this episode Paul Pennington talks to The Brain Tumour Charity, Lyme Disease UK and the Sleep Charity.     Support the show

In this episode Paul Pennington talks to Alice Baron from Myeloma UK, Fiona Loud, from Kidney Care UK and Luke Griggs, CEO of the brain injury charity, Headway  Support the show

Under the spotlight in this edition - Sonya Chowdhury , CEO of Action for M.E. joins Paul Pennington to look at Myalgic Encephalomyelitis . Sue Farrington from the charity SRUK UK talks us through Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Nic Wray from Tinnitus UK highlights the charity's new push to try and reduce the incidence of this common incurable condition.  Support the show

In this edition,  we focus on Gut Health and Paul Pennington talks to Julie Thompson from the charity Guts UK and Probiotics scientist Dr Linda Thomas.  In our second feature  we speak to Professor Stuart Ralston from the Paget's Association about Paget's Disease of the Bone.    Support the show

In this our 40th edition, Paul Pennington talks to Social Entrepeneur, David Jamilly about the importance of kindness for the good of our health and society as a whole.  Rachel Avery from the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation highlights the charity's latest awareness initiative, 'On the Right Path'.  Grace Ogden from Parkinson's UK joins Paul to discuss the background to the &a...

In this edition,  Paul Pennington talks to Jonathan Pauling,  CEO of the Alexandra Rose Charity about their mission to give families on low incomes access to fresh fruit & vegetables in their local communities and their  new pilot scheme to make fruit and veg available on prescription.   You can find a link through to the Alexandra Rose Charity on the podcast page of our www.wordonhealth.com w...

In this edition,  Paul Pennington talks to Breast Cancer Now's Clinical Nurse Specialist Katy Goford as very recent research shows 2 out of 5 women don't regularly check their breasts for the signs of breast cancer and 39% of women don't attend breast cancer screening. Gez Medinger and Professor Danny Altman discuss their new 'Long Covid Handbook' and Gwenda Burns from the...

In this edition, Paul Pennington  speaks to the RNIB's Louise Gow about why vision matters.  Steve Jones from the charity, Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis  joins Paul to talk about this group of incurable interstitial lung diseases and, we hear from Nusrat Kausar, Ruth Harvey, Dalhia Campbell, Lucy Marland, Jennifer Van Zant and Victoria Dagnan, registered dietitians from across the UK,  about...

In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Andrew Proctor, CEO of the National Eczema Society, Sue Schilling, CEO of Alopecia UK and there's an extended feature on alzheimer's disease with Tim Beanland, Head of Knowledge at the Alzheimer's Society  and Professor Claudia Cooper from Queen Mary University London, who talks about an exciting new research project that she is leading for...

In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Abi Howse from Blood Cancer UK about this Autumns' combined charity push to boost awareness of blood cancer in all its guises. Paul speaks with Robin Hewing from The Campaign to End Loneliness and in the final interview, we have an extension of our radio report with Simon Kitchen, CEO of Bipolar UK.    Support the show

In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to the Samaritans about the 'Talk to us' campaign. TV's Dr Chris Steele highlights Coeliac Disease and Sarcoma UK join Paul to discuss this thankfully rare group of cancers that very few of us know anything about.  Further information on all the topics we cover together with links through to organisations that can provide help and support can b...

In this the 33rd edition of our podcast, Paul Pennington talks to Muscular Dystrophy UK about the 'increased numbers 'of people living with muscle wasting conditions. Carers UK discuss the work of unpaid carers and Paula Briggs, chair elect of the British Menopause Society talks to Paul about the menopause.      Support the show