Word On Health (Podcast)
'Word on Health' (www.wordonhealth.com) is the longest running weekly health report on independent local radio in the UK. Now in its 24th year 'on-air', it is written, and presented by Paul Pennington and co-produced by Sebastien Agasse, reaching in excess of 1.5 million listeners. This podcast contains a cross section of our recent radio features. Our grateful thanks to all our contributors, and, to you for listening.
Episodes
63 episodes since 2020
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Blood Pressure UK Chair, Dr Pauline Swift about new research released as part of the annual 'Know your numbers' campaign. Michelle Vickers, Chief Awareness Officer from Oracle Head and Neck Cancer UK jo...
September 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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14:54
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In this episode, I talk to Juliette Rayner, CEO of the children’s bladder and bowel charity, E.R.I.C, Dr Steven Cox, CEO of Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY), Jane Plumb CEO of Group B Strep Support, Claire Jacklin from the NRAS and M...
August 06, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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19:40
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Julie Gould from RLS UK and Dr Steven Bell from the University of Cambridge about Restless Legs Syndrome. Meg Burgess from Prostate Cancer UK joins Paul to look at the theme to this year's Mens Health A...
June 30, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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15:19
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In this, the 60th edition of our podcast, Paul Pennington talks to Dr Lydia Makaroff from the charity, Fight Bladder Cancer. Louise Gow from the RNIB joins Paul to discuss eye health. Julia Priestly from, the British Thyroid Foundation highligh...
June 03, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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16:01
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In this edition, Paul Pennington talks to Alison Railton from Kidney Research UK to highlight the UK's silent epidemic of chronic kidney disease. Becky Jones from Parkinson's UK joins Paul to discuss the fastest growing neurological...
May 01, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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13:10
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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 Pauline Swift from Blood Pressure UK and Dr Lisa Wilde from Bowel C...
April 07, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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15:11
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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 diagnos...
March 10, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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12:56
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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 t...
February 11, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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20:41
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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 ...
January 31, 2024
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Season 1
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Episode 55
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13:48
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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 ...
December 31, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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26:46
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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 resea...
November 30, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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17:49
Word On Health (Podcast)
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 s...
November 02, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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12:21
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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...
October 08, 2023
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Episode 51
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15:13
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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 mechan...
September 01, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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11:32
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In episode 49 we have extended interviews from two of our most recent radio reports featuring Dr Helen Evans-Howells and Dr Claire Anderson.
August 03, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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15:07
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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.
July 06, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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13:16
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In this edition, Paul Pennington looks at Growing for Wellbeing, Skin Cancer and Thrombosis.
June 15, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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12:24
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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.
May 20, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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13:46
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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.
April 25, 2023
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Episode 45
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14:29
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In this episode Paul Pennington talks to The Brain Tumour Charity, Lyme Disease UK and the Sleep Charity.
March 31, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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12:56
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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
March 09, 2023
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Episode 43
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13:41
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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...
February 13, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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12:31
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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...
January 23, 2023
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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11:48
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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 th...
December 18, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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15:07
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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 ...
November 26, 2022
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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11:38