
211 - Melasma: keeping hyperpigmentation at bay in the summer
Consultant dermatologist Dr Sajjad Rajpar returns to the podcast this week for a special summer episode about melasma, a condition that leads to darkening or brown patches developing on the skin. Up t...
4 Heinä 202330min

210 - What is the right dose of HRT for you? Hormones and premature ovarian insufficiency
How do you work out what the right dose of HRT is for you and balance the benefits with any potential risks? In this episode, Dr Louise talks about HRT doses with Corinna Bordoli, who began experienci...
27 Kesä 202329min

209 - Learning disabilities and the menopause
On this week’s episode of the Dr Louise Newson podcast, Dr Louise welcomes Sharon Saunders. Sharon is a menopausal woman with learning disabilities and is a wheelchair user. During the episode, Sharon...
20 Kesä 202318min

208 - Ultra-processed food unwrapped with Henry Dimbleby
Henry Dimbleby, co-founder of Leon, food campaigner and writer, joins the podcast this week to talk about the dangers of a diet high in ultra-processed foods – that is, foods with a long list of ingre...
13 Kesä 202331min

207 - Managing menopause while living with physical disabilities
Laura Bibby joins Dr Louise to share her experience of managing the perimenopause shortly after a life-changing spinal cord injury. A senior nurse and an ambulatory wheelchair user, Laura shares her s...
6 Kesä 202328min

206 - Utrogestan supply issues: what it means and alternatives available
The supply of HRT medication Utrogestan is being restricted by the UK government because of shortages amid increase demand. Pharmacies will only dispense two months’ worth of Utrogestan 100mg capsules...
30 Touko 202329min

205 - Author Joanne Harris: ending the invisibility of menopausal women
Bestselling author of Chocolat Joanne Harris joins Dr Louise Newson to talk about her latest book, Broken Light. Broken Light’s protagonist is Bernie, a 49-year-old who has given her life to her famil...
23 Touko 202328min

204 - Hormonal changes and mental health: maternal mental health awareness
Advisory: this podcast contains themes of mental health and suicide. Earlier this month Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week was marked across the UK. In this week’s episode Emma Hammond, an employme...
16 Touko 202330min




















