156 - Educating women, improving access to treatment and influencing those in power with Dr Sharon Malone

Content advisory: this episode contains themes of suicide More than a million worldwide undergo a hysterectomy each year, for reasons ranging from heavy bleeding to pain or other gynecological problem...

14 Okt 202533min

For more than half a century, "the Pill” has been a routine part of women’s lives, prescribed not only for contraception but for acne, period pain and hormonal regulation. It’s so deeply woven into mo...

7 Okt 202531min

Why are women still not believed when they describe their symptoms? And what happens when stories of pain, struggle or resilience are dismissed by healthcare professionals, families or even society?In...

30 Sep 202533min

Across the world, populations are living longer but often with a decade or more of poor health at the end of life. For women in particular, the gap between lifespan and healthspan is significant and t...

23 Sep 202533min

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by broadcaster and menopause awareness campaigner Mariella Frostrup and chef Belles Berry, who is the daughter of renowned cook Mary Berry. They recently co...

16 Sep 202534min

In this episode, Dr Louise Newson is joined by US-based orthopedic surgeon and bone and hormone specialist Dr Doug Lucas for an important conversation about bone health and why it matters more than mo...

9 Sep 202531min

GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro have become some of the most widely discussed weight loss treatments in the world.  They were once mainly talked about in medical research, but n...

2 Sep 202531min

'It really weighs heavy. It’s like puttingon lots of different cloaks.’ Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a topic many are talking about right now, and thankfully, we’ve movedbeyond t...

26 Aug 202524min