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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Juni 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 202330min
203 - Nursing and the menopause: International Nurses Day special episode
In a special episode on the eve of International Nurses Day, this week’s guest is Sue Thomas, an advanced nurse practitioner with an interest in menopause who works alongside Dr Louise at Newson Healt...
9 Maj 202330min
202 - What does the future hold for menopause and HRT? With menopause activist Kate Muir
Making a welcome return to the podcast is menopause activist, author and documentary maker Kate Muir. Kate is the author of Everything You Need to Know About the Menopause (but were too afraid to ask)...
2 Maj 202347min
