Health Fact vs Fiction with Anna Richardson

By HCA Healthcare UK

What's Health Fact vs Fiction with Anna Richardson about?

It's just what the doctor ordered! Health Fact v Fiction is a frank and fascinating mix of myth-busting and chat about all things health. Join Anna Richardson as she brings together special celebrity guests and leading healthcare consultants. Their mission – to get to the heart of a different medical topic each episode, from the menopause and memory, to healthy guts, the BRCA gene and beyond.

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Health Fact vs Fiction with Anna Richardson episodes:

09.01.2019
Put Your Back Into It
Staggeringly, 80% of us will see our GP about back pain in our lives. It’s one of the leading causes of disability worldwide and one of the most common causes of people missing work. Anna Richardson puts her back into...
08.18.2019
The Future of Cancer Treatment
Every two minutes someone in the UK is diagnosed with cancer. We have all encountered the Big C – whether we know someone who has been affected or we’ve been diagnosed ourselves. But what’s the future of cancer treatment? And...
08.04.2019
Concussion and Sport
We’re all likely to have bumped our heads at some point in our lives. Some of us will have experienced whiplash - and if you play a contact sport, your chances of experiencing concussion increase significantly. But do we really...
07.21.2019
Getting To The Heart Of It
Heart disease is responsible for one death every three minutes in the UK and we know that diet and exercise helps us maintain a healthy heart. In this episode, Anna Richardson talks to Dr Mike Mullen, consultant cardiologist at HCA...
07.07.2019
Probing The Prostate
Prostate cancer is the UK’s most common male cancer, with one in eight men diagnosed with the disease in their lifetime. In this episode, Consultant Urological Surgeon Mr Ben Challacombe from The Prostate Centre, part of HCA Healthcare UK tells...
06.23.2019
Why Am I Allergic?
It’s the most common chronic disease in Europe. One in four of us here in the UK will have to deal with an allergy at some point in our lives. And, as we find out in this episode, it’s all...
06.09.2019
Diabetes Explained
Right now, 4.7 million people in the UK are living with diabetes, with the vast majority having Type 2, which is linked to our diet. There's twice the number of people living with diabetes now than there was 20 years...
05.19.2019
Understanding Your Fertility
When should you start thinking about your fertility? Most of us take it for granted throughout our lives but the truth is, one in seven couples across the UK will encounter issues with their fertility. Host Anna Richardson sits down...
05.06.2019
Things Only A Midwife Can Tell You
40% of children born in the UK every year are born to first-time mums - and going through the final stages of pregnancy can be a daunting process. So on this episode, presenter Anna Richardson calls on midwife Ellie Cockburn,...
04.22.2019
Jog On
Do you dream of getting off the couch and into your running shoes? As marathon season is upon us, Anna Richardson gets some ‘runspiration’ and tips on how to stay fit and active from Dr John Rogers, Medical Director at...
04.07.2019
Getting To Know Your Bowels
Do you want to be at one with your number twos? And do you know what your poo says about you? In this episode of Health Fact vs Fiction, Anna Richardson is joined by two of HCA Healthcare UK’s consultant...
03.24.2019
A Good Night's Sleep
Don’t nod off - this episode is all about getting the kind of sleep that dreams are made of. Dr Guy Leschziner is a consultant neurologist and reader in neurology at HCA Healthcare UK’s Sleep Centre at the London...
12.16.2018
Understanding Fertility Counselling
Fertility issues are a heartbreakingly common reality for many people. In fact, one in sevencouples in the UK has trouble starting a family. There is a lot for couples to process - thedisappointment of not being able to conceive naturally...
12.02.2018
Getting to the Guts
Is gluten-free all it’s made out to be? How can stress-busting techniques help keep your guts happy? All will be answered in this entertaining, easy-to-swallow podcast episode. Anna will be getting to grips with your guts with Alastair Windsor,...
11.25.2018
Vagina Chat and the Big M
A funny and frank discussion about women’s intimate health and the menopause. Host Anna Richardson talks early menopause - including everything from HRT to sex - with TV presenter and Loose Woman Andrea McLean. There’s also expert advice from Consultant...
11.18.2018
Before I Forget, Let's Talk About Memory
Episode 4: This episode is all about the little grey cells. That’s right. Memory…! Consultant Neurologist at HCA Healthcare UK’s Wellington Hospital, Nick Losseff, joins Anna Richardson to test her cognitive functions and asks, are women really better at remembering...
11.11.2018
Having the Balls
Episode 1: Say ‘balls’ to bravado, as Anna Richardson and her guest consultant Suks Minhas, one of the UK’s leading andrologists (a specialist bloke doctor), from HCA Healthcare UK’s Lister Fertility Clinic, bust myths and tackle the taboos about your...
11.11.2018
Genes Unzipped
Episode 2: What makes you ‘you’? How much of your future health is shaped by your ancestors and is there a way to predict or prevent it? Anna Richardson is joined Dr Anju Kulkarni from HCA UK’s London Bridge Hospital,...
11.11.2018
Skin Deep
Episode 3: Time to get under your skin. Dr Sharon Wong, consultant dermatologist at HCA Healthcare UK’s London Bridge Hospital helps Anna Richardson understand how to keep the largest organ in our body, not only pampered but healthy too. Along...
10.05.2018
Coming Soon - Health Fact vs Fiction
Coming Monday 12th November - It's just what the doctor ordered! Health Fact v Fiction is a frank and fascinating mix of myth-busting and chat about all things health. Join Anna Richardson as she brings together special celebrity guests and...

What's Health Fact vs Fiction with Anna Richardson about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Health Fact vs Fiction with Anna Richardson episodes:

Put Your Back Into It

The Future of Cancer Treatment

Concussion and Sport

Getting To The Heart Of It

Probing The Prostate

Why Am I Allergic?

Diabetes Explained

Understanding Your Fertility

Things Only A Midwife Can Tell You

Jog On

Getting To Know Your Bowels

A Good Night's Sleep

Understanding Fertility Counselling

Getting to the Guts

Vagina Chat and the Big M

Before I Forget, Let's Talk About Memory

Having the Balls

Genes Unzipped

Skin Deep

Coming Soon - Health Fact vs Fiction