Category: Mini-Series: From Newcastle for Healthcare

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Beyond the diagnosis: The role of exercise in cancer prevention and recovery with Dr Sam Orange

This episode is part of our mini-series, From Newcastle for Healthcare

In this episode we talk to Dr Sam Orange, Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology at Newcastle University.

Discover how exercise can lower the risk of developing cancer and how Sam is working on the PURE-EX project to help support women after breast cancer.

Find out more about Sam’s research and follow him on twitter @SamOrange01.

Useful links mentioned in this episode:

Breast Cancer Now, PUREX Research project: https://breastcancernow.org/breast-cancer-research/our-research-projects/developing-programme-support-women-diet-exercise-after-breast-cancer

Contact Dr Sam Orange: Sam.Orange@newcastle.ac.uk

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Smiles on Screen: Improving dental care for people with learning difficulties with Dr Susan Bissett and The Lawnmowers Theatre Company

This episode is part of our mini-series, From Newcastle for Healthcare

In this episode we talk to Dr Susan Bissett, Lecturer of Dentistry at Newcastle University and Claire Hills-Wilson, Artistic Director of The Lawnmowers Independent Theatre Company.

Learn about the collaboration between The Lawnmowers Independant Theatre Company and the Newcastle University School of Dental Sciences in creating a new film to help educate dental students on the process of treating patients with learning difficulties.   

Find out more about Susan’s research and follow her on twitter @SusiBiscuits.

Lawnmowers is a producing theatre-arts organisation, operating in Gateshead and surrounding regions and is run by and for people with learning difficulties.

Find out more about The Lawnmowers Theatre Company and follow them on twitter @LawnmowersITC and Facebook. The Lawnmowers also have a YouTube channel showing examples of their work.

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From Campus to Community: Inside Newcastle’s Young@Heart Clinic with Dr Hamde Nazar

This episode is part of our mini-series, From Newcastle for Healthcare

In this episode, we talk to Dr Hamde Nazar, senior lecturer and director of education in the School of Pharmacy at Newcastle University.

Learn about the Young@Heart clinic, a student-run health clinic open to members of the public in Newcastle City Centre.

Find out more about Hamde’s work and follow her on twitter @NazarHamde.

Visit the Young@Heart clinic for your health check:

Grainger Market, Newcastle: https://ourgraingermarket.co.uk/welcome-grainger-market

Newcastle GP Services (NGPS) Community Health Bus: https://newcastle-gp-services.co.uk/community-health-services/

Newcastle University Staff and Students: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/sport/sport-and-fitness/hub/healthchecks/

You can also find out more about the service in this video: Young@Heart Clinic | Newcastle University School of Pharmacy – YouTube