The Overend-Knight Medical History Podcast
This podcast explores medical firsts in Sheffield over the last 200 years, named after two founding figures of medical education in the city. As the University of Sheffield's medical school approaches its bicentenary in 2028, each episode features medical discoveries discussed by scientists, medical experts, and historians. The series delves into the personalities involved, life in Sheffield over the past two centuries, scientific research breakthroughs, and the origins of medical treatments we now take for granted.
Episodes
Out of the Dingy Hole
This podcast showcases the medical developments in occupational health in Sheffield which paved the way for broader changes in legislation in the UK and beyond. In 19th-century Sheffield, Grinders were the backbone of the city's world-famous cutlery industry, hunched over water-powered sandstone wheels in damp workshops to sharpen steel blades. Arnold Knight, one of the founders of the Sheffie
Travellers on a hidden river: retracing Sheffield’s discoveries in Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, which leads to damage to the right side of the heart. The condition can lead to death from heart failure within a few years. Research has increased the survival and quality of life of people with pulmonary hypertension. This podcast describes the work of mid-19th century c
Hearts of steel: treating valve disease in post-war Sheffield
Heart and circulatory diseases account for over 40% of deaths in Europe. This podcast describes the work of mid-19th century creative physicians and engineers who led Sheffield’s fight against circulatory diseases. The Steel City ‘engineering for heart health’ approach still continues today leading to major medical advances. Host: Professor Allan Pacey Contributors: Dr Will Parker and Dr Abdul Ham
Destigmatising mental illness: the Sheffield story
This episode explores the transformation of mental healthcare in Sheffield during the twentieth century to address the stigma of mental illness. Such changes were led by prominent local figures like physician Sir Arthur Hall and psychiatrist Professor F.A. Jenner but also by ‘service-users’ themselves. It is important to consider how such changes were experienced by patients to understand the exte
Goodwill to Goodwin: Diabetes and the UK's first clinical trial of insulin
In 1923, Sheffield industrialist Sir Stuart Goodwin became one of the first diabetes patients in the UK to be treated successfully with insulin. The first episode of the Overend-Knight Medical History Podcast explains the prospects for diabetes patients in the 1920s, how the University of Sheffield was chosen by the Medical Research Council to run Britain's first clinical trials of insulin, an
Trailer: The Overend-Knight Medical History Podcast
What were the medical firsts in Sheffield over the last 200 years? We set out to find these in the Overend-Knight Medical History Podcast – named after two founding figures of medical education in Sheffield. As the University of Sheffield's medical school approaches its bicentenary in 2028, each episode will feature medical discoveries discussed by scientists, medical experts and historians. F
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