The Lancet in conversation with
656 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -Jessamy Bagenal, Chloe Wilson, and Callum Davidson—editors at The Lancet—and Gavin Cleaver, The Lancet Group’s Audio Producer, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.
A monthly audio companion to the journal, this podcast covers topics that advance the field of medical research, from exploring treatments to examining drug trials, public health outbreaks to surgical techniques, and more.
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Ebola vaccine: The Lancet: December 22, 2016
December 23, 2016 15:30 - 18 minutes - 13 MBMarie-Paule Kieny outlines encouraging final results of the rVSV-ZEBOV Ebola vaccine trial from Guinea. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Wakley Prize 2016: The Lancet: December 15, 2016
December 16, 2016 15:30 - 9 minutes - 6.8 MBNaaheed Mukadam reads her winning Wakley Prize essay, entitled "Stay with me"; an account about the diagnosis and care of a patient with dementia and his spouse. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Breast Cancer 2016: The Lancet: December 6, 2016
December 07, 2016 23:30 - 9 minutes - 6.67 MBSibylle Loibl discusses recent advances in the treatment of oestrogen receptor positive, HER2-positive, and triple-negative breast cancers. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Phantom motor execution: The Lancet: December 1, 2016
December 01, 2016 08:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBMax Ortiz-Catalan discusses his trial of using augmented reality, motor execution technology to help treat patients with phantom limb pain. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Multiple sclerosis Series: The Lancet: November 23, 2016
November 25, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes - 6.86 MBJeff Cohen from the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine discusses the Series—recent therapeutic progress, and remaining challenges. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Where next for US health and health care?
November 16, 2016 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBA joint podcast from Kaiser Health News and The Lancet – discussion of where US health policy might be heading when Donald Trump takes office early next year. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
The Lancet Countdown: The Lancet: November 13, 2016
November 14, 2016 07:30 - 9 minutes - 6.31 MBNick Watts discusses the Lancet Countdown paper about importance of climate change to health, and tracking alterations to create positive changes for human health. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US Election reaction: The Lancet: November 11, 2016
November 11, 2016 08:00 - 14 minutes - 9.68 MBDavid Himmelstein looks ahead to US health policy challenges in light of the shock US election result. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US Election: The Lancet: November 4, 2016
November 04, 2016 20:30 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBDiscussion of the US election, and of the importance of underlying social determinants of health for the US health policy environment. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Health, equity, and women's cancers: The Lancet: November 2, 2016
November 02, 2016 06:30 - 9 minutes - 6.36 MBOphira Ginsburg discusses her Series about women's cancers, summarising what the needs are, disparities between regions, and this topic as an unmet global health issue. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
The future of health-care policy: Center for American Progress: The Lancet: October 26, 2016
October 27, 2016 06:00 - 11 minutes - 7.98 MBTopher Spiro, Vice President for Health Policy from the Center for American Progress, discusses how they believe the US election will affect future health care policy. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Primary care obesity intervention: The Lancet: October 24, 2016
October 25, 2016 06:30 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBPaul Aveyard discusses a new trial regarding a primary care intervention to help obese patients lose weight. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
The health of people living in slums: The Lancet: October 16, 2016
October 17, 2016 06:30 - 10 minutes - 7.5 MBOyinlola Oyebode discusses the health problems of people living in slums, possible interventions, and the value in additional research needed for this neglected field. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
A manifesto for UK health: The Lancet: October 7, 2016
October 08, 2016 06:30 - 11 minutes - 7.82 MBLord Nigel Crisp discusses a new vision for improving health in the UK. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Early Childhood Development 2016: The Lancet: October 4, 2016
October 05, 2016 14:30 - 13 minutes - 9.63 MBLinda Richter from the University of the Witwatersrand discusses the importance of investing in early childhood development. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Mobilisation in the surgical ICU: The Lancet: September 29, 2016
September 30, 2016 06:30 - 13 minutes - 8.98 MBMatthias Eikermann discusses a trial to improve mobility for patients within the surgical ICU environment Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
A Baseline for the Sustainable Development Goals
September 23, 2016 13:00 - 9 minutes - 6.58 MBStephen Lim from the University of Washington discusses analysis of the Sustainable Development Goals, using data from the Global Burden of Diseases Programme. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Maternal health: The Lancet: 15 September, 2016
September 16, 2016 06:30 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBSeries co-leader Oona Campbell discusses progress and ongoing priorities for maternal health with Richard Lane Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US Election 2016: The Lancet: September 8, 2016
September 09, 2016 06:30 - 12 minutes - 8.72 MBRebecca Cooney discusses a platform for improving health in the US Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Statins reviewed: The Lancet: September 8, 2016
September 09, 2016 06:30 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBRory Collins discusses his Review of the evidence from randomised studies concerning the efficacy and safety of statins. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
UK obesity strategy: The Lancet: August 25, 2016
August 26, 2016 14:30 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MBTim Lobstein from the World Obesity Forum discusses the recently published UK childhood obesity strategy. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Atrial fibrillation: The Lancet: August 18, 2016
August 19, 2016 23:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBBen Freedman from the University of Sydney discusses atrial fibrillation and stroke risk with Richard Lane Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Virtual reality to prevent falls?
August 12, 2016 06:30 - 9 minutes - 6.69 MBAnat Mirelman from the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, discusses how combining virtual reality and treadmill training helps to prevent falls in older adults better than treadmill training alone. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US Democrats Platform: The Lancet: August 4, 2016
August 05, 2016 06:30 - 9 minutes - 6.23 MBSusan Jaffe with a health policy update from the recent US Democratic Party platform in Philadelphia. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Physical Activity Series: The Lancet: July 28, 2016
July 28, 2016 06:30 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MBMelody Ding discusses a new Lancet Series about physical activity and health, describing a global pandemic of inactivity that needs urgent attention. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
INTERSTROKE: The Lancet: July 15, 2016
July 16, 2016 22:30 - 10 minutes - 6.93 MBMartin O’Donnell and Naomi Lee discuss the latest findings from INTERSTROKE, a worldwide study which identifies key population risk factors for ischaemic and intracellular stroke. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
HIV in prisons: The Lancet: July 14, 2016
July 15, 2016 14:30 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBFrederick Altice discusses what needs to happen to reduce the HIV epidemic in the prison environment Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Congenital Zika syndrome: The Lancet: June 29, 2016
June 30, 2016 06:30 - 4 minutes - 3 MBSherif Zaki from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discusses the finding of Zika virus in brain and placenta tissues in five cases in Brazil. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Private sector and health: The Lancet: June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016 06:30 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBKara Hanson and Richard Lane discuss a new Lancet Series about the role of the private sector in health systems within the context of universal health coverage. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
EU referendum and health: The Lancet: June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016 22:15 - 5 minutes - 4.1 MBProf Martin McKee on why the UK's continued membership of the EU is good for health. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Getting health into the US election: The Lancet: June 16, 2016
June 17, 2016 06:30 - 6 minutes - 4.78 MBSusan Jaffe with an update on how health can become an election issue after next month's party conventions. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Childhood depression: The Lancet: June 8, 2016
June 09, 2016 06:30 - 13 minutes - 9.1 MBAndrea Cipriani from the University of Oxford, UK, discusses the efficacy of antidepressants for children and adolescents. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Teenage pregnancy: The Lancet: May 23, 2016
May 24, 2016 06:30 - 9 minutes - 6.61 MBKaye Wellings from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discusses a halving of teenage pregnancy in England since the introduction of a government-led intervention in 1999. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Women Deliver: The Lancet: May 12, 2016
May 12, 2016 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBWomen Deliver Chief Executive Katja Iversen previews Women Deliver 2016 taking place in Copenhagen from May 16-19. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US response to Zika: The Lancet: April 28, 2016
April 29, 2016 14:30 - 8 minutes - 6.05 MBSusan Jaffe discusses with Dr Anthony Fauci and Debbie Wasserman Schultz about the US response to Zika and the question of funding. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Junior doctors’ strike: The Lancet: April 26, 2016
April 27, 2016 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.74 MBJunior doctors are on strike in England. Why? Niall Boyce reports from the picket line at University College London Hospital, interviewing junior doctors Danny Bhagawati and Sophie Candfield, and BMA representative Yannis Gourtsoyannis. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
World Malaria Day: The Lancet: April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBSir Richard Feachem discusses a review of the progress made globally in the eradication and elimination of malaria. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Indigenous health: The Lancet: April 20, 2016
April 21, 2016 07:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBIan Anderson and Romlie Mokak discuss a new analysis of health indicators across 28 indigenous populations, with implications for future health services planning worldwide. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Global health financing: The Lancet: April 13, 2016
April 14, 2016 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.56 MBTim Evans from the World Bank discusses the need for a transformation in global health financing if universal health coverage in low-income and middle-income countries is to be achieved by 2030. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
The weight of the world: The Lancet: April 1, 2016
April 01, 2016 15:00 - 13 minutes - 8.96 MBMajid Ezzati discusses a new analysis of global changes in bodyweight over four decades, from 1975-2014. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US election: The Lancet: March 31, 2016
April 01, 2016 06:30 - 7 minutes - 5.47 MBSusan Jaffe with a round-up of what the Republican and democrat presidential hopefuls are saying about US health care. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
To truly look inside: The Lancet: March 24, 2016
March 25, 2016 06:30 - 10 minutes - 7.45 MBEric Topol discusses the use of hand-held ultrasound devices – could they one day usurp the stethoscope? Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
NSAIDs for osteoarthritic knee and hip pain: The Lancet: March 17, 2016
March 18, 2016 19:30 - 8 minutes - 5.85 MBSven Trelle discusses a meta-analysis which aims to shed light on the best non-steroidal anti-inflammatory treatments for common knee and hip pain. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
US gun laws: The Lancet: March 10, 2016
March 11, 2016 07:30 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBBindu Kalesan discusses research which highlights how widespread adoption of the most effective gun and ammunition laws could substantially reduce US firearms mortality. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Antibiotic prescribing: The Lancet: February 18, 2016
February 19, 2016 07:30 - 11 minutes - 7.97 MBMichael Hallsworth discusses the value of an information-led intervention to reduce antibiotic prescribing among primary care physicians in England Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
NIH funding: The Lancet: February 11, 2016
February 12, 2016 07:30 - 8 minutes - 5.68 MBSusan Jaffe interviews NIH Director Francis Collins with welcome news of a $2 billion boost to NIH funding. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Refugees and health-care services: The Lancet: January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.65 MBEtienne Langlois discusses the importance of access to appropriate health-care services for refugees worldwide. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Wakley Prize 2015: The Lancet: December 17, 2015
December 18, 2015 15:30 - 6 minutes - 4.55 MBAbigail Murdy reads this year's winner, entitled 'Lifelines' by Claude Matuchansky; a piece about the lesson of medical humanism. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Climate change and health: The Lancet: December 15, 2015
December 15, 2015 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.08 MBAndy Haines reflects on the historic Paris climate change treaty, and outlines ideas for carbon taxation to reduce emissions. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
Ebola response: The Lancet: Nov 22, 2015
November 23, 2015 23:30 - 11 minutes - 7.89 MBPeter Piot discusses new recommendations for health agencies and public health systems in response to the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv