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The Lancet Public Health in conversation with

11 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -

Editors at The Lancet Public Health, 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 this open access journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from cervical cancer screening to mental health disorders among migrants, the association between daily steps and mortality risk to the link between air pollution and mortality, and more.

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Hannah Kuper on health inequalities facing people living with disabilities

May 01, 2024 22:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

Hannah Kuper and Anika Knuppel discuss the life expectancy gap for people living with disabilities and the role of health systems for change. 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

Maren Jeleff on cancer and homelessness

February 08, 2024 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MB

Maren Jeleff discusses the findings and implications of their Review of cancer risk factors and access to cancer prevention services for people experiencing homelessness. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00298-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpub Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal ...

Mark Nieuwenhuijsen and Sasha Khomenko on emissions, air pollution, and mortality

June 30, 2023 22:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Mark Nieuwenhuijsen and Sasha Khomenko discuss the contributions of emissions from different sources to ambient air pollution and mortality in Europe, and the state of air quality in Europe. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00106-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpub Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thel...

Jennifer Smith on cervical cancer screening

May 11, 2023 22:00 - 14 minutes - 9.81 MB

Jennifer Smith and Stephanie Becker discuss the results of the My Body, My Test trial and the role of HPV self-collection in improving cervical cancer screening in under-screened women in the USA. Read the full article at: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(23)00076-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_lanpub Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/the...

Heather Wardle on the association between gambling and suicide attempts

February 23, 2023 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MB

Heather Wardle and Cahal McQuillan discuss the association between gambling and suicide attempts, the implications for prevention activities and policies, and the Lancet Public Health’s upcoming Commission. Read the full article: Changes in severity of problem gambling and subsequent suicide attempts: a longitudinal survey of young adults in Great Britain, 2018–20 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup ...

Edda Bjork Thordardottir on workplace sexual harassment and violence among women in Iceland

August 31, 2022 22:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Edda Bjork Thordardottir discusses the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment and sexual violence among women in Iceland, and the demographic and workplace-related risk factors associated with this type of sexual harassment and violence. Read the full article, a cross-sectional study of risk factors for workplace sexual harassment and violence in a national cohort of women, in The Lancet Public Health:  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(22)00201-8/fulltext ...

Cristina Mesa-Vieira on mental health disorders among migrants

April 27, 2022 09:00 - 6 minutes - 4.72 MB

Cristina Mesa-Vieira discusses the higher risk of mental health disorders among migrants who have been exposed to armed conflict, and the need for timely mental health support after resettlement. Read the full article: Mental health of migrants with pre-migration exposure to armed conflict: a systematic review and meta-analysis Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedical...

Amanda Paluch on the association between daily steps and mortality risk

March 02, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.07 MB

Amanda Paluch discusses a new, large, international evidence synthesis, looking at the association between daily steps and mortality risk. Read the full article: Daily steps and all-cause mortality: a meta-analysis of 15 international cohorts 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

Dan Lewer on mortality trends in opioid users in England

February 02, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.09 MB

Dan Lewer discusses recent mortality trends in people who use illicit opioids in England, and whether these have any association with ageing of this patient population. Read the full article: Causes of death among people who used illicit opioids in England, 2001–18 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....

Jasper Been on smoke-free polices and children's health

August 09, 2021 12:00 - 9 minutes - 6.52 MB

Jasper Been discusses two new papers looking at the link between smoke-free polices in cars and outdoor areas and children's smoke exposure and respiratory health. Read the paper: Effect of smoke-free policies in outdoor areas and private places on children's tobacco smoke exposure and respiratory health: a systematic review and meta-analysis: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00097-9/fulltext Read the paper: Associations between smoke-free vehicle legislat...

Lindsey Richardson on income assistance payments

June 01, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MB

Lindsey Richardson discusses a trial testing whether changing the timing and frequency of income assistance payments made to people who use drugs could mitigate drug use escalation and related harms around payment days. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00023-2/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://twitter.com/thelancet https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljou...

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