The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with

Ara Nazarian on musculoskeletal diseases in the USA

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0200

The burden of musculoskeletal diseases is increasing. Dr Ara Nazarian tells us more about the issues surrounding this and how care can be improved in the USA.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00026-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_Jun_25_lanhl

Also discussed, the ecological study in The Lancet Regional Health Americas:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(23)00235-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_Jun_25_lanhl

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Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0200

Socioeconomic status impacts the onset and duration of severe disabilities, but what does this means for public health policy?

Andrew Kingston (Newcastle University, UK) talks to Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Healthy Longevity Philippa Harris about his study on socioeconomic inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in England.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00019-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_14-04-25_lanhl

Miles Witham on metformin to improve physical performance

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0100

Miles Witham discusses his trial on the use of metformin to improve physical performance in older adults with sarcopenia and prefrailty or frailty.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00014-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni on the human metapneumovirus burden in older adults globally

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0100

Professor Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni (University of Edinburgh) discuss their systematic review and meta-analysis on the global burden of human metapneumovirus-associated respiratory infections in older adults.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00205-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung and Da Jiang on a the benefits of a volunteering intervention for lonely older adults

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 16:00:00 +0100

Prof. Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung & Dr. Da Jiang discuss the benefits of a volunteering intervention in mitigating loneliness in older volunteers.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00190-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Antonia Clarke on dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0100

Antonia Clarke (Monash University, Australia) joins Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris to discuss her systematic review on dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations in countries with a very high Human Development Index.

Dr Iracema Leroi on a hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0100

Dr Iracema Leroi discusses the SENSE-Cog trial on the effects of a hearing and vision rehabilitation and support programme on quality of life in people living with dementia.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00141-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Juan Fortea on biomarkers of neurodegeneration

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Juan Fortea joins Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris to discuss the joint The Lancet Healthy Longevity and eBioMedicine Series on biomarkers of neurodegeneration.

Read the Series:
https://www.thelancet.com/series/biomarkers-of-neurodegeneration?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Dina Goodman-Palmer on frailty in rural Burkina Faso

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0200

Dr Dina Goodman-Palmer discusses her study on frailty progression in adults living in rural Burkina Faso.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00096-5?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lanhl

Professor Joël Guigay on clinical trials of older patients with head and neck cancer

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Joël Guigay discusses the ELAN-FIT and ELAN-UNFIT trials in older people with head and neck cancer, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, and the importance of geriatric assessments in clinical trials of older cancer patients.

Read the full articles:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00284-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00048-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Jonas Salling Quist on time-restricted eating

Fri, 10 May 2024 15:00:00 +0200

Jonas Salling Quist talks about his trial on the effects of time-restricted eating on bodyweight and cardiometabolic health for individuals at risk of type 2 diabetes.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00028-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Lara Pivodic on social connections at the end of life

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0200

Professor Lara Pivodic discusses her publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on social connections in the final years of life and how these connections predict end-of-life outcomes.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00011-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Helena Carreira on fracture risk in cancer survivors

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:00:00 +0100

Helena Carreira discuses her recent work on the risk of fractures in half a million survivors of 20 cancers in England.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00285-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster on the BASIL trial

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100

David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster discuss the BASIL trial on behavioural activation to prevent depression and loneliness among socially isolated older people with long-term health conditions.

Elburg van Boetzelaer and Favila Escobio on the exclusion of older people during humanitarian emergencies

Thu, 25 Jan 2024 13:00:00 +0100

Elburg van Boetzelaer, joined by Favila Escobio, discusses her recent publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on involving older people in the preparedness, response, and recovery phrases of humanitarian emergencies.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00244-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Kathy Liu on evaluating the clinical benefit of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 17:00:00 +0100

Kathy Liu discusses her publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on how to evaluate the clinical benefits of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00193-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Magdalena Taube on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0200

Magdalena Taube discusses her work on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery with The Lancet Healthy Longevity Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00141-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Lindsay Kobayashi on negative wealth shocks in later life and subsequent cognitive function

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:00:00 +0200

Lindsay Kobayashi talks with Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris about her Article in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on negative wealth shocks in later life and subsequent cognitive function.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00113-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Amanda Perry on older people in the criminal justice system

Thu, 03 Aug 2023 14:00:00 +0200

Amanda Perry discusses her paper on interventions for depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice system.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00111-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Mikaela Bloomberg on physical activity, sleep duration, and cognitive ageing

Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0200

Dr Mikaela Bloomberg talks about her paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on joint associations of physical activity and sleep duration with cognitive ageing.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00083-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Sawsan Abdulrahim and Stephen J McCall on COVID-19 vaccination of Syrian refugees

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0200

Sawsan Abdulrahim and Stephen J McCall discuss their paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on COVID-19 vaccination of older Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00038-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl

Suraj Samtani on associations between social connections and cognition

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:00:00 +0100

Dr. Samtani discusses his new paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on associations between social connections and cognition

Read the full article:
Associations between social connections and cognition: a global collaborative individual participant data meta-analysis

Madeline Meier on healthy ageing in long-term cannabis users

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Prof. Meier discusses her new paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on preparedness for healthy ageing in long-term cannabis users.

Read the full article:
Preparedness for healthy ageing and polysubstance use in long-term cannabis users

Dr. Luigi Ferrucci on improving care of older patients with complex multimorbidity and frailty.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, Scientific Director of the US National Institute on Aging, discusses his new Comment published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on a call to action for better care of older patients with complex multimorbidity and frailty.

Read the Comment in The Lancet Healthy Longevity: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(22)00173-8/fulltext

Christopher Mikton on elder abuse

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Christopher Mikton discusses his and his collaborators’ new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the factors influencing the global prioritisation of elder abuse.

Read the full article:
Factors shaping the global political priority of addressing elder abuse: a qualitative policy analysis

Hussein Yassine on dementia prevention trial design

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0200

Dr Hussein Yassine discusses the findings of the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group on the limitations of existing nutrition clinical trials for dementia prevention and corresponding recommendations for the design of future trials.

Read the full article:
Nutrition state of science and dementia prevention: recommendations of the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group

Christopher Chiu and Stephanie Ascough on respiratory syncytial virus in older adults

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 11:00:00 +0200

Professor Christopher Chiu and Dr Stephanie Ascough discuss their new paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the correlates and mechanisms of protection against respiratory syncytial virus in older adults.

Read the full article:
Divergent age-related humoral correlates of protection against respiratory syncytial virus infection in older and young adults: a pilot, controlled, human infection challenge model

Dr Sophie Vieujean on older adults with IBD and clinical trials

Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Sophie Vieujean (Liège University Hospital) joins Ben Burwood to discuss her Review detailing the issues facing the inclusion of older adults with inflammatory bowel disease in clinical trials.

Samar Al-Hajj on injury morbidity and mortality in older people living in the Eastern Mediterranean

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Samar Al-Hajj discusses a recent GBD study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on injury morbidity and mortality in older people living in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Read the full article:
Injury burden in individuals aged 50 years or older in the Eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2019

Amy Justice on ageing with HIV

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Amy Justice (Yale University, USA) talks to Philippa Harris about the joint The Lancet HIV and The Lancet Healthy Longevity Series Ageing with HIV.

Read the Series:
Ageing with HIV

Yao Yao on China’s Clean Air Act and cognitive function in older adults

Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Yao Yao discusses his and his collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the effects of China’s Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults.

Read the full article:
The effect of China's Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults

Jacqueline Ramke on global eye health and ageing

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0100

Dr. Jacqueline Ramke discusses her and her collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the key challenges in global eye health and the importance of addressing these in the context of population ageing.

Read the full article:
Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method

Andrew J. Scott on achieving a longevity society

Thu, 02 Dec 2021 13:00:00 +0100

Professor Andrew J. Scott discusses his two Health Policy papers, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the importance of achieving a longevity society and longevity economy.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00247-6/fulltext

Raul Cordoba on haematological malignancies in older people

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0100

Dr Raul Cordoba discusses the joint Series between The Lancet Healthy Longevity and The Lancet Haematology on haematological malignancies in older people.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00184-7/fulltext

Michaël Boissonneault on unhealthy working life expectancy

Thu, 30 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Michaël Boissonneault discusses his recent study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on changes over time in unhealthy working life expectancy and related implications for policy and practice.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00202-6/fulltext

Alex Jadad on the conditions for a good death

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Professor Alex Jadad discusses his recent review published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the conditions for a good death.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00097-0/fulltext

Jack Rowe on gender differences in societal ageing

Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Professor Jack Rowe discusses his and his collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on gender differences in societal ageing across 18 different countries.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00121-5/fulltext

Peter Hanlon on representation of older people in clinical trials

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Peter Hanlon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about the representativeness of clinical trials done in older people.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00092-1/fulltext

Laura Shallcross on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in long term care facilities

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Laura Shallcross discusses her study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in seropositive staff and residents in long-term care facilities.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(20)30065-9/fulltext

Paula Rochon on polypharmacy in older people

Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 +0200

Dr Paula Rochon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about polypharmacy in older people through a sex and gender lens.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00054-4/fulltext

Jendé Zijlmans and Annemarie Luik on frailty

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:00:00 +0200

Dr Jendé Zijlmans and Dr Annemarie Luik discuss the interaction of cognitive reserve and brain reserve with frailty and the association with mortality risk.

Read the full article:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00028-3/fulltext