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The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with

The Lancet Group 42 Episodes Jul 30, 2026

Editors at The Lancet Healthy Longevity talk with the journal’s authors about their latest research and its implications for health, healthcare, and policy. This monthly audio companion to the open access journal covers a wide range of topics, including dementia prevention, older people in the criminal justice system, haematological malignancies in older adults, and the relationship between physical activity, sleep duration, and cognitive ageing. Each episode explores how new findings may shape clinical practice and public health. The podcast is produced by The Lancet Group.

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Metformin as an adjunctive therapy to an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity with Dennis Villareal Jul 30, 2026 824 Metformin has received a lot of attention in the field of ageing, though clinical trials remain scarce. Dennis Villareal (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, USA) discusses the DEMFOS trial assessingl assessing whether adding metformin to an intensive lifestyle intervention can improve physical functioning in older adults with obesity and functional impairment. Click here to read the fu

Ara Nazarian on musculoskeletal diseases in the USA Jun 3, 2025 478 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. Read the full paper: 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.the

Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability Apr 15, 2025 2108 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl

Miles Witham on metformin to improve physical performance Mar 29, 2025 1084 Miles Witham discusses his trial on the use of metformin to improve physical performance in older adults with sarcopenia and prefrailty or frailty. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00014-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://inst

Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni on the human metapneumovirus burden in older adults globally Feb 12, 2025 1430 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00205-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social!

Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung and Da Jiang on a the benefits of a volunteering intervention for lonely older adults Feb 5, 2025 980 Prof. Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung & Dr. Da Jiang discuss the benefits of a volunteering intervention in mitigating loneliness in older volunteers. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00190-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagr

Antonia Clarke on dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations Dec 21, 2024 1086 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. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https:

Dr Iracema Leroi on a hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia Oct 30, 2024 1110 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00141-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelance

Juan Fortea on biomarkers of neurodegeneration Oct 4, 2024 1372 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/t

Dina Goodman-Palmer on frailty in rural Burkina Faso Aug 5, 2024 873 Dr Dina Goodman-Palmer discusses her study on frailty progression in adults living in rural Burkina Faso. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00096-5?dgcid=buzzsprout_tlv_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thel

Professor Joël Guigay on clinical trials of older patients with head and neck cancer Jun 13, 2024 2078 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.thela

Jonas Salling Quist on time-restricted eating May 10, 2024 1074 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00028-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky

Lara Pivodic on social connections at the end of life Apr 20, 2024 1470 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00011-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... http

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Helena Carreira on fracture risk in cancer survivors Mar 21, 2024 620 Helena Carreira discuses her recent work on the risk of fractures in half a million survivors of 20 cancers in England. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00285-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup ht

David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster on the BASIL trial Feb 2, 2024 1800 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. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/c

Elburg van Boetzelaer and Favila Escobio on the exclusion of older people during humanitarian emergencies Jan 25, 2024 1311 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00244-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on

Kathy Liu on evaluating the clinical benefit of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease Nov 20, 2023 894 Kathy Liu discusses her publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on how to evaluate the clinical benefits of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00193-9/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://ins

Magdalena Taube on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery Oct 19, 2023 488 Magdalena Taube discusses her work on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery with The Lancet Healthy Longevity Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00141-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ http

Lindsay Kobayashi on negative wealth shocks in later life and subsequent cognitive function Sep 25, 2023 1057 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00113-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... h

Amanda Perry on older people in the criminal justice system Aug 3, 2023 1360 Amanda Perry discusses her paper on interventions for depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice system. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00111-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ htt

Mikaela Bloomberg on physical activity, sleep duration, and cognitive ageing Jul 6, 2023 742 Dr Mikaela Bloomberg talks about her paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on joint associations of physical activity and sleep duration with cognitive ageing. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00083-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/

Sawsan Abdulrahim and Stephen J McCall on COVID-19 vaccination of Syrian refugees Jun 5, 2023 1107 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. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(23)00038-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.soci

Suraj Samtani on associations between social connections and cognition Nov 8, 2022 623 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelance

Madeline Meier on healthy ageing in long-term cannabis users Oct 4, 2022 783 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/the

Dr. Luigi Ferrucci on improving care of older patients with complex multimorbidity and frailty. Sep 7, 2022 883 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 Continue this conversati

Christopher Mikton on elder abuse Aug 2, 2022 1244 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ ht

Hussein Yassine on dementia prevention trial design Jul 11, 2022 1627 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 Continu

Christopher Chiu and Stephanie Ascough on respiratory syncytial virus in older adults Jun 15, 2022 673 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 cha

Dr Sophie Vieujean on older adults with IBD and clinical trials May 5, 2022 1002 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. Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/

Samar Al-Hajj on injury morbidity and mortality in older people living in the Eastern Mediterranean Apr 5, 2022 737 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ http

Amy Justice on ageing with HIV Feb 24, 2022 841 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet h

Yao Yao on China’s Clean Air Act and cognitive function in older adults Feb 8, 2022 375 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgro

Jacqueline Ramke on global eye health and ageing Jan 13, 2022 833 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at..

Andrew J. Scott on achieving a longevity society Dec 2, 2021 1492 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.c

Raul Cordoba on haematological malignancies in older people Nov 4, 2021 984 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://fa

Michaël Boissonneault on unhealthy working life expectancy Sep 30, 2021 796 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/

Alex Jadad on the conditions for a good death Sep 3, 2021 1970 Professor Alex Jadad discusses his recent review published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the conditions for a good death. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00097-0/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicalj

Jack Rowe on gender differences in societal ageing Aug 5, 2021 728 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/t

Peter Hanlon on representation of older people in clinical trials Jul 1, 2021 573 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljo

Laura Shallcross on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in long term care facilities Jun 4, 2021 575 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ htt

Paula Rochon on polypharmacy in older people May 7, 2021 1252 Dr Paula Rochon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about polypharmacy in older people through a sex and gender lens. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00054-4/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljourna

Jendé Zijlmans and Annemarie Luik on frailty Mar 31, 2021 518 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 Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://

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