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Episodes
Ara Nazarian on musculoskeletal diseases in the USA
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Socioeconomic status impacts the onset and duration of severe disabilities, but what does this means for public health policy? Andrew Kingston (Newca...
Miles Witham on metformin to improve physical performance
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miles Witham discusses his trial on the use of metformin to improve physical performance in older adults with sarcopenia and prefrailty or frailty.Rea...
Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni on the human metapneumovirus burden in older adults globally
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni (University of Edinburgh) discuss their systematic review and meta-analysis on the global burden of human met...
Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung and Da Jiang on a the benefits of a volunteering intervention for lonely older adults
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung & Dr. Da Jiang discuss the benefits of a volunteering intervention in mitigating loneliness in older volunteers.Read t...
Antonia Clarke on dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Antonia Clarke (Monash University, Australia) joins Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris to discuss her systematic review on dementia prevalence in Indigen...
Dr Iracema Leroi on a hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 peopl...
Juan Fortea on biomarkers of neurodegeneration
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Juan Fortea joins Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris to discuss the joint The Lancet Healthy Longevity and eBioMedicine Series on biomarkers of neurodege...
Dina Goodman-Palmer on frailty in rural Burkina Faso
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Dina Goodman-Palmer discusses her study on frailty progression in adults living in rural Burkina Faso.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.c...
Professor Joël Guigay on clinical trials of older patients with head and neck cancer
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Jonas Salling Quist on time-restricted eating
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonas Salling Quist talks about his trial on the effects of time-restricted eating on bodyweight and cardiometabolic health for individuals at risk of...
Lara Pivodic on social connections at the end of life
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Lara Pivodic discusses her publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on social connections in the final years of life and how these connec...
Helena Carreira on fracture risk in cancer survivors
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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://w...
David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster on the BASIL trial
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster discuss the BASIL trial on behavioural activation to prevent depression and loneliness among socially i...
Elburg van Boetzelaer and Favila Escobio on the exclusion of older people during humanitarian emergencies
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elburg van Boetzelaer, joined by Favila Escobio, discusses her recent publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on involving older people in the pre...
Kathy Liu on evaluating the clinical benefit of treatments for Alzheimer's disease
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kathy Liu discusses her publication in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on how to evaluate the clinical benefits of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease.R...
Magdalena Taube on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Magdalena Taube discusses her work on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery with The Lancet Healthy Longevity Editor-in-Chief Philippa Har...
Lindsay Kobayashi on negative wealth shocks in later life and subsequent cognitive function
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Kobayashi talks with Editor-in-Chief Philippa Harris about her Article in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on negative wealth shocks in later life...
Amanda Perry on older people in the criminal justice system
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Perry discusses her paper on interventions for depression and anxiety in older people with physical health problems in the criminal justice sys...
Mikaela Bloomberg on physical activity, sleep duration, and cognitive ageing
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mikaela Bloomberg talks about her paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on joint associations of physical activity and sleep duration with cognitiv...
Sawsan Abdulrahim and Stephen J McCall on COVID-19 vaccination of Syrian refugees
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sawsan Abdulrahim and Stephen J McCall discuss their paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on COVID-19 vaccination of older Syrian refugees ...
Suraj Samtani on associations between social connections and cognition
08 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Samtani discusses his new paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on associations between social connections and cognitionRead the full ar...
Madeline Meier on healthy ageing in long-term cannabis users
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Prof. Meier discusses her new paper published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on preparedness for healthy ageing in long-term cannabis users.Read the ...
Dr. Luigi Ferrucci on improving care of older patients with complex multimorbidity and frailty.
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Luigi Ferrucci, Scientific Director of the US National Institute on Aging, discusses his new Comment published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on ...
Christopher Mikton on elder abuse
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christopher Mikton discusses his and his collaborators’ new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the factors influencing the global...
Hussein Yassine on dementia prevention trial design
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Hussein Yassine discusses the findings of the Nutrition for Dementia Prevention Working Group on the limitations of existing nutrition clinical tri...
Christopher Chiu and Stephanie Ascough on respiratory syncytial virus in older adults
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Christopher Chiu and Dr Stephanie Ascough discuss their new paper in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the correlates and mechanisms of protec...
Dr Sophie Vieujean on older adults with IBD and clinical trials
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sophie Vieujean (Liège University Hospital) joins Ben Burwood to discuss her Review detailing the issues facing the inclusion of older adults with...
Samar Al-Hajj on injury morbidity and mortality in older people living in the Eastern Mediterranean
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Amy Justice on ageing with HIV
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Yao Yao on China’s Clean Air Act and cognitive function in older adults
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 cogni...
Jacqueline Ramke on global eye health and ageing
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jacqueline Ramke discusses her and her collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the key challenges in global eye heal...
Andrew J. Scott on achieving a longevity society
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Andrew J. Scott discusses his two Health Policy papers, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the importance of achieving a longevit...
Raul Cordoba on haematological malignancies in older people
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Raul Cordoba discusses the joint Series between The Lancet Healthy Longevity and The Lancet Haematology on haematological malignancies in older peo...
Michaël Boissonneault on unhealthy working life expectancy
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Michaël Boissonneault discusses his recent study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on changes over time in unhealthy working life expectan...
Alex Jadad on the conditions for a good death
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Alex Jadad discusses his recent review published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the conditions for a good death.Read the full article:ht...
Jack Rowe on gender differences in societal ageing
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jack Rowe discusses his and his collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on gender differences in societal ageing ...
Peter Hanlon on representation of older people in clinical trials
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Peter Hanlon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about the representativeness of clinical trials done in older people.Read the full article:htt...
Laura Shallcross on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in long term care facilities
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Shallcross discusses her study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in seropositive s...
Paula Rochon on polypharmacy in older people
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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:/...
Jendé Zijlmans and Annemarie Luik on frailty
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jendé Zijlmans and Dr Annemarie Luik discuss the interaction of cognitive reserve and brain reserve with frailty and the association with mortalit...