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Eran Shorer on Parkinsonism in people with virally suppressed HIV
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ageing with HIV brings new challenges. Even with effective ART, people ageing with HIV face increased risk of parkinsonism. Eran F Shorer from the Ica...
Solange Baptiste, Charles Holmes, and Kenneth Ngure on sustainable HIV prevention in Africa
09 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Controlling the HIV epidemic depends on shifting from fragmented, donor-led programmes to nationally led, integrated health systems. To accompany a ne...
Luxena Sukumaran and Alan Winston on disordered sleep in people living with HIV
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some people living with HIV struggle with sleep? Luxena Sukuraman and Alan Winston help us understand the challenges of disordered sleep in HIV...
Deborah Persaud on the possibility of HIV remission in neonates
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the ongoing search for an HIV cure, promising evidence suggests that early treatment of infants might help achieve lasting HIV remission: the IMPAA...
Jayne Ellis on cytomegalovirus and Epstein–Barr virus in people with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite advances in treatment, HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis continues to carry a high risk of death in Africa. In this episode, Jayne Ellis ...
Maggie Walters and Michelle Bulterys on the probability of vertical transmission of HIV
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Although some countries are making great headway in eliminating vertical transmission of HIV, more than 100 000 infants acquire HIV each year. Maggie ...
Mansoor Farahani, Wafaa El-Sadr, and Wilford Kirungi on the progress in the HIV response in Uganda
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Uganda is closer than ever to achieving HIV epidemic control, thanks to remarkable progress in its national response. In this episode, experts Mansoor...
Richard Wu on a phase 1 trial of a broadly neutralising antibody for HIV
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In HIV prevention and treatment, broadly neutralising antibodies have so far failed failed to deliver on their potential; could N6LS buck the trend? R...
Grace Lui and Vincent Wong on lifestyle modifications to address MASLD in people with HIV
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease and has become the second leading cause of ...
Debra ten Brink and Rowan Martin-Hughes on the effects of international aid cuts on HIV acquisitions and mortality
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Could cuts to international aid by the world's richest nations really undo 30 years of progress in combatting the HIV pandemic? Join Peter Haywa...
Sari Reisner on the benefits of gender-affirming hormone therapy on HIV clinical outcomes
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sari Reisner (University of Michigan School of Public Health, Boston, USA) on gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender, non-binary, and gender...
Lisa Noguchi and Nyaradzo Mgodi on HIV prophylactic dapivirine ring in breastfeeding women
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Noghuchi of Jhpeigo (Johns Hopkins University) and Nyaradzo Mgodi (University of Zimbabwe) join Peter Hayward to discuss the MTN-043 study assess...
Sharon Lewin on requirements of a cell- and gene-based therapy product for HIV cure
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Lewin (Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia) joins Deputy Editor, Adrian Gonzalez to talk about the require...
Claudia Cortes y Giovanni Ravasi sobre VIH y migración (in Spanish)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Please note: this podcast is entirely in SpanishAdrian Gonzalez entrevista a Claudia Cortes (Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile) y Giovanni Ravas...
Florence Riako Anam and Bruce Richman on U=U
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Florence Riako Anam (Global Network of People Living with HIV, Kisumu, Kenya) and Bruce Richman (Prevention Access Campaign in New York, USA) join Adr...
Peter Hayward on 10 years of The Lancet HIV
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Adrian Gonzalez (Deputy Editor) and Richard Henderson (Senior Editor) to reflect on 10 years since the laun...
Salome Kuchukidze and Souleymane Diabaté on the link between intimate partner violence and vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Salome Kuchukidze (McGill University, Canada) and Souleymane Diabaté (Université Laval) join Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hayward, to talk about links bet...
José M. Zuniga on the future of urban HIV responses Commission
20 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Gonzalez is joined by Jose M. Zuniga (IAPAC, Fast-Track Cities Institute) to talk about the IAPAC – Lancet HIV Commission on the future of ur...
Alejandro García sobre los tiempos de transición en la atención médica continuada del VIH en España (ES)
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Gonzalez (Editor) entrevista Alejandro García García (Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Inst...
Serge Eholie on treatments for HIV-2
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Serge Eholie (PACCI Programme, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) joins Peter Hayward to discuss a recent randomised trial of treatments for HIV-2 i...
Drew Voetsch and Robert Selato on achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS goals in Botswana
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Drew Voetsch (Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA) and Robert S...
Adam Trickey on trends in causes of death among people with HIV in Europe and North America
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Adam Trickey (University of Bristol, UK) to discuss a recent study looking at trends in causes of death amo...
Manik Kohli, Iain Reeves, and Laura Waters on homophobia in the provision of sexual health care in the UK
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Manik Kohli (Institute of Global Health at the University College London, UK), Iain Reeves (Homerton Healthca...
Lulu Nair, Connie Celum, and Kenneth Ngure on dapivirine vaginal ring and daily oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Lulu Nair (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Connie Celum (University of Washington, USA), and Kenneth ...
Sophia Rein on HIV treatment with INSTIs and cardiovascular events
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward is joined by Sophia Rein of the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health to discuss an emulation of target trials using cohort data to l...
Lawrence Mbuagbaw on reporting of HIV drug resistance in clinical studies using the CEDRIC-HIV checklist
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Lawrence Mbuagbaw (McMaster University, Ontario, Canada) about the CEDRIC-HIV checklist and its value in enha...
Andreas Jahn and Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo on trends in HIV prevalence and incidence
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Andreas Jahn (Malawi Ministry of Health) and Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo (US CDC, Lilongwe, Malawi) about trends in HIV prevalence and incidence...
Eryn Braley and Mckenzie Braley on experiences of HIV among global Indigenous populations
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Eryn Braley (Cree/settler, Saddle Lake Cree Nation, University of British Columbia) and Mckenzie Braley (Cree...
Ricardo Luque and Miguel Barriga on HIV prevalence and care continuum among migrants from Venezuela in Colombia (en Español)
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adrian Gonzalez (Deputy Editor) entrevista a Ricardo Luque (Oficina de Salud y Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos del Ministerio de Salud y Protección...
Denton Callander on the effects of treatment as prevention
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward is joined by Denton Callander (Sexual Health Programme, Kirby Institute, New South Wales, Australia) to discuss the effects of treatment...
Andrea Wirtz and Sari Reisner on HIV incidence and mortality among transgender women
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Andrea Wirtz (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) and Sari Reisner (Harvard School of Public Health) to ...
Yasmin Mohamed on early infant diagnosis of HIV
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward speaks to Yasmin Mohamed (Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia) about a trial of point-of-care early infant diagnosis of HIV in Myanma...
Salome Kuchukhidze and Francisco Mbofana on intimate partner violence and women with HIV
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward is joined by Salome Kuchukhidze (McGill University Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada)...
Lise Jamieson and Gesine Mayer-Rath on cabotegravir for PrEP in South Africa
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Philippa Harris talks to Lise Jamieson (Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of Witswatersrand, South Africa) a...
Helen Ayles and Musonda Simwinge on the PopART trial
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Ayles (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and Musonda Simwinga (Zambart) join Peter Hayward to discuss PopART trial (HPTN 071) pape...
Carol Strong and Stephane Ku on HIV and chemsex
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Strong (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) and Stephane Ku (Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan) join Deputy Editor Philippa Harris to talk about ...
Elijah Kakande and Gabriel Chamie on TB interventions for people with HIV
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward talks to Elijah Kakande (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda) and Gabriel Chamie (University of California at San Francis...
Amir Mohareb on PrEP and hepatitis B
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philippa Harris talks to Amir Mohareb (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA) about PrEP for people living with chronic hepatitis B. Read the full artic...
Kenneth Ngure on PrEP in Kenya
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Kenneth Ngure (Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya) joins Peter Hayward to discuss PrEP roll-out in Kenya and research assessing 6 monthly dispensing o...
Marta Vasylyev and Casper Rokx on HIV care for displaced Ukranians
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marta Vasylyev (Astar Medical Center, Ukraine) and Casper Rokx (Erasmus University Medical Centre, Netherlands) talk to Philippa Harris about a unifie...
Angela Colbers and Hylke Waalewijn on treatment for children with HIV
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Angela Colbers and Hylke Waalewijn (Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Netherlands) join Peter Hayward to talk about developments in treat...
Nabila El-Bassel on intimate partner violence and HIV
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philippa Harris talks to Nabila El-Bassel (Columbia University, USA) about intimate partner violence and HIV.Continue this conversation on social!Foll...
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....
Bridget Mugisa on the epidemiology of HIV in the Middle East and north Africa
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward talks to Dr Bridget Mugisa (WHO, Eastern Mediterranean Office, Egypt) about a study summarising the epidemiology of HIV in the Middle Ea...
Aaloke Mody and Izukanji Sikazwe on universal HIV treatment in Zambia
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Philippa Harris talks to Dr Aaloke Mody (Washington University School of Medicine, USA) and Izukanji Sikazwe (CIDRZ, Zambia) about their study on univ...
José Miro and Juliana Reyes on COVID-19 in people living with HIV
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof José Miro (University of Barcelona) and Dr Juliana Reyes (Public Health Agency of Catalonia) speak to Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward about SARS-C...
Jon Shuter on smokers with HIV
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Prof Jon Shuter (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA) talks to Dr Philippa Harris about harm reduction for smokers with HIV. Read the full artic...
Elizabeth Marie King on menopausal hormone therapy
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Hayward talks to Dr Elizabeth Marie King (University of British Columbia, Canada) about a Viewpoint on menopausal hormone therapy for women livi...
John Frater on COVID-19 vaccination and HIV
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Frater (University of Oxford) talks to Deputy Editor Philippa Harris about COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people with HIV.Read the full a...
Elias Dah on PrEP in west Africa
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Elias Dah (Institut National de Santé Publique, Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) joins Peter Hayward to discuss a PrEP implementation p...
Fatima Mir on the 2019 HIV outbreak in Pakistan
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fatima Mir (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) talks to Philippa Harris about the 2019 HIV outbreak in the Larkana District of Pakistan.Read the full arti...
Jessica Castilho and Claudia Cortes on HIV life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Jessica Castilho (Vanderbilt University Medical Centre) and Dr Claudia Cortes (University of Chile School of Medicine) join Peter Hayward to discus...
Chloe Orkin on long-acting cabotegravir
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Chloe Orkin (Queen Mary University London, UK) joins Peter Hayward to talk about long-acting cabotegravir for HIV treatment and the 96 weeks...
Sarah Calabrese on U=U
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Calabrese (George Washington University, USA) talks to Deputy Editor Philippa Harris about prioritising sexual pleasure and correcting misinform...
Le Minh Giang and Todd Korthuis on opioid use disorder and HIV in Vietnam
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Le Minh Giang (Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam) and Todd Korthuis (Oregon Health and Science University, USA) discuss their work in Vietnam on treat...
Michael Herce, Tonia Poteat, Ward van Bilsen and Hanne Zimmerman, and Jade Pagkas-Bather
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a bumper edition, we talk to contributors to several papers in the December issue on diverse topics that include test-and-treat in correctional fac...
Mathebe Kopo and Alain Amstutz on HIV testing and the HOSENG trial
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Philippa Harris discusses HIV testing and the HOSENG trial with researchers Mathebe Kopo (SolidarMed, Lesotho) and Alain Amstutz (Swiss ...
Susannah Mayhew on integrating sexual health and HIV services
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Susannah Mayhew (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) joins Deputy Editor Philippa Harris to discuss integration of sexual and reproductive...
Ankur Gupta-Wright and Melanie Alufandika-Moyo on HIV drug resistance in Malawi
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hayward, talks to researchers from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Melanie Alufandika-Moyo Malawi-Liverpool ...
Di Gibb and Anna Turkova on dolutegravir for children with HIV
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers from the Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London join Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward to discuss paediatr...
Chi-Chi Udeagu on the impact of COVID-19 on HIV in NYC
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Deputy Editor Philippa Harris talks to Chi-Chi Udeagu (New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, USA) about HIV partner services in New Y...
Kelly Dooley and Gavin Churchyard on TB prevention in people with HIV
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Dooley (Johns Hopkins University, USA) and Gavin Churchyard (Aurum Institute, South Africa) discuss their trial on tuberculosis prevention in pe...
The London Patient on being cured of HIV
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Castillejo joins The Lancet HIV’s Editor, Peter Hayward, to talk about his experience of HIV, cancer, and becoming the second person to be cure...