Our Editors and and the journal’s authors explore their research and its impact on people’s health, health care, and health policy in this regular podcast.
Marie Ng speaks to Hui Wu about four Global Burden of Disease studies on cardiovascular diseases, smoking, mental health and injury in the ASEAN to inform public health priorities setting and policy planning.You can read the four GBD papers here:Smoking: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00326-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_May_25_lanpubInjury burden: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(25)00069-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_May_25_lanpubCardiovascular disease: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(25)00087-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_May_25_lanpubMental disorders: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(25)00098-2/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_May_25_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
Valery Feigin speaks to Pierre Nauleau about the Global Burden of Disease study on epilepsy.Read the full article, Global, regional, and national burden of epilepsy, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, at https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00302-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
Jane Pirkis and Keith Hawton speak to Anika Knuppel about The Lancet Public Health Series on a public health approach to suicide prevention.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
Rachel Lowe and Anika Knuppel discuss the 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00055-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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_lanpubContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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, 2018–20Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://twitter.com/thelancethttps://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancethttps://youtube.com/thelancettv
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 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
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
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
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/fulltextRead the paper: Associations between smoke-free vehicle legislation and childhood admissions to hospital for asthma in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis of whole-population data: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00129-8/fulltext
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