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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.thelan...

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 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...

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!...

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 (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 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://thelancet...

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/th...

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/thela...

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.thelan...

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....

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... https...

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 htt...

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, 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 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://inst...

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/ https...

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... https...

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/ https...

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 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.social...

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/thelancet...

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/thel...

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 conversatio...

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/ htt...