The Lancet Pulse

What happens when a drug people can buy in everyday stores behaves like an opioid—yet regulators still treat it as a “gray zone”? In The Lancet Pulse episode, host Matthew Gilbert and co-host Niall Boyce are joined by Dr. Liza Hutchison, Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Michigan, an addiction medicine physician overseeing services at a federally qualified health center i...

In this episode of The Lancet Pulse, Chloe Wilson joins Helena Teede and Terhi Piltonen to discuss a recent health policy published in The Lancet that details a global consensus process that puts forward a new name for PCOS - termed PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome) to more accurately reflect the disease process. Listen now to hear more about the process and how it is hoped the name...

In this episode of The Lancet Pulse, Niall Boyce and Matt Gilbert speak with Professor Daniel Smith about the emerging connection between diet and mental health, with a focus on the ketogenic diet and bipolar disorder. Together, they explore what bipolar disorder is, why its depressive phases can be so difficult to treat, and why researchers are beginning to investigate whether changes in metaboli...

Professor Tien Yin Wong, from Tsinghua University, talks to Lancet editors Helena Wang and Ben Abbott about Tsinghua’s world-first AI hospital project, providing insights into both its enormous potential and some of the reality checks that have occurred along the way. Professor Wong also paints a picture of China’s overall health challenges and its readiness and enthusiasm for AI as a potential so...

Professor Alexandre Loupy, joins editor Chloe Wilson to discuss innovation in xenotransplantation as well as the challenges from gene editing, immunological barriers, and the complex ethical and regulatory frameworks guiding progress in xenotransplantation. --------------------------------- The Lancet Pulse is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering.  Editorial team: Chloe Wilson, Ben Abbott, Ma...

Professor Rachel Yehuda from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai describes psychedelics as “heart openers” and Dr. Liliana Galindo from the University of Cambridge likens their action to a surgeon’s scalpel, but each agree that psychedelic-assisted therapy may offer lasting relief to people struggling with a wide range of mental health problems.  Both join Lancet editors Jonathan and Matt...

The field of pathology is starting to look very different, as we increasingly understand the potential for AI to support clinical diagnosis and decision-making, alleviate high clinician workloads, and perform complex tasks that humans can't.  But the adoption of AI isn't without challenges. Sebastian Försch and Inti Zlobec join Ben Abbott and Chloe Wilson, from The Lancet, to discuss. ------------...

 In this short introductory episode, meet Lancet editors Chloe, Ben, Jonathan, and Matt as we talk about what’s coming up in the podcast and the topics we’re excited to explore further. "we hope that these podcasts will be an informative, more digestible, and accessible way to learn and to get some of the latest updates from trusted experts." --------------------------------- The Lancet Pulse is p...