Advancing women in science, medicine, and global health
Discussion of a special themed issue introduced byLancet Editors Jocalyn Clark and Liz Zuccala, with contributions from #LancetWomen advisory group members Ravi Verma (International Center for Research on Women, New Delhi, India), and Imogen Coe (Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada). (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - February 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Global action to confront the pandemics of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change
Discussion with Obesity commission co-authors Bill Dietz (Georgetown University, USA) and Boyd Swinburn (University of Auckland, New Zealand), plus three personal testimonies about the impact of obesity relating to stigma, indigenous culture, and health. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - January 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
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Tamara Lucas is joined by Commissioners Tim Lang and Jessica Fanzo to discuss one of the most pressing issues of our time: the need for a transformation in the way we eat, for the future of our health and our planet. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - January 17, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
The right to health
Lawrence Gostin (Georgetown University, USA) joinsThe Lancet to reflect on 70 years of human rights in global health, and discusses the challenges ahead for governance on the path to universal health coverage. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - December 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Drivers' blood alcohol and road-traffic accidents
James Lewsey (University of Glasgow, UK) discusses the impact of a legal change in Scotland in 2014, concerning the lowering of the legal limit for blood alcohol concentration of car drivers and its relation to the frequency of road-traffic accidents. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - December 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Uterus transplantation from deceased donor
Investigators from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, discuss the first known uterus transplantation from a deceased donor, 3 years after the first successful transplantation from a live donor. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - December 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Health and climate change
Tamara Lucas and guests Hilary Graham and Hugh Montgomery discuss new developments in the 2018 Lancet Countdown report on health and climate change. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - November 29, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Liver disease in the UK
Professor Roger Williams (Kings College London, UK) and Jennifer Sargent discuss new developments detailed in the fifth update ofThe Lancet Commission on liver disease in the UK. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - November 22, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Two-drug regimen for HIV
Jessamy Bagenal and Kimberly Smith discuss implications arising from the Gemini study, which shows how a two-drug combination is not inferior to a conventional three-drug regimen in the treatment of HIV. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - November 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Hip replacement
Sion Glyn-Jones discusses current practice and outstanding challenges for total hip replacement surgery, linked to a two-part Series about hip and knee replacement. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - November 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
The Astana Declaration
: a look back at primary care services 40 years after the Alma-Ata Declaration, and future priorities for strengthening primary care worldwide within the context of sustainable development. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - October 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Fighting Ebola in conflict in the DR Congo
Marianne Guenot talks to Benedict Moran, author of the World Report “Fighting Ebola in conflict in the DR Congo”, about the effect of conflict on responding to a public health emergency. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - October 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
C-section Series
Jocalyn Clark and guests Marleen Temmerman and Ana-Pilar Betrana discuss the challenge of overuse and underuse of caesarean section procedures worldwide. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - October 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
Global Mental Health Commission
With a high-level ministerial summit taking place on Oct 9-10 in London, Vikram Patel and Shekhar Saxena outline the priorities ahead for improving mental health worldwide. (Source: Listen to The Lancet)
Source: Listen to The Lancet - October 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The Lancet Source Type: podcasts
