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  Metformin as an adjunctive therapy to an intensive lifestyle intervention in older adults with obesity with Dennis Villareal 30.07.2026 13min

  Metformin has received a lot of attention in the field of ageing, though clinical trials remain scarce. Dennis Villareal (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, USA) discusses the DEMFOS trial assessingl assessing whether adding metformin to an intensive lifestyle intervention can improve physical functioning in older adults with obesity and functional impairment. Click here to read the full article:  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(26)00067-X/fulltext
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  Ara Nazarian on musculoskeletal diseases in the USA 03.06.2025 7min

  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.thelancet.com/journals/lanam/article/PIIS2667-193X(23)00235-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_...
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  Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability 15.04.2025 35min

  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/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00019-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_14-04-25_lanhl Conti...
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  Miles Witham on metformin to improve physical performance 29.03.2025 18min

  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://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/compan...
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  Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni on the human metapneumovirus burden in older adults globally 12.02.2025 23min

  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! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https:...
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  Dannii Yuen-Lan Yeung and Da Jiang on a the benefits of a volunteering intervention for lonely older adults 05.02.2025 16min

  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://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/t...
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  Antonia Clarke on dementia prevalence in Indigenous populations 21.12.2024 18min

  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://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
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  Dr Iracema Leroi on a hearing and vision rehabilitation intervention for people with dementia 30.10.2024 18min

  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.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal ...
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  Juan Fortea on biomarkers of neurodegeneration 04.10.2024 22min

  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/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lance...
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  Dina Goodman-Palmer on frailty in rural Burkina Faso 05.08.2024 14min

  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/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
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  Professor Joël Guigay on clinical trials of older patients with head and neck cancer 13.06.2024 34min

  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.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(24)00048-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_ge...
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  Jonas Salling Quist on time-restricted eating 10.05.2024 17min

  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.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https:...
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  Lara Pivodic on social connections at the end of life 20.04.2024 24min

  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://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmed...
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  Helena Carreira on fracture risk in cancer survivors 21.03.2024 10min

  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 https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtub...
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  David Ekers, Simon Gilbody, and Judith Webster on the BASIL trial 02.02.2024 30min

  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/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv
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  Elburg van Boetzelaer and Favila Escobio on the exclusion of older people during humanitarian emergencies 25.01.2024 21min

  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 social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgrou...
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  Kathy Liu on evaluating the clinical benefit of treatments for Alzheimer’s disease 20.11.2023 14min

  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://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/compa...
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  Magdalena Taube on haematological cancer following bariatric surgery 19.10.2023 8min

  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://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.co...
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  Lindsay Kobayashi on negative wealth shocks in later life and subsequent cognitive function 25.09.2023 17min

  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://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancet...
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  Amanda Perry on older people in the criminal justice system 03.08.2023 22min

  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://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.c...