The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with

Editors at The Lancet Healthy Longevity, in conversation with the journal’s authors, explore their latest research and its impact on people’s health, healthcare, and health policy.

A monthly audio companion to this open access journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from dementia prevention to older people in the criminal justice system, the haematological malignancies in older people to the link between physical activity, sleep duration, and cognitive ageing, and more.

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Yao Yao on China’s Clean Air Act and cognitive function in older adults

Dr Yao Yao discusses his and his collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity , on the effects of China’s Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults. Read the full article: The effect of China's Clean Air Act on cognitive function in older adults 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://yout...

Feb 07, 2022•6 min

Jacqueline Ramke on global eye health and ageing

Dr. Jacqueline Ramke discusses her and her collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity , on the key challenges in global eye health and the importance of addressing these in the context of population ageing. Read the full article: Grand Challenges in global eye health: a global prioritisation process using Delphi method Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancet...

Jan 13, 2022•14 min

Andrew J. Scott on achieving a longevity society

Professor Andrew J. Scott discusses his two Health Policy papers, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity, on the importance of achieving a longevity society and longevity economy. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00247-6/fulltext 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...

Dec 02, 2021•25 min

Raul Cordoba on haematological malignancies in older people

Dr Raul Cordoba discusses the joint Series between The Lancet Healthy Longevity and The Lancet Haematology on haematological malignancies in older people. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00184-7/fulltext 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/thelan...

Nov 03, 2021•16 min

Michaël Boissonneault on unhealthy working life expectancy

Dr Michaël Boissonneault discusses his recent study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on changes over time in unhealthy working life expectancy and related implications for policy and practice. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00202-6/fulltext Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.co...

Sep 29, 2021•13 min

Alex Jadad on the conditions for a good death

Professor Alex Jadad discusses his recent review published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on the conditions for a good death. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00097-0/fulltext 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...

Sep 02, 2021•33 min

Jack Rowe on gender differences in societal ageing

Professor Jack Rowe discusses his and his collaborators’ study, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity , on gender differences in societal ageing across 18 different countries. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00121-5/fulltext 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 h...

Aug 04, 2021•12 min

Peter Hanlon on representation of older people in clinical trials

Dr Peter Hanlon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about the representativeness of clinical trials done in older people. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00092-1/fulltext 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...

Jun 30, 2021•10 min

Laura Shallcross on SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in long term care facilities

Laura Shallcross discusses her study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity on protective immunity against SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in seropositive staff and residents in long-term care facilities. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(20)30065-9/fulltext 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...

Jun 03, 2021•10 min

Paula Rochon on polypharmacy in older people

Dr Paula Rochon talks with The Lancet Healthy Longevity about polypharmacy in older people through a sex and gender lens. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00054-4/fulltext 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...

May 06, 2021•21 min

Jendé Zijlmans and Annemarie Luik on frailty

Dr Jendé Zijlmans and Dr Annemarie Luik discuss the interaction of cognitive reserve and brain reserve with frailty and the association with mortality risk. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(21)00028-3/fulltext 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/thel...

Mar 31, 2021•9 min

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