Health and politics
How does health shape politics? How does politics shape health? Why do some diseases get international attention and funding when others don't? What role do institutions play? Richard Horton, Eduardo ...
17 Touko 202248min
The past and future of child health, with Richard Horton
In 2019 there were 8.6m deaths globally among children and adolescents aged 0-20 years. Almost two decades on from The Lancet's first ever global health series, on child survival, we've published our ...
5 Touko 202217min
Misinformation, health, and social media
Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center For Countering Digital Hate, joins the podcast to discuss the proliferation of misinformation across social media, how medical misinformation has become a profitable ind...
25 Huhti 202221min
Omicron in Hong Kong
Prof. Gabriel Leung, Dean of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong, joins Gavin and Jessamy to discuss Hong Kong's recent Omicron wave of COVID-19 and what this variant means for health systems and ...
12 Huhti 202225min
Conflict in Ukraine: the health and humanitarian cost
Oksana Pyzik joins Gavin and Jessamy to talk about the short and long-term health impacts of the conflict in Ukraine, and what happens next for those forced to flee. Send us your feedback! Read all of...
21 Maalis 202228min
The past, present, and future of health in Nigeria
Ibrahim Abubakar, Tolullah Oni, and Obinna Onwujekwe join The Lancet Voice to discuss how Nigeria's history affects the modern-day health system, and the challenges and opportunities for Nigeria in th...
15 Maalis 202234min
Inequity, society, and infectious diseases in the USA
Professor Samuel K. Roberts joins Gavin and Jessamy to discuss racial inequities in the USA and how infectious diseases historically find and exploit the gaps in societies. You can continue the conve...
28 Helmi 202238min
Defining long COVID
What actually is long COVID? How much do we know about what causes it? How many people do we think currently have it? Dr. Claire Steves joins Gavin and Jessamy to talk about the future of long COVID ...
14 Helmi 202232min
