The Lancet News
by The Lancet
The Lancet News is a weekly podcast brought to you by The Lancet. Our editors, Tim Dehnel and Dara Mohammadi, report on important, interesting, and sometimes quirky health-related happenings from around the world, while providing a rundown of the latest news from The Lancet, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Neurology, and The Lancet Oncology.
Episodes
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Louis Pasteur special edition: Rabies
Louis Pasteur was involved in the creation of the first rabies vaccine in the 1880s, but today one person every ten minutes still dies from rabies, with all of the deaths concentrated in low and middle-income countries. Prof. Katie Hampson joins Gavin and Jessamy to talk about the history of the...
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COVID-19 hospitalisation outcomes in Africa, and Canadian health equity in a pandemic
Bruce Biccard and Dean Gopalan discuss their work looking at the poor outcomes for COVID-19 hospital patients across Africa, the first study of its kind, and Kwame McKenzie talks about how Canada has dealt with COVID-19 and what lessons have been learned about health equity.
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The Lancet News: September 19, 2014
Fighting fires and elephants: we look at the slow international response to the Ebola epidemic in west Africa and discuss the elephant in the room that is climate change and health, ahead of the UN Summit. Also in this week's podcast, kick-starting medicine with crowd funding.
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The Lancet News: August 08, 2014
Daily bread: How an antiquated, cold-war food aid system is stunting efforts to provide food to refugees amid multiple humanitarian crises. Also, geneticists celebrate the Wellcome Trust’s cork-popping £27 million boost to research in the UK, and college-level American Football players inch ever...
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The Lancet News: August 01, 2014
Cease fire: Gaza correspondent Kristin Solberg joins The Lancet News to talk health and humanitarian issues. Also in this episode: a guide to chikungunya, the perils of sex-selective abortion, and mitochondrial replacement therapy in the UK.
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The Lancet News: July 18, 2014
Smallpox in a cardboard box: Discussion and debate surround the vials found on the National Institute of Health campus in the USA, and we talk about the HIV epidemic as the International AIDS Conference approaches. Correspondent Sophie Cousins speaks to us about her time in Aleppo's hospitals…
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The Lancet News: July 11, 2014
Iraq's growing health crisis: Thousands of Iraqis have fled their homes following attacks by Sunni rebels who have taken over areas of the north and west of the country...
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The Lancet News: June 27, 2014
3D printing: in a special bumper podcast, we discuss the new 3D Print Exchange launched by the US National Institutes of Health, as well as the arrest of a former Novartis employee in Japan who stands accused of falsifying clinical data related to the hypertension drug valsartan...
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The Lancet News: June 13, 2014
Acts of War: this week saw the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict—we look at issues around obtaining reliable data and the need for local strategies to tackle rape and sexual violence in war...
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The Lancet News: June 06, 2014
Breaking Bad (habits): an opioid-rescue strategy pioneered in the badlands of New Mexico is now saving lives of prescription drug users...
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The Lancet News: May 30, 2014
Geneva on my mind: last week saw the 67th World Health Assembly. We find out what was discussed, what was planned, and what our senior executive editor Pam Das made of it all...
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The Lancet News: May 23, 2014
Down on the farm: We’re joined by Human Rights Watch, who tell us about the shockingly poor working conditions of children who work on tobacco farms in the USA...
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The Lancet News: May 16, 2014
Schistosomiasis control: Sam Loewenberg joins us to talk about the struggle to control the parasitic disease in Uganda...
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The Lancet News: May 09, 2014
Oh Canada: Despite pledging $2.85bn to help maternal and child health worldwide, Stephen Harper's Muskoka Initiative has come under fire for not being as transparent as it asks of others...
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The Lancet News: May 02, 2014
Hope in Qatar: We speak with Amnesty International, who want your help to improve the lives of migrant domestic workers in Qatar. Also, new advice on organ transplants from donors with cancer...
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The Lancet News: April 25, 2014
Leading Gates: We hear about the plans of Susan Desmond-Hellmann, new CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We also cover 18th century approaches to avoid drowning, gun control in the USA...
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The Lancet News: April 11, 2014
Society and global health: We explore what the outcome of the Indian election means for health care and why HIV is on the rise in some groups in South Africa...
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The Lancet News: April 04, 2014
The aftermath: 5 months on, progress has been made in the provision of health services for those affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan, but vital gaps remain. We speak with Sima Barmania in Tacloban...
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The Lancet News: March 28, 2014
Cold turkey: Russia's annexing of Crimea has plunged the future of opioid substitution therapy there in to serious doubt, possibly forcing more than 800 individuals back into heroin addiction...
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The Lancet News: March 14, 2014
Fight for your right: Two interviews this week—both from countries in the midst of political upheaval. One on the health implications of (and motivations behind) unrest in Venezuela, and one on a controversial new emergency care law in Turkey.
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The Lancet News: March 7, 2014
This is Your Podcast on Drugs: New EU restrictions on smoking and illicit drug use in the ageing population take centre stage in the Lancet News this week.
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The Lancet News: February 28, 2014
Blue screen of life: We speak with UNICEF USA about their new smartphone app that urges users not to touch their phone (the screen goes blue) to provide water to children who need it...
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The Lancet News: February 21, 2014
South Sudan unrest: our correspondent Andrew Green joins us straight from Juba to describe the situation for the thousands of people displaced due to increasing violence in the country...
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The Lancet News: February 14, 2014
Buckle up: There's no time for Valentine's day as we speed through the biggest medical news stories of the week...
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The Lancet News: February 07, 2014
The right to health: This week we examine stories from around the world linked to the basic human right for health...
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The Lancet News: January 31, 2014
Scotland the brave: Later this year, Scotland votes on whether to secede from the UK. We hear what that would mean for health in an independent Scotland...
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The Lancet News: January 24, 2014
Close, but no cigar: Cuba's primary health system is impressive, but the country has some pressing health challenges. We speak with Sharmila Devi, who visited the country to find out more...
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The Lancet News: December 20, 2013
So that was 2013: We look back at the biggest stories of the year, our favourite podcasts, your favourite podcasts, and stories cherry-picked by Lancet Editors.
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The Lancet News: December 13, 2013
Agent Orange exposed: The IOM has added stroke to the list of suggestive after-effects of herbicide exposure in Vietnam veterans, but questions remain...
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The Lancet News: December 06, 2013
FDA v Home DNA: Together, Direct-to-consumer genetic testing has been thrown into doubt after the 23andMe and FDA stopped communicating, but what does it mean for personal genome screening?...
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The Lancet News: November 29, 2013
Strength in numbers: Together, rare diseases affect about 3 million people in the UK. We discuss a new UK-wide strategy to improve care for these patients...
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The Lancet News: November 22, 2013
Poisoned waters: why are funds to reduce arsenic poisoning drying up in Bangladesh? Find out in this week's podcast. Also, relaxing China's one-child-policy, shockingly low rates of organ donation in Germany...
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The Lancet News: November 15, 2013
Typhoon Haiyan: we talk to the International Medical Corps' Jacob Schafer in Cebu, Philippines, about what the international aid response has been like so far.
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The Lancet News: November 08, 2013
It's a knockout: Concussion in sport has received much attention of late, so we're joined by the Editor of The Lancet Psychiatry to discuss how sporting bodies can help protect people who play sport.
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The Lancet News: November 01, 2013
A bad plan: The Harper administration in Canada wants to make it more difficult for safe drug-injection rooms to exist. We interview the author of a World Report for the reaction from the medical community...
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The Lancet News: October 25, 2013
Modern slavery: Almost 30 million people are controlled by other people for economic or sexual gain. Kevin Bales joins us to explore the problems and the health implications for these disenfranchised people...
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The Lancet News: October 18, 2013
MIM's the word: We get the lowdown on what happened at the 6th International Malaria Conference (MIM). Also, the US government re-opens (but at what lasting cost to health?)...
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The Lancet News: October 11, 2013
Atlas of MS: The MS International Federation have pulled together the largest and most up-to-date interactive collection of MS data worldwide. We speak with one of its creators, who encourages everyone to have a go...
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The Lancet News: October 04, 2013
Shutdown and out: We're joined by our North American Editor to discuss Congress's failure to extend the debt ceiling and what the US government shutdown means for the future of Obamacare...
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The Lancet News: September 27, 2013
Health in crises: We take a look at how armed insurrections in the south Philippines and in Somalia make delivering aid all but impossible for those populations who need it most...
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The Lancet News: September 20, 2013
Physician's choice: a survey has shown that less than half of US doctors would choose a career in medicine if they had the choice again. Also discussed this week, abortion in Cuba, 9/11 cancer cases, and child maltreatment.
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The Lancet News: September 13, 2013
The pursuit of happiness: Jeffrey Sachs joins us to discuss the World Happiness Report 2013. Also, Sci-Fi medicine (an implantable, immune-reprogramming cancer vaccine)...
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The Lancet News: September 06, 2013
Violent crackdown: Kristin Solberg joins us from Cairo to discuss the human rights abuses, deaths, and consequences of the violent crackdown that started on Aug 14 in the city...
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The Lancet News: August 30, 2013
Chemical weapons: WMD expert Stephen Cantrill joins us to discuss symptoms, treatment options, and the history behind chemical weapons and nerve agents...
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The Lancet News: August 23, 2013
Cleaning up from oil: Brazil promises a cut of oil reserves to fund health and education, while the health effects of Deepwater Horizon disaster rumble on...
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The Lancet News: August 16, 2013
Syria's problems: Unique problems mean tough decisions over the health of Syria's 1.6 million refugees. We speak with Paul Spiegel from UNHCR about the challenges he faces in providing this care...
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The Lancet News: August 09, 2013
Neglected no longer: moves to get mycetoma onto the WHO neglected tropical disease list, continuing success for HIV/AIDS programmes in east and southern Africa...
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The Lancet News: August 02, 2013
The Datakeepers: Big Pharma have proposed a new voluntary commitment to (moderated) data sharing. Is it a genuine attempt to open up or just a protective cushion of bureaucracy?...
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The Lancet News: July 26, 2013
HIV, MSM, LDN: Incidence of HIV is rising in London's gay scene. We find out why. We also assess the pandemic potential of MERS coronavirus, appraise a titanic new cancer gene database, and round up The Lancet's best news and feature content.
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The Lancet News: July 19, 2013
Duck and cover: what preparations are being made in case of a nuclear explosion? We talk to NAACHO's Jack Herrmann about planning the response in the USA. Also in the show, river blindness and the Carter Center...
About this show
The Lancet News is a weekly podcast brought to you by The Lancet. Our editors, Tim Dehnel and Dara Mohammadi, report on important, interesting, and sometimes quirky health-related happenings from around the world, while providing a rundown of the latest news from The Lancet, The Lancet Infectious Diseases, The Lancet Neurology, and The Lancet Oncology.
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