The Lancet Voice podcast

The Lancet Voice

The Lancet Voice is a fortnightly podcast from the Lancet family of journals. Lancet editors and their guests unravel the stories behind the best global health, policy and clinical research of the day―and what it means for people around the world.

The Lancet Voice is a fortnightly podcast from the Lancet family of journals. Lancet editors and their guests unravel the stories behind the best global health, policy and clinical research of the day―and what it means for people around the world.

 

#156

Seth Berkley on vaccines, COVID, and equity

Gavin is joined by Dr. Seth Berkley, former CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to discuss ... more

30 Oct 2025

31 MINS

31:31

30 Oct 2025


#155

Alzheimer's, liver cancer, and research in China

Gavin is joined once again by Richard and Jessamy as they examine key developments in glob... more

16 Oct 2025

39 MINS

39:38

16 Oct 2025


#154

The EAT-Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems

Gavin welcomes Walter Willett, Shakuntala Thilsted and Johan Rockström to discuss the seco... more

02 Oct 2025

40 MINS

40:19

02 Oct 2025


#153

Making scientific research work for women

Scientific research has traditionally treated the male body as the default, resulting in h... more

19 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:04

19 Sep 2025


#152

"Doctored", plastics, and NCDs

Gavin, Richard, and Jessamy enter the studio once more for a Lancet Voice chat. A new book... more

28 Aug 2025

44 MINS

44:04

28 Aug 2025


#151

Step counts and health outcomes - 7,000 or 10,000?

Where did the 10,000 steps recommendation come from? Why has it proven so stubborn? What's... more

14 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:24

14 Aug 2025


#150

The next generation of weight-loss drugs

It’s no exaggeration to say that the past decade has revolutionized how we think about and... more

31 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:11

31 Jul 2025


#149

One Health

The sustainability of our existence relies on the health of every human, every animal, and... more

17 Jul 2025

43 MINS

43:08

17 Jul 2025


#148

Proof, truth, and infectious disease

Professor Adam Kucharski joins Gavin & Jessamy to discuss the intersection of mathematics,... more

03 Jul 2025

38 MINS

38:23

03 Jul 2025


#147

Femtech and women's health

How safe is it to use period tracking and digital contraception apps? Who is your data bei... more

19 Jun 2025

25 MINS

25:00

19 Jun 2025


#146

The World Health Assembly, adolescent health, and the pace of innovation

Richard, Jessamy, and Gavin reflect on developments at the 78th World Health Assembly, inc... more

05 Jun 2025

44 MINS

44:20

05 Jun 2025


#145

Human flourishing and research funding

Gavin, Richard, and Jessamy return to the studio to discuss some publications that caught ... more

22 May 2025

38 MINS

38:19

22 May 2025


#144

Labour's record on UK health

Gavin and Jessamy welcome Dr. Hugh Alderwick from the Health Foundation to The Lancet Voic... more

08 May 2025

34 MINS

34:33

08 May 2025


#143

How US actions are affecting health security across Ukraine & Europe

Gavin and Jessamy welcome back Oksana Pyzik of UCL to talk about the significant impacts o... more

24 Apr 2025

43 MINS

43:24

24 Apr 2025


#142

US health under Trump, gender justice, and child mortality

Gavin, Richard, and Jessamy reunite for another bonus episode, covering the first three mo... more

10 Apr 2025

47 MINS

47:43

10 Apr 2025


#141

Bird flu on the rise

Following the discovery of H5N1 influenza of avian origin in a sheep in the UK this week, ... more

27 Mar 2025

40 MINS

40:37

27 Mar 2025