The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with

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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 | 13 min
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.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(26)00067-X/fulltext
Ara Nazarian on musculoskeletal diseases in the USA
03/06/2025 | 7 min
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.

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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_Jun_25_lanhl

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Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability
15/04/2025 | 35 min
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.

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Miles Witham on metformin to improve physical performance
28/03/2025 | 18 min
Miles Witham discusses his trial on the use of metformin to improve physical performance in older adults with sarcopenia and prefrailty or frailty.

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Harish Nair and Durga Kulkarni on the human metapneumovirus burden in older adults globally
12/02/2025 | 23 min
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.

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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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