The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health in conversation with
Editors at The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 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 the journal, this podcast covers a broad range of topics, from the effects of climate change to gender equity in young people’s sexual and reproductive health rights, violence against children to allergies, and more.
- Update frequency
- every 42 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 53
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Zulfiqar Bhutta, Georgia Dominguez, and Naeha Sharma on protecting the children and women of Sudan
Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta, Georgia Dominguez, and Naeha Sharma join acting Editor-in-Chief Ali Landman to discuss their Health Policy paper "Who protects the children and women of Sudan?", analysing the sca…
Ann Yeh on paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis
Paediatric-onset multiple sclerosis before the age of 18 years, although uncommon, is associated with a higher disease burden than adult onset MS, early and progressive motor and cognitive disability…
Neena Modi, Steven Abman, and Daniele De Luca on the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology
June 25, 2025, saw the publication of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Commission on the future of neonatology. The product of 3 years of dedicated international and interdisciplinary collaborati…
Thora Halldórsdóttir and Kristín Sigurdardottir on autism, ADHD, and autism-ADHD
Autism and ADHD continue to be the subjects of much debate and misunderstanding and until 2013 diagnostic manuals did not allow for the co-occurrence of autism and ADHD.
In this episode Thora Halldór…
Kyeng Mercy and Nuria Sanchez Clemente on mpox in children in Africa
Mpox continues to spread in Africa and young children are experiencing the highest mpox burden and mortality of all ages.
In this episode Kyeng Mercy, epidemiologist at Africa Centres for Disease Con…
Naïm Ouldali and Anna Giolito on dexamethasone for paediatric pneumococcal meningitis
Dr Anna Giolito and Professor Naïm Ouldali join Josefine Gibson to discuss their latest research on dexamethasone for paediatric pneumococcal meningitis.
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Deborah Fry on Online Childhood Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
Deborah Fry from Childlight – Global Child Safety Institute talks with Amy Slogrove about the first global prevalence study of Online Childhood Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.
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Kathy Pritchard-Jones on the international benchmarking of stage at diagnosis for six childhood solid tumours (the BENCHISTA project)
Kathy Pritchard-Jones (University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK) joins Ali Landman in conversation about tumour staging in childhood cancer, international s…
Aisha Yousafzai and Saima Siyal on early childhood care and education
Amy Slogrove, Senior Editor for The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health delves into the groundbreaking LEAPS trial with Dr. Saima Siyal from Aga Khan University and Dr. Aisha Yousafzai from Harvard T.…
Akash Deep on paediatric acute liver failure
Professor Akash Deep joins Josefine Gibson in conversation about paediatric acute liver failure and when a critically ill child is unsuitable for liver transplantation.
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Sabrina Eliason and Nancy Lanphear on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
In this conversation we grapple with the complexity of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and discuss the Viewpoint published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health on "Asking difficult questions abo…
Nelson Sánchez-Pinto and Luregn Schlapbach on paediatric sepsis
Paediatric Sepsis Series contributors Nelson Sánchez-Pinto and Luregn Schlapbach join Josefine Gibson to mark World Sepsis Day 2024.
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Marisa Stahl and Edwin Liu on coeliac disease in children
Marisa Stahl and Edwin Liu join Amy Slogrove in conversation about their Review in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health on coeliac disease, the commonest autoimmune disease in children, and what we…
Marie Claire van Hout on children living in prison with a primary caregiver
Prof Marie Claire van Hout joins Dr Josefine Gibson to discuss the rights to health of children living in prison with their primary caregiver.
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Miriam Beauchamp on paediatric concussion
Miriam Beauchamp discusses the Review she lead in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health on improving outcome after concussion in children and adolescents, how to prevent it, how to optimise outcomes…
Erik Melén on climate change and allergic diseases in children
Prof Erik Melén joins Jack Williamson to discuss the links between climate change and allergic diseases in children and adolescents.
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Allergies to food and airborne allergens in c…
Youth voices on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young lives
Our Youth Advisory Panel members join Jane Godsland to discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young lives.
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Bridget Bould, Tariro Kambeu, and Chiamaka Nwachukwu on nutrition in children and young people
Our Youth Advisory Panel members Bridget Bould, Tariro Kambeu, and Chiamaka Nwachukwu join Esther Lau to discuss nutrition in children and young people.
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Hamaiyal Sana and Egle Janusonyte on gender equity in young people's SRHR
Our Youth Advisory Panel members Hamaiyal Sana and Egle Janusonyte join Sophia Davis to discuss gender equity in young people’s sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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Ilan Cerna-Turoff and Zuyi Fang on violence against children with disabilities
Dr Zuyi Fang and Dr Ilan Cerna-Turoff join Sophia Davis to discuss the new prevalence estimates of violence against children with disabilities.
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Global estimates of violence agai…