The Lancet HIV in conversation with
Peter Hayward, Editor-in-Chief, and Adrian Gonzalez-Lopez, Senior Editor at The Lancet HIV, 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 treatments of children with HIV to COVID-19 and chemsex, the experiences of HIV among global Indigenous populations to intimate partner violence and women with HIV, and more.
Episodes
Living longer with HIV is one of medicine's greatest success stories, but longevity brings new challenges. By 2040, more than half of all people living with HIV are expected to be over the age of 50, and their health pathways during ageing are very heterogeneous. What does that mean for patients, clinicians, and health systems worldwide? Are our health systems ready for this shift in the HIV ageing demographics? In this episode, Am...
Some people on HIV treatment have a viral load that won't fully suppress. In this episode, we speak with Annemarie Wensing (University Medical Center Utrecht in The Netherlands and Witwatersrand University in South Africa), Aryen Stam (University Medical Center Utrecht) and Tomasso Clemente (IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute in Milan, Itally); authors of an international consensus published in The Lancet HIV, bringing togethe...
Transgender women and transfeminine people living with HIV face layers of stigma and multiple challengers that contribute to high levels of mental ill health and substance use—new research quantifies this burden, and we discuss the findings with the authors and explore drivers and solutions.
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(26)00004-4/fulltext
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) increasingly represent a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among people with HIV. People with HIV are at high risk of developing NCDs, often at younger ages and more severely than people without HIV.
Esteban Martinez from the Hospital Clinic and University of Barcelona, and Steven Grinspoon from the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, join us to explore the importance o...
People living with HIV often have many health needs beyond their antiretroviral medication. Editor in Chief Peter Hayward talks to Colette Smith of the Institute for Global Health at University College London about results of the Positive Voices survey identifying unmet health needs for people with HIV in the UK.
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...Ageing with HIV brings new challenges. Even with effective ART, people ageing with HIV face increased risk of parkinsonism. Eran F Shorer from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai joins us to explore the latest research on brain changes, motor slowing, and the need for better diagnosis and treatment.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(25)00262-0/fulltext
Controlling the HIV epidemic depends on shifting from fragmented, donor-led programmes to nationally led, integrated health systems. To accompany a new joint Series of six papers, Peter Hayward, Editor-in-chief of The Lancet HIV, and Gavin Cleaver, Senior Editor at The Lancet Global Health, are joined in conversation by Solange Baptiste, Kenneth Ngure, and Charles Holmes, who worked extensively on the Series. Together they discuss...
Why do some people living with HIV struggle with sleep? Luxena Sukuraman and Alan Winston help us understand the challenges of disordered sleep in HIV, what clinicians can do to help, and practical sleep hygiene tips for people living with HIV experiencing sleep disturbances.
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In the ongoing search for an HIV cure, promising evidence suggests that early treatment of infants might help achieve lasting HIV remission: the IMPAACT P1115 study is designed to investigate that potential. We talk to a lead investigator about what we know so far.
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Despite advances in treatment, HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis continues to carry a high risk of death in Africa. In this episode, Jayne Ellis from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine discusses new research showing why targeting cytomegalovirus could be key to improving outcomes for people living with advanced HIV.
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Although some countries are making great headway in eliminating vertical transmission of HIV, more than 100 000 infants acquire HIV each year. Maggie Walters and Michelle Bulterys talk us through their research into factors that affect the probability of vertical transmission and what it says about efforts to end new infant acquisitions.
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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(25)00132...
Uganda is closer than ever to achieving HIV epidemic control, thanks to remarkable progress in its national response. In this episode, experts Mansoor Farahani, Wafaa El-Sadr, and Wilford L. Kirungi discuss the strategies behind Uganda’s success, the challenges that still lie ahead, and how a current global funding crisis could impact the fight against HIV in the country.
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In HIV prevention and treatment, broadly neutralising antibodies have so far failed failed to deliver on their potential; could N6LS buck the trend? Richard Wu talks about a phase 1 study with some promising results.
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a major cause of chronic liver disease and has become the second leading cause of non-AIDS-related mortality in people living HIV. Join Adrian Gonzalez in conversation with Grace Lui and Vincent Wong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) as they discuss whether a dietary and exercise programme can reduce liver fat and induce resolution of MASLD in people with HIV.
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Could cuts to international aid by the world's richest nations really undo 30 years of progress in combatting the HIV pandemic?
Join Peter Hayward in conversation with Debra ten Brink and Rowan Martin-Hughes of the Burnet Institute (Melbourne, Australia) as they discuss their modelling study forecasting the effects of funding cuts on HIV acquisitions and mortality.
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Sari Reisner (University of Michigan School of Public Health, Boston, USA) on gender-affirming hormone therapy for transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people in the US and its effects on HIV acquisition risk and viral suppression.
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Lisa Noghuchi of Jhpeigo (Johns Hopkins University) and Nyaradzo Mgodi (University of Zimbabwe) join Peter Hayward to discuss the MTN-043 study assessing safety and drug exposure of the dapivirine ring in breastfeeding women.
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Sharon Lewin (Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Australia) joins Deputy Editor, Adrian Gonzalez to talk about the requirements and challenges to develop a product for HIV cure based on cell and gene therapies. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(24)00277-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_general_lanhiv
Please note: this podcast is entirely in Spanish Adrian Gonzalez entrevista a Claudia Cortes (Universidad de Chile, Santiago de Chile) y Giovanni Ravasi (Equipo de América Latina y Caribe del Fondo Mundial, Ginebra, Suiza) sobre los desafios a los que se enfrentan las poblaciones migrantes en el marco de la prevención y el tratamiento del VIH. Lea la Serie completa: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(...
Florence Riako Anam (Global Network of People Living with HIV, Kisumu, Kenya) and Bruce Richman (Prevention Access Campaign in New York, USA) join Adrian Gonzalez to discuss the importance of a clear message on U=U to end AIDS as a public health threat. Read the full Article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhiv/article/PIIS2352-3018(24)00241-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanhiv Read related content here: h...
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