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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.
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 scale and severity of the grave violations of war against children and women in Sudan and proposing immediate and long-term strategic actions to respond to the humanitarian crisis and ensure long-term recovery and accountability.
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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, and high levels of depression and fatigue. In this episode Ann Yeh, Professor of Paediatrics and neurologist in Toronto, Canada, highlights the global considerations in preventing MS disease progression in young people with MS, including achieving global equity in access to diagnostics, specialist services, and highly-effective disease modifying therapies for adolescents and young adults with MS.
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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 collaboration, the Commission builds on perspectives and experiences of clinical professionals who provide specialised care for neonates and are driven to develop evidence-based and equitable neonatal medicine that better serves newborn babies.
In this episode, Deputy Editor Josefine Gibson speaks to three commissioners about advancing neonatal medicine and the importance of interdisciplinary, inclusive research that centres on the health rights and care needs of newborn children to improve their health and wellbeing t...
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 Halldórsdóttir and Kristín Sigurdardottir, clinical psychologists and researchers from Iceland, join us to talk about the key findings from the study they led in Iceland that provides the first nationwide, population-based estimate of incidence and prevalence of autism, ADHD, and co-occurring autism-ADHD in young people without intellectual impairment between 2013 and 2021 assessed using gold-standard clinical methods.
They highlight that autism more often occur...
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 Control and Prevention takes us through the continental response to mpox, the Africa CDC data on mpox in children younger than 15 years, and African priorities in response to the mpox public health emergency.
Alongside her, Nuria Sanchez Clemente, paediatric infectious disease specialist at City St George's, University of London shares what paediatricians and clinicians need to know about how mpox presents and the latest in...
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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Content warning: This conversation is about child sexual abuse. Please consider your own emotional and psychological safety do whatever you feel is needed to safeguard yourself. Behind every number is a child. If you or someone you know needs support for child sexual exploitation and abuse, or...
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 standardisation of health data collection, and how to improve childhood cancer survival.
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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.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Discover how this innovative program trained young women to deliver early childhood care and education in rural Pakistan, significantly improving school readiness and cognitive flexibility among children, learn about the dual benefits for both young children and youth, and explore the implications for global health and education systems.
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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 about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in the context of the child, the mother, and the systems in which they live".
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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 can learn from prospective longitudinal studies.
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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 when concussion events do occur and future research directions.
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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 children and adolescents: role of epigenetics in a changing environment
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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 against children with disabilities
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Mariesa Cay and Jaymin Upadhyay on childhood maltreatment
Mariesa Cay and Jaymin Upadhyay join Soph Davis to discuss childhood maltreatment and its effects on chronic pain and psychopathology, through a neurobehavioural model.
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Childhood maltreatment and its role in the development of pain and psychopathology
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John Leddy on activity as a concussion treatment in adolescents
John Leddy joins Soph Davis to discuss using light aerobic activity in the treatment of sports-related concussion in adolescents.
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Ana Cristina Simões e Silva on COVID-19 in Brazilian children
Ana Cristina Simões e Silva joins Esther Lau to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on children and adolescents in Brazil.
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Susan Walker & Ramya Srinivasan on involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation in children
Susan Walker & Ramya Srinivasan join Jane Godsland to discuss the clinical and social risk factors for involuntary psychiatric hospitalisation in children and adolescents.
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Didier Jourdan & Nicola Gray on healthy lives in school
Didier Jourdan & Nicola Gray join The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Editor-in-chief Jane Godsland to discuss how and why child health professionals should be supporting schools to become the foundation of a healthy life.
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Youth voices in the COVID-19 pandemic
Four young people from the UK share their experiences of life during the pandemic: the challenges they are facing, their worries, and their hopes for the future.
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The rights of children
On the 30th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of the child, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and Professor Jeffrey Goldhagen discuss how to put children’s rights, justice and equity into practice.
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Prescription opioids in Australia
Jane Bell and Simon Paget discuss trends in prescription opioid dispensing in Australian children and adolescents, and Scott Hadland comments on lessons learnt from the US experience.
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Undetected flu in infants
The CDC’s Mark Thompson explains how the incidence of flu-associated infant hospital admissions might be double previous estimates.
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School and adolescent health
Chris Bonell discusses a new theory on how school environment might influence risk-taking behaviours and health in adolescents in a Viewpoint published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.
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Gender expression in adolescence and health
A new study analyses how gender expression in adolescence can be associated with health behaviour and associate risks up to adulthood.
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Adolescent pregnancy and early child undernutrition
A new study investigates the multiple social, biological, and programmatic factors that associate adolescent pregnancy with early child undernutrition in India.
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Voices from the field on adolescent mental health
Six Youth Commissioners discuss the mental health issues facing young people in their countries—Canada, Uganda, Zambia, China, India, and New Zealand.
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Preterm infants in single rooms
Sophie van der Schoor and Nicole van Veenendaal join The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to discuss their study on preterm infants.
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Cannabis potency and adolescent health
Clare Mackie joins The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to discuss the effects of increasing cannabis potency on adolescent health.
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PEGASUS program for TBI
Monica Vavilala joins The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to talk about the Paediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes Program in severe traumatic brain injury.
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Intraocular lens implantation for children
Lola Solebo and Jugnoo Rahi discuss their work on the long-term outcomes of intraocular lens implantation for children born with cataracts.
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Recreational screen time for children
Jeremy Walsh joins The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to talk about his study of the effect of screen time on children's health.
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Rib fracture diagnosis in children
Susan Shelmerdine and Owen Arthurs join The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to discuss their work on using CT scans in post-mortem for diagnostic accuracy of rib fractures in children.
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Mental and sexual health outcomes after sexual assault in adolescents
Young people are disproportionately affected by sexual assault, yet longitudinal data are sparse. Sophie Khadr joins The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health to talk about her new paper on the topic.
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