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| Maggie Walters and Michelle Bulterys on the probability of vertical transmission of HIV | 28 Aug 2025 | 00:18:33 | |
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. Read the full article: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Mansoor Farahani, Wafaa El-Sadr, and Wilford Kirungi on the progress in the HIV response in Uganda | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:25:16 | |
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. Read the full article: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Peter Hayward on 10 years of The Lancet HIV | 30 Sep 2024 | 00:22:18 | |
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Adrian Gonzalez (Deputy Editor) and Richard Henderson (Senior Editor) to reflect on 10 years since the launch of The Lancet HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Salome Kuchukidze and Souleymane Diabaté on the link between intimate partner violence and vertical HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa | 23 Jul 2024 | 00:23:15 | |
Salome Kuchukidze (McGill University, Canada) and Souleymane Diabaté (Université Laval) join Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hayward, to talk about links between intimate partner violence and vertical HIV transmission. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| José M. Zuniga on the future of urban HIV responses Commission | 20 Jul 2024 | 00:21:43 | |
Adrian Gonzalez is joined by Jose M. Zuniga (IAPAC, Fast-Track Cities Institute) to talk about the IAPAC – Lancet HIV Commission on the future of urban HIV responses. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Alejandro García sobre los tiempos de transición en la atención médica continuada del VIH en España (ES) | 01 Jul 2024 | 00:24:37 | |
Adrian Gonzalez (Editor) entrevista Alejandro García García (Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Instituto Ramon y Cajal de investigación Sanitaria en Madrid,España) sobre los avances en los tiempos de transición de las personas con VIH en España entre las distintas etapas de su vinculación a la atención médica, desde su diagnóstico hasta alcanzar la supresión viral. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Serge Eholie on treatments for HIV-2 | 05 Jun 2024 | 00:25:42 | |
Professor Serge Eholie (PACCI Programme, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) joins Peter Hayward to discuss a recent randomised trial of treatments for HIV-2 in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and Togo. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Drew Voetsch and Robert Selato on achieving the 95-95-95 UNAIDS goals in Botswana | 09 Apr 2024 | 00:21:09 | |
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Drew Voetsch (Division of Global HIV and TB, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA) and Robert Selato (National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency, Gaborone, Botswana) on Botswana´s accomplishments and progress towards achieving the UNAIDS 95 targets. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Adam Trickey on trends in causes of death among people with HIV in Europe and North America | 27 Feb 2024 | 00:10:54 | |
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Adam Trickey (University of Bristol, UK) to discuss a recent study looking at trends in causes of death among people with HIV in Europe and North America. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Manik Kohli, Iain Reeves, and Laura Waters on homophobia in the provision of sexual health care in the UK | 29 Jan 2024 | 00:40:47 | |
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Manik Kohli (Institute of Global Health at the University College London, UK), Iain Reeves (Homerton Healthcare NHS Trust, UK), and Laura Waters (Central and North West London NHS Trust, UK) on how homophobia results in limitations to accessing effective interventions such as HIV PrEP, mpox vaccination and DoxyPEP. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Lulu Nair, Connie Celum, and Kenneth Ngure on dapivirine vaginal ring and daily oral PrEP for HIV prevention in women | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:14:04 | |
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Lulu Nair (Stellenbosch University, South Africa), Connie Celum (University of Washington, USA), and Kenneth Ngure (Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya) to discuss HIV prevention adherence and choice of the dapivirine vaginal ring and daily oral PrEP in adolescent girls and young women in Africa. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Sophia Rein on HIV treatment with INSTIs and cardiovascular events | 01 Nov 2023 | 00:14:11 | |
Peter Hayward is joined by Sophia Rein of the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health to discuss an emulation of target trials using cohort data to look at risk of cardiovascular events in people taking INSTIs for HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Richard Wu on a phase 1 trial of a broadly neutralising antibody for HIV | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:16:23 | |
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. Read the full article: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Lawrence Mbuagbaw on reporting of HIV drug resistance in clinical studies using the CEDRIC-HIV checklist | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:08:20 | |
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Lawrence Mbuagbaw (McMaster University, Ontario, Canada) about the CEDRIC-HIV checklist and its value in enhancing transparency, interpretation, comparability, and replicability of HIV drug resistance studies. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Andreas Jahn and Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo on trends in HIV prevalence and incidence | 01 Sep 2023 | 00:23:10 | |
We talk to Andreas Jahn (Malawi Ministry of Health) and Nellie Wadonda-Kabondo (US CDC, Lilongwe, Malawi) about trends in HIV prevalence and incidence derived from two successive PHIA studies, and Malawi's progress towards achieving 95-95-95 goal. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Eryn Braley and Mckenzie Braley on experiences of HIV among global Indigenous populations | 11 Aug 2023 | 00:20:16 | |
Deputy Editor Adrian Gonzalez interviews Eryn Braley (Cree/settler, Saddle Lake Cree Nation, University of British Columbia) and Mckenzie Braley (Cree/settler, Saddle Lake Cree Nation, Simon Fraser University) to discuss about the unique perspective that Indigenous Peoples have on the HIV epidemic, and the interactions between Indigenous identities and HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Ricardo Luque and Miguel Barriga on HIV prevalence and care continuum among migrants from Venezuela in Colombia (en Español) | 06 Jul 2023 | 00:44:04 | |
Adrian Gonzalez (Deputy Editor) entrevista a Ricardo Luque (Oficina de Salud y Derechos Sexuales y Reproductivos del Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social, Colombia) y Miguel Barriga (Organización de base comunitaria "Red Somos", Colombia) sobre la situación sanitaria de los migrantes Venezolanos con VIH en Colombia. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Denton Callander on the effects of treatment as prevention | 01 Jun 2023 | 00:17:55 | |
Peter Hayward is joined by Denton Callander (Sexual Health Programme, Kirby Institute, New South Wales, Australia) to discuss the effects of treatment as prevention on HIV epidemiology among men who have sex with men in Australia. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Andrea Wirtz and Sari Reisner on HIV incidence and mortality among transgender women | 04 May 2023 | 00:25:02 | |
Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward is joined by Andrea Wirtz (Johns Hopkins School of Public Health) and Sari Reisner (Harvard School of Public Health) to discuss their research in HIV incidence and mortality among transgender women in the eastern and southern USA. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Yasmin Mohamed on early infant diagnosis of HIV | 13 Apr 2023 | 00:16:21 | |
Peter Hayward speaks to Yasmin Mohamed (Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia) about a trial of point-of-care early infant diagnosis of HIV in Myanmar and Papua New Guinea. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Salome Kuchukhidze and Francisco Mbofana on intimate partner violence and women with HIV | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:21:43 | |
Peter Hayward is joined by Salome Kuchukhidze (McGill University Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, Montreal, Canada) and Francisco Mbofana (National AIDS Council, Maputo, Mozambique) to talk about the effects of intimate partner violence on women's risk of HIV acquisition and engagement in the HIV treatment and care cascade. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Lise Jamieson and Gesine Mayer-Rath on cabotegravir for PrEP in South Africa | 14 Dec 2022 | 00:25:00 | |
Deputy Editor Philippa Harris talks to Lise Jamieson (Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office, University of Witswatersrand, South Africa) and Gesine Mayer-Rath (Health Economics and Epidemiology Research Office and the University of Boston, USA) about cost-effectiveness of long-acting cabotegravir for PrEP in South Africa. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Helen Ayles and Musonda Simwinge on the PopART trial | 07 Nov 2022 | 00:28:29 | |
Helen Ayles (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) and Musonda Simwinga (Zambart) join Peter Hayward to discuss PopART trial (HPTN 071) papers published in the November issue of The Lancet HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Grace Lui and Vincent Wong on lifestyle modifications to address MASLD in people with HIV | 27 May 2025 | 00:13:50 | |
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. Read the full article: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Carol Strong and Stephane Ku on HIV and chemsex | 28 Sep 2022 | 00:16:41 | |
Carol Strong (National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan) and Stephane Ku (Taipei City Hospital, Taiwan) join Deputy Editor Philippa Harris to talk about HIV and chemsex. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Elijah Kakande and Gabriel Chamie on TB interventions for people with HIV | 30 Aug 2022 | 00:20:17 | |
Peter Hayward talks to Elijah Kakande (Infectious Diseases Research Collaboration, Uganda) and Gabriel Chamie (University of California at San Francisco, USA) about an intervention to increase tuberculosis prevention uptake among people with HIV in Uganda. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Amir Mohareb on PrEP and hepatitis B | 26 Jul 2022 | 00:12:09 | |
Philippa Harris talks to Amir Mohareb (Massachusetts General Hospital, USA) about PrEP for people living with chronic hepatitis B. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Kenneth Ngure on PrEP in Kenya | 01 Jul 2022 | 00:12:00 | |
Dr Kenneth Ngure (Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya) joins Peter Hayward to discuss PrEP roll-out in Kenya and research assessing 6 monthly dispensing of the preventive medicine with HIV self-testing. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Marta Vasylyev and Casper Rokx on HIV care for displaced Ukranians | 31 May 2022 | 00:21:14 | |
Marta Vasylyev (Astar Medical Center, Ukraine) and Casper Rokx (Erasmus University Medical Centre, Netherlands) talk to Philippa Harris about a unified European support framework to sustain the HIV care cascade in the displaced populations of war-struck Ukraine. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Angela Colbers and Hylke Waalewijn on treatment for children with HIV | 03 May 2022 | 00:19:46 | |
Dr Angela Colbers and Hylke Waalewijn (Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, Netherlands) join Peter Hayward to talk about developments in treatment for children with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Nabila El-Bassel on intimate partner violence and HIV | 01 Mar 2022 | 00:14:46 | |
Philippa Harris talks to Nabila El-Bassel (Columbia University, USA) about intimate partner violence and HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Amy Justice on ageing with HIV | 23 Feb 2022 | 00:14:01 | |
Dr Amy Justice (Yale University, USA) talks to Philippa Harris about the joint The Lancet HIV and The Lancet Healthy Longevity Series Ageing with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Bridget Mugisa on the epidemiology of HIV in the Middle East and north Africa | 01 Feb 2022 | 00:13:49 | |
Peter Hayward talks to Dr Bridget Mugisa (WHO, Eastern Mediterranean Office, Egypt) about a study summarising the epidemiology of HIV in the Middle East and north Africa. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Aaloke Mody and Izukanji Sikazwe on universal HIV treatment in Zambia | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:20:59 | |
Philippa Harris talks to Dr Aaloke Mody (Washington University School of Medicine, USA) and Izukanji Sikazwe (CIDRZ, Zambia) about their study on universal HIV treatment in Zambia. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Debra ten Brink and Rowan Martin-Hughes on the effects of international aid cuts on HIV acquisitions and mortality | 30 Apr 2025 | 00:24:00 | |
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. Read the full article: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| José Miro and Juliana Reyes on COVID-19 in people living with HIV | 01 Nov 2021 | 00:26:42 | |
Prof José Miro (University of Barcelona) and Dr Juliana Reyes (Public Health Agency of Catalonia) speak to Editor-in-Chief Peter Hayward about SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 in people living with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Jon Shuter on smokers with HIV | 27 Sep 2021 | 00:23:56 | |
Prof Jon Shuter (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA) talks to Dr Philippa Harris about harm reduction for smokers with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Elizabeth Marie King on menopausal hormone therapy | 31 Aug 2021 | 00:13:34 | |
Peter Hayward talks to Dr Elizabeth Marie King (University of British Columbia, Canada) about a Viewpoint on menopausal hormone therapy for women living with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| John Frater on COVID-19 vaccination and HIV | 03 Aug 2021 | 00:18:52 | |
John Frater (University of Oxford) talks to Deputy Editor Philippa Harris about COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in people with HIV. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Elias Dah on PrEP in west Africa | 28 Jun 2021 | 00:15:32 | |
Dr Elias Dah (Institut National de Santé Publique, Centre Muraz, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso) joins Peter Hayward to discuss a PrEP implementation project in four countries in west Africa. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Fatima Mir on the 2019 HIV outbreak in Pakistan | 01 Jun 2021 | 00:17:23 | |
Fatima Mir (Aga Khan University, Pakistan) talks to Philippa Harris about the 2019 HIV outbreak in the Larkana District of Pakistan. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Jessica Castilho and Claudia Cortes on HIV life expectancy in Latin America and the Caribbean | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:12:11 | |
Dr Jessica Castilho (Vanderbilt University Medical Centre) and Dr Claudia Cortes (University of Chile School of Medicine) join Peter Hayward to discuss their research on life expectancy for people living with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Chloe Orkin on long-acting cabotegravir | 29 Mar 2021 | 00:14:59 | |
Professor Chloe Orkin (Queen Mary University London, UK) joins Peter Hayward to talk about long-acting cabotegravir for HIV treatment and the 96 weeks of the FLAIR study. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Sarah Calabrese on U=U | 01 Mar 2021 | 00:16:16 | |
Sarah Calabrese (George Washington University, USA) talks to Deputy Editor Philippa Harris about prioritising sexual pleasure and correcting misinformation in the era of U=U. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Le Minh Giang and Todd Korthuis on opioid use disorder and HIV in Vietnam | 01 Feb 2021 | 00:14:00 | |
Le Minh Giang (Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam) and Todd Korthuis (Oregon Health and Science University, USA) discuss their work in Vietnam on treating opioid use disorder in people with HIV with Deputy Editor Philippa Harris. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Sari Reisner on the benefits of gender-affirming hormone therapy on HIV clinical outcomes | 27 Mar 2025 | 00:21:28 | |
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. Read the article: And the personal view: Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Michael Herce, Tonia Poteat, Ward van Bilsen and Hanne Zimmerman, and Jade Pagkas-Bather | 08 Dec 2020 | 00:52:30 | |
In a bumper edition, we talk to contributors to several papers in the December issue on diverse topics that include test-and-treat in correctional facilities, PrEP engagement in transgender women, the burden of living with HIV in MSM, and gentrification in San Francisco. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Mathebe Kopo and Alain Amstutz on HIV testing and the HOSENG trial | 28 Oct 2020 | 00:26:54 | |
Deputy Editor Philippa Harris discusses HIV testing and the HOSENG trial with researchers Mathebe Kopo (SolidarMed, Lesotho) and Alain Amstutz (Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland). Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Susannah Mayhew on integrating sexual health and HIV services | 30 Sep 2020 | 00:12:40 | |
Susannah Mayhew (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) joins Deputy Editor Philippa Harris to discuss integration of sexual and reproductive health and HIV services. Continue this conversation on social! | |||
| Ankur Gupta-Wright and Melanie Alufandika-Moyo on HIV drug resistance in Malawi | 04 Sep 2020 | 00:14:11 | |
Editor-in-Chief, Peter Hayward, talks to researchers from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Melanie Alufandika-Moyo Malawi-Liverpool Wellcome Trust about their research on virological failure and HIV drug resistance in patients with HIV in hospital in Malawi. Continue this conversation on social! | |||