Alcohol use disorder is a major public health issue affecting approximately 100 million people worldwide, yet treatment options remain very limited. Bo Söderpalm and Andrea de Bejczy join Rafael Cardoso from The Lancet Regional Health - Europe to discuss their trial, which for the first time combined administration of varenicline and bupropion for alcohol use disorder.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00102-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_lanepe

What impact does growing up around intimate partner violence and abuse (IPVA) have on young people’s own relationships? Dr Annie Herbert and Dr Maria Barnes join Senior Editor Ivana Nedic from The Lancet Regional Health – Europe to discuss their recent UK-based study on how experiencing violence between parents can shape young people’s own intimate relationships. They explore key findings on victimisation and perpetration in early adulthood, gendered patterns of risk, and what these insights mean for prevention, support services, and future public health strategies to tackle IPVA.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00070-5/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_lanepe

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Content warning: This conversation is about intimate partner violence and abuse. Please consider your own emotional and psychological safety before listening to the content. If you or someone you know needs support, please visit No More (https://www.nomore.org/) or Victim Support Europe (https://victim-support.eu/).

In this episode, Senior Editor Ivana Nedic is joined by Prof Jeffrey V Lazarus and Prof John Dillon, leading experts in liver health, to discuss the urgent need to improve diagnosis and care for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive form, MASH.

Building on insights from the recent Global Steatotic Liver Disease Think-Tank and a new health policy paper in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, the conversation explores the disease's rising burden, diagnostic challenges, emerging therapies, and how health systems must adapt. With a focus on the social determinants of health, stigma and innovation, this episode offers a timely look at one of Europe’s fastest-growing and still under-recognised public health threats.

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https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(25)00112-7/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_July_25_lanepe