Podcast Episode

Andrew Kingston on socioeconomic inequalities and disability

The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with·The Lancet Group·22 July 2026·35 min

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Socioeconomic status impacts the onset and duration of severe disabilities, but what does this means for public health policy?  Andrew Kingston (Newcastle University, UK) talks to Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Healthy Longevity Philippa Harris about his study on socioeconomic inequalities in disability-free life expectancy in England. Read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanhl/article/PIIS2666-7568(25)00019-4/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_14-04-25_lanhl Continue this conversation on social! Follow us today at... https://thelancet.bsky.social/ https://instagram.com/thelancetgroup https://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournal https://linkedIn.com/company/the-lancet https://youtube.com/thelancettv