Longevity

America's healthcare system — covering 92% of the population, costing patients just 11 cents of every dollar spent — was never designed. It was built through a series of accidents, incentives, and unexpected consequences, starting with a wartime wage control in 1942.

A nurse with a smartphone. A single retinal photograph. An algorithm that reads it in seconds and returns a diagnosis with the accuracy of a specialist who trained for a decade. This is not a pilot program. It is running...

Global life expectancy has risen from 48 years in 1950 to 73 years today. Every year of that gain represents a solved problem — a disease defeated, a technology deployed, a system that reached someone it couldn't reach before.

Child mortality has been cut by more than half since 1990. It is the greatest humanitarian achievement of the modern era. You've barely heard about it.

Your biological age and birth year diverge. 5 biomarkers longevity doctors track — and what you can actually do about the results.

GLP-1 receptor agonists were approved for diabetes. Then the weight loss data came in. Not 5-8% reductions — 15-22% of body weight, sustained. The fastest-growing drug class in history.

Rapamycin extends lifespan in every mammal tested. Senolytics clear the cells that drive aging. The science is real, the drugs exist, and the medical establishment has barely noticed.

A 12,112-person study at ASCO 2026 shows GLP-1 drugs may reduce cancer metastasis. The drug that rewrote the rules on diabetes and obesity just opened a third chapter.