The staggering cost of Britain’s food habits
The Guardian - 15-Nov-2024How unhealthy diets are crippling the nation's health, economy, and future
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NHS reintroduces varenicline to help thousands quit smoking
BBC - 12-Nov-2024E-cigarettes will also be offered in certain areas as a secondary option
UK's fertility crisis with young people opting out of parenthood
BBC - 28-Oct-2024Economic pressures and changing lifestyles are driving a dramatic decline in fertility rates
AstraZeneca may cut UK jobs if a biodiversity profit levy is introduced
The Guardian - 25-Oct-2024UK is considering enforcing these profit-sharing measures nationally
UK plans 2025 ban on disposable vapes to reduce youth vaping
BBC - 25-Oct-2024Leaders caution the ban may fuel a black market, demanding regulated sales
Policy Resources
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Tokyo Longevity Summit
26-Jul-2024
Accelerate the Longevity revolution summit organised by Vitalism Foundation (Tokyo, Japan)
The Longevity Imperative
How to Build a Healthier and More Productive Society to Support Our Longer Lives, written by Andrew Scott
Longevity State Conference 2024
13-May-2024
Conference about longevity, its social changes and aging organised by Vitalism Foundation (Cofrentes, Spain)
Global Healthspan Summit 2023
29-Nov-2023 to 30-Nov-2023
Longevity summit organised by Hevolution Foundation (Riyadh,Saudi Arabia)
Longevity Policy - Coffee and Chat (London)
29-Jul-2023
Longevity Cafe Meetup to discuss what government policies should be campaigned for
Policy Blog Posts
18-Jun-2024
General Election 2024 Longevity Policies
What are the main political parties offering longevity enthusiasts in this year’s UK general election?
09-Feb-2016
New UK Alcohol Guidelines - Are you feeling lucky?
Just the one won't kill me... well, it might, as there is no safe level for drinking alcohol
07-May-2015
Air pollution - a significant killer
Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and other air pollution can knock 12 years off your life
03-Nov-2014
NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases
What to do when quality-adjusted life years could mean many, many years?
