Tobacco exposure caused over 7 million deaths globally in 2023, study finds
The Guardian - 24-Jun-2025Global tobacco deaths rose 24.4% since 1990, costing $4.3B in 5 poorer nations
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Balancing innovation and ethics in AI-driven nursing practice
Nursing Times - 23-Jun-2025AI can ease nurses' workload, but ethical use demands clear rules, training, and transparency
Air pollution to blame for 30,000 UK deaths in 2025, doctors warn
Sky News - 19-Jun-2025Toxic air cuts UK life expectancy and costs £27bn annually, says Royal College of Physicians
Robots set to revolutionise surgery across the NHS
Independent - 11-Jun-2025By 2035, 90% of keyhole surgeries will be robot-assisted, cutting recovery times and hospital stays
Study finds dementia risk declining in more recent generations
The Guardian - 02-Jun-2025Younger cohorts show lower dementia rates, but ageing and inequality keep total cases rising
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The Age of Diagnosis
How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker, written by Suzanne O'Sullivan
Irreplaceable: Adapting to lower birth rates and longer lives
29-Apr-2025
Lunchtime webinar organised by International Longevity Centre UK and supported by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
D.C. Summit 2025
28-Apr-2025
The Second Annual Alliance for Longevity Initiatives summit (Washington, D.C., USA)
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?
