A research and advocacy group working to build health into everyday life, by design - www.buildingh.org. Co-founded by @thgoetz.bsky.social and @stephenjdowns.bsky.social. Part of @publichealthinst.bsky.social.
Inflammation is a driver of age-related diseases (inflammaging) and this new NYT magazine article gets deep into the progress that is being made to track and block it gift link www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Inflammation Keeps Us Alive. It's Also Making Us Sick. (Gift Article)The discovery that chronic inflammation is a cause of myriad illnesses could be this century's biggest medical breakthrough.www.nytimes.comThis. Great piece arguing that our failure, not just to price in societal costs that businesses generate, but to not even try, is unacceptable. Product impact on health is a classic example.
Hamilton NolanIt is kind of amazing that we have settled on a version of capitalism that leads us into a trash can due to a decision not to price in the public costs of private profits. www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/enshittifi...
A popular story from our newsletter last week was this report, from Ben Steverman, in @bloomberg.com, on the "fun shortage" -- the increasing decline of facilities to support recreational, social interaction: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America MiserableWith fewer places to relax and socialize, and steeper prices for entry, having fun is quantifiably harder than it used to be.www.bloomberg.com
For decades, people have talked about the toxic food environment and how it’s stacked against most people. For decades, little’s changed policy-wise, even in this #maha moment. I increasingly think there’s only one way out. That way is litigation. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/o...
Opinion | Want a Better Food System? Use the Anti-Tobacco Playbook. (Gift Article)A teenager’s lawsuit against the food industry shows us the path to a better food system.www.nytimes.comThe most popular story from our newsletter last week was this piece, from Bryan Walsh at @vox.com, on the dramatic gains public for teenagers over the past few decades. And what we might have lost ... www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The forgotten success story of America’s teenagersToday’s teens are much safer than 1990s teens. Why doesn’t anyone talk about it?www.vox.comThe U.S. Mortality Crisis as a Preston Curve Reversal – by @ritikaakhanna.bsky.social, @rourkeobrien.bsky.social, @astokespop.bsky.social, @atheendar.bsky.social and @wrigleyfield.bsky.social: www.nber.org/papers/w35470
The U.S. Mortality Crisis as a Preston Curve ReversalFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...www.nber.orgEpidemiology of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in 2026: expanding prevalence, escalating costs, and the limits of contemporary prevention, by Gaetano Santulli: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease and diabetes in 2026: expanding prevalence, escalating costs, and the limits of contemporary preventionThe recently published 2026 American Heart Association Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update extends beyond routine surveillance to provide a systems-level diagnosis of contemporary cardiovascula...pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govWe're excited to launch the latest in our series of speculative design projects, partnering with @hcde.uw.edu. The Value of a Commute (www.buildingh.org/commute) looks at the frequent misalignment between people's values and their commuting choices -- and how to intervene in a harmful loop.
The Value of a Commute — BUILDING Hwww.buildingh.org
The US is the undisputed leader of the "morbidity gap," the difference in years between how long people live and how long they are healthy. The data argue for greater focus on living well instead of worrying about living longer. medium.com/@robertroybr... #aging #longevity #health
People Live Longer But Less Healthy as ‘Morbidity Gap’ GrowsPoor health isn’t confined just to “older people,” new research findsmedium.com
A closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.
Social media addiction lawsuit against Meta is dropped | TechCrunchA closely watched social media addiction lawsuit that had been set to go to trial next week has been dropped after the plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims against Meta, leaving none of the major tech companies facing trial in the case.techcrunch.com
It’s a new kind of forever home: For @fastcompany.com I looked at the rise in longevity architecture, a focus on enhancing the health of a home that seems to have an expensive, very literal definition of what a “machine for living“ is. www.fastcompany.com/91576716/wan...
Want to live forever? There’s a house for thatOver-optimization is coming to your home—if you can afford it.www.fastcompany.com
New working paper from Ritikaa Khanna, @rourkeobrien.bsky.social, @astokespop.bsky.social, @atheendar.bsky.social, & me We apply a new lens to the great (non-Covid) debate of US mortality studies: What's up w the 2010s? It emphasizes that US longevity worsened against a background of increasing $$
The U.S. Mortality Crisis as a Preston Curve ReversalFounded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...www.nber.org
A recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. www.wired.com/story/even-m...
Even Mild Sleep Deprivation May Lead to Weight GainA recent study suggests that not getting enough sleep increases the risk of weight gain, and thus of conditions like heart disease and type 2 diabetes.www.wired.comPositive finding with both potential climate and nutrition benefits
Bloomberg American Health InitiativeDoes the “climate-friendly” label on the menu actually change human behavior patterns? In a new study Associate Professor Julia Wolfson and her colleagues analyze the impact of climate labels on fast food menus on the selections consumers made. /1
As parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.
Parents want safer phones for kids. These companies are answering the call. | TechCrunchAs parents look for alternatives to unrestricted smartphones, a growing number of companies are building phones designed specifically for kids, from feature-limited mobile devices to minimalist home phones.techcrunch.com"Latest GBD analysis estimates that low-level lead exposure contributes 3.5mil deaths annually—5.8% of all deaths worldwide—& nearly 30% of coronary heart disease mortality. Lead now ranks among the leading global risk factors for death & is 2nd leading environmental risk factor after air pollution"
Reframing the Coronary Heart Disease Epidemic—The Role of Lead ExposureIn the 1912 edition of The Principles and Practice of Medicine, William Osler described angina pectoris as serious but uncommon and observed that chronic lead intoxication played “an important role in...jamanetwork.com
"Over the next decade, home buyers living in places with the highest risk of poor air quality will increasingly desire larger homes that make sheltering in place a bit easier for themselves and their families."
Daryl Fairweather ⛅I'm stuck at home with my air purifiers, waiting for the smoke to clear. Millions of Americans are doing the same thing. So I wrote an article for Forbes about how worsening air quality will change home buying preferences, looking at evidence from Beijing. www.forbes.com/sites/darylf...