By Eve Herold – Healthspan Action Coalition –
Before we launch into news on the healthspan front, let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room. US health agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the FDA, are currently in a state of limbo as the dust settles on a new and aggressively change-oriented administration. The entire healthcare field awaits the outcome of leadership confirmations and a freeze on grants to nonprofit organizations was announced and then partially rescinded. By the time you read this, we may have a new director of Health and Human Services, which could dramatically alter the landscape and uncertainty abounds. Nevertheless, there have been important developments in the healthspan world. Read on for news on a new longevity app, a possible shift in our understanding of aging, surgical robots and major developments from ARPA-H. Follow that with a troubling snapshot of major disparities in the US life expectancy, plus information on a California “longevity zone” event featuring HSAC’s Co-Founder and COO Melissa King.
