Snapshot · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett
The life expectancy gap between the US and Sweden has grown from 2 years to 6 years over the last 70 years, which Grantham attributes to the US's more permissive approach to toxic chemicals.
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The US permits 85 banned-in-EU pesticides, sprays 300M lbs/year of chemicals banned in Europe, allows banned food additives like potassium bromate, and has only banned 12 cosmetic chemicals vs EU's 1,500 [1] — Jeremy Grantham "The EU has banned 1,500 chemicals from cosmetics. Canada has banned 550. The US has banned 12. This regulatory gap directly contributes to …" 1:21:22 . 45% of US tap water contains PFAS.
A US Geological Survey found that at least 45% of all US tap water is contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals, which are directly linked to falling sperm counts and testicular cancer.
Mental health challenges are nearly universal — BetterHelp's own research found the majority of Americans experiencing symptoms right now.
When applying for Medicaid to cover nursing home costs, there is a 5-year look-back period that can disqualify applicants who gave away or spent down assets.
A broken pipe filled the Bad Friends studio with what the hosts identified as hydrogen sulfide — microscopic fecal aeroparticles — that the crew denied smelling.
Fei-Fei Li's father's liver surgery performed by a da Vinci robot resulted in 10 times less blood loss than a typical open liver surgery, thanks to laparoscopic precision.
Approximately 115 million adults in the US currently have prediabetes, most of whom are unaware, according to the Lingo sponsor segment.
Drug overdose deaths in the US fell from 110,000 to 80,000 in 2024, and then to roughly 70,000 — the largest single-year drop the CDC has ever recorded.
Men's overdose death rate fell 27% in a single year, outpacing the 23% drop for women.
The steepest decline in overdose deaths was among 15–24-year-olds, whose rate fell 37%.
Fei-Fei Li observed that on a given hospital shift, nurses walk miles just to fetch medicine and supplies, illustrating a clear use case for assistive robotics in healthcare.
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