The average US lifespan is 78–79 years but the average healthspan is only 63, meaning Americans spend the last 16 years of their lives in poor health.
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The average US lifespan is 78–79 years but the average healthspan is only 63, meaning Americans spend the last 16 years of their lives in poor health.
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Nick Leonard, CEO and co-founder of VoiceRun, delivers a sponsor read describing VoiceRun as a developer-first platform for building, deploying, and evaluating voice AI agents — built CLI-first for full developer control and enterprise extensibility. The platform is described as capable of building agents, simulating test scenarios, and analyzing performance at scale. Listeners are directed to voicerun.com.
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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