Building a preventive workforce According to Dr Tim Shi, President of the Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society and program lead, the initiative is intended to support a broader transition in healthcare delivery. “As populations age globally, healthcare systems must transition from reactive disease treatment toward proactive healthspan management,” said Shi. “This initiative is designed to help physicians identify opportunities for earlier intervention, preserve functional capacity, and improve quality of life throughout the aging process.” more details:lnkd.in/e9p-5feK

China’s approach appears notable not only for its scale, but also for its emphasis on standardization and governance. The curriculum places not inconsiderable attention on medical ethics, evidence-based practice, risk communication and regulatory compliance alongside emerging technologies and geroscience-guided interventions. lnkd.in/e9p-5feK

China has developed a national longevity medicine program, becoming the FIRST country to formally recognize longevity medicine as a medical specialty at the national level. In this program, licensed physicians can receive systematic training and, upon completion, are authorized to provide standardized longevity medicine services. more details: lnkd.in/ebFwRe38 or lnkd.in/e4AxzVJT

Why is there such obsession with extending lifespan when the bigger issue is that average healthspan is 65 years and there are no data (except in super-centenarians) that longer lifespan = longer healthspan (known as compression of morbidity)?

Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society (APLMS) Call for Nominations – 2026 TOP 10 Longevity Breakthrough Awards Join us in honoring the scientific and clinical breakthroughs that are reshaping the future of longevity medicine. The 2026 nomination window opens on May 1, 2026. For more details, please visit the official awards website(longevityawards.org/)

Hong Kong to host APAC longevity summit, positioning the region at the center of translating science into real-world healthspan solutions. ㅤ Link in bio. ㅤ #longevity #healthspan #innovation #apac #futureofhealth

Hong Kong will play host to the 2026 Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit (APAC-LMIS), a gathering of some 2,000 researchers, clinicians and policymakers. Organized by The Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society (APLMS) and The Kitalys Institute for 1–4 October. more details in the news release. longevity.technology/news/ho…

Kitalys Institute (USA) and the Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society (Hong Kong) will co-host the 2026 Asia-Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit in Hong Kong. Please save the date: October 1–4, 2026. Confirmed speakers will be announced soon.

SAVE THE DATES! The Asia‑Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit will focus on these core themes and topics. It is jointly presented by the Asia‑Pacific Longevity Medicine Society and the Kitalys Institute.

SAVE THE DATES! The Asia‑Pacific Healthy Longevity International Summit will be held at the Hopewell Hotel, Hong Kong, from Oct. 1–4, featuring two days of pre‑summit training programs and two days of main sessions. It is jointly presented by the Asia‑Pacific Longevity Medicine Society and the Kitalys Institute.

The Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society has officially announced that the 2026 Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine International Summit will be held in Hong Kong from October 1–4, 2026. The program will include two days of pre-conference activities: October 1 will feature the “Longevity Top 10 Breakthrough Award Gala,” and October 2 will offer four comprehensive training programs on best practices for longevity clinics. The main APLMS Summit sessions will take place on October 3–4.

Some people believe it’s unnecessary, while others are convinced it’s beneficial for better health. It’s difficult to definitively prove who is right. However, there is one key issue we must focus on: has a proper safety assessment been conducted? It is not enough to simply say, “Yes, it’s safe.” Safety must be demonstrated with documented, formal assessment—this is not optional.

Chinese New Year holiday/Happy Lunar New Year! The Asia-Pacific Longevity Medicine Society is pleased to announce that the 2026 APAC Longevity Medicine International Summit will be held in Hong Kong from October 1–4, 2026. We expect to welcome more than 2,000 participants from around the world.

With today's launch of “A Giant Leap,” there’ll be lots of great podcasts on which I discuss AI and healthcare. Two today: Health Affairs Podyssey (w/ HA editor Rob Lott): healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377… Health & Veritas (w/ Yale’s Harlan Krumholz & Howie Forman): insights.som.yale.edu/podcas…

Really enjoyed this convo with Graham Walker, ED doc & inventor of MDCalc, on his "How I Doctor" podcast. Graham's comment that, when he's crossing a SF intersection, he worries more when he sees a car with a driver coming than a Waymo has stuck with me. offcall.com/learn/podcast/wh…

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The vicious cycle of heart complications from many cancer treatments @jclinicalinvest jci.org/articles/view/198289

AI doesn't need to be perfect to outperform our healthcare system's woeful status quo. It just needs to be better. In many cases, it already is. In today's @nytimes, I explore this idea – a central theme of my upcoming book, A Giant Leap (out Feb 3). nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opini…

A very exciting book day in my household – on the same day I received my copy of @ZekeEmanuel's new book (which I'm psyched to read), a pre-pub copy of my new book showed up as well. Mine will be publicly available on Feb 3, but available for pre-order now.

Large health models and predicting diseases —In September, >1,200 diseases predicted and when, by EHR and lifestyle factors, for 20-years forward nature.com/articles/s41586-0… —Yesterday, >130 diseases were predicted from 1 night of sleep data and EHR (Figure) nature.com/articles/s41591-0…