Physician @emilosangeles | Professor @USC | @CBSNews contributor | The Book of Animal Secrets - out now in paperback

Joined July 2011
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I recently sat down with the incredible Bran Ferren, designer, technologist, inventor, and former President of R&D and Creative Technology at The Walt Disney Company, for his podcast, Conversations for Our Daughters. Together, we discussed the future of personalized medicine and how innovation is changing the way we prevent, detect, and treat cancer. Watch the full conversation here: tinyurl.com/ms8e6ptx
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AI will transform medicine: from discovering new drugs to unlocking insights from data to handling routine administrative tasks. I didn’t go to medical school to spend my day in front of a computer. AI can help bring the focus back to patients and human connection. Exciting times ahead. Loved this conversation with Kara Swisher: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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NAD supplements marketed for anti-aging still haven’t shown meaningful benefits — and now even the premise that NAD levels inevitably decline with age is being questioned. Focus on what actually works: #EatRealFood #Exercise nytimes.com/2026/05/23/well/…
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Artificial intelligence is rapidly making its way into the healthcare world. At 3:30pm East, @DrMarcSiegel talks about the changes and potential impact with Dr. David Agus @DavidAgus - Physician @emilosangeles. Stream live here: sxm.app.link/DoctorRadio
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Deeply honored to receive the Latchkey Award from @JohnsHopkinsDOM and @OslerResidency, alongside Drs. Redonda Miller and Suzanne Koven. Modeled after the key Osler gave select senior residents to his personal library, this award is especially meaningful. I will always treasure my time in training at Hopkins. @ChidaNatasha @NadiaHanselMD @drjmariomolina
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'We're in a new era.' Dr. David Agus tells @jaketapper how A.I. is transforming medicine and the way new medical treatments are created
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Another study showing the remarkable benefit of the Shingles vaccine on dementia/Alzheimers - a 50% reduction - the impact of this on individuals, families, society and our economy are profound ---- if people actually take the vaccine! nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
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20 Dec 2025
When you look a dog in the eye, your oxytocin goes up. And that changes everything. I'm excited to be joined on 3 Takeaways by Dr. @DavidAgus, USC Professor of Medicine and Engineering and Founding CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute @EMILosAngeles. Dr. Agus - who has treated President Clinton and Pope John Paul II - explains how social connections affect our health at a biological level. "People with lots of social connections do better. We are social creatures," he says. When you look a dog in the eye, your oxytocin rises. Your blood pressure lowers. Your whole physiology changes. And the people who have these connections - whether with dogs, family, or friends - live longer and healthier lives. This isn't soft science. It's measurable biology. Social connections change our hormones, our cardiovascular system, our immune function. Loneliness isn't just emotional pain—it's a physical health risk. The lesson? Invest in relationships. Pet your dog. Call a friend. Connect. Your body will thank you. For more, ✅📖 Read Dr Agus's wonderful book The Book of Animal Secrets amzn.to/4oGLdZo ✅🎧 Listen: 3 Takeaways Podcast (top 1% globally) to Dr. David Agus on The Hopeful Science of a Longer, Healthier Life 3takeaways.com 💬 How do social connections affect your wellbeing? #3Takeaways #DavidAgus #SocialConnections #Oxytocin #Longevity #MentalHealth #DogsOfLinkedIn #Wellness #podcast
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17 Dec 2025
🚀New 3 Takeaways episode!🚀 I am delighted to be joined this week by @DavidAgus, Professor of Medicine and Engineering at the University of Southern California and Founding CEO of the Ellison Medical Institute @EMILosAngeles. He treats presidents, CEOs and cultural icons and has spent decades studying one question: What determines how long and well we live? His answer is hopeful: Only 4% is genetic. The other 96% is under your control. In this episode, he reveals: - why elephants rarely get cancer - why giraffes never get heart disease - what inflammation does to nearly every organ in your body - foods we think are healthy that aren't ✅He also shares the simple, proven habits that matter more than DNA, and destroys the myths quietly harming millions. Science-backed. Actionable. Hopeful. He is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, including The Book of Animal Secrets, The Lucky Years and The End of Illness. 🎧 Listen to the full conversation on 3 Takeaways, the top 1% global podcast 3takeaways.com 💬 Which health habit has made the biggest difference in your life? #3Takeaways #DavidAgus #Longevity #Genetics #Lifestyle #PreventiveMedicine #HealthOptimization #PersonalResponsibility #podcast
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From @WSJopinion: For generations, we’ve accepted the decline of the human body as inevitable. But that assumption may no longer hold true. Science fiction is becoming reality, writes @DavidAgus. on.wsj.com/4n4W5zB
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Aging, once an inevitability, is becoming a frontier. And for the first time, science offers reason to hope that the future might be younger than it looks, writes @DavidAgus on.wsj.com/4pYmXUB
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From @WSJopinion: Aging, once an inevitability, is becoming a frontier. And for the first time, science offers reason to hope that the future might be younger than it looks, writes @DavidAgus. on.wsj.com/3IQU5Ni
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Read more from Dr. @DavidAgus in the @WSJ: bit.ly/3KKAX40
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Researchers aren’t merely slowing aging; they’re learning how to reverse it.” That’s from a brilliant, optimistic piece just published in the @WSJ on AI and aging by Dr. @DavidAgus, founding CEO of the @emilosangeles Medical Institute and a member of @Thrive's board. There have been some remarkable advances in longevity recently and AI is “supercharging” that process. "AI is also revolutionizing how we understand our personal health,” he writes, helping “reveal patterns that humans might never spot.” And as AI transforms health, we’ll also need to deal with how it’s transforming society. "The implications of life extension are profound, and they reach far beyond medicine,” Dr. Agus writes. "Physical health can’t advance without equal attention to emotional, ethical and economic health. A world in which people live significantly longer will require a new economic model focused on multigenerational, multistage employment in which a person may pursue different careers appropriate to different stages of life rather than the traditional three-stage arc of education, work and retirement. Such a world would also require a new respect for aging.”
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I woke up Sunday morning and the news was all a bit depressing, so I decided to write something positive for @WSJ. I wrote about how AI and biology might help us turn back the clock and what that could mean for our future. Read more: wsj.com/opinion/ai-and-the-f…
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Aging, once an inevitability, is becoming a frontier. And for the first time, science offers reason to hope that the future might be younger than it looks, writes @DavidAgus on.wsj.com/3KIRV2M
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This is a very hopeful and encouraging piece about AI and breakthroughs in anti-aging. Written by @DavidAgus, the doctor who saved my life (more than once. More than twice actually). A must read. wsj.com/opinion/ai-and-the-f…
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“For generations, we’ve accepted this decline as inevitable. But that assumption may no longer hold true. Science fiction is becoming reality.” Congrats ⁦@DavidAgus⁩! wsj.com/opinion/ai-and-the-f…
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Join me this Thursday, October 9 for the #EllisonInsightsForum – a virtual discussion with leading voices in health and science: @dramyabernethy, @DanaPGoldman, @rschilsky, and @AnnaBarker20. Together, we’ll explore how real-world evidence is transforming cancer research and helping bridge the gap between clinical trials and everyday patient care. Be a part of the conversation shaping the future of medical research. Register at eirf.org/insights #EllisonInsights #AIinoncology #CancerCare #MedicalResearch
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