Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. Welcome to STAT’s “First Opinion Podcast.” I’m Torie Bosch, editor of First Opinion. First Opinion is STAT’s platform for big, bold ideas from health ...

Wood is a medical journalist and author. Her most recent novel is “The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley.” Topol is a cardiologist, executive vice president, and professor, at Scripps Research. When ...

Why do some communities have unusually high numbers of people living into their 90s and beyond? From the Mediterranean ...

When people talk about the world's Blue Zones, they usually focus on what's on the plate. It's the olive oil. The beans. The sourdough. Or maybe the daily walks through hilly villages. Those habits ...

Few diets have an origin story involving a globe-trotting explorer and the hearty centenarians encountered on his travels, but such is the case with the Blue Zone diet. It was created after National ...

Researchers in Finland have identified a potential Blue Zone in Ostrobothnia, Finland. A Blue Zone is a region recognized as having longer life expectancies and better overall health than other parts ...

Chelsea Rae Bourgeois is a health writer and registered dietitian nutritionist with over eight years of experience in the clinical setting. Her writing covers nutrition and overall health topics, ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Zones Health announced today it will launch nationwide in 2026. The health and well-being organization's rapid growth underscores patients', providers', ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. is just over 78 years — but in certain countries and regions, more people make it past 100, seemingly without even trying. What are the secrets of these pockets ...

For two decades, blue zones — known for having the most people in the world who live to age 100 or older — have held the interest of longevity-seekers. Now, researchers are questioning the idea of ...

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