Tooth fairy payouts drop to lowest rate in years, per Axios.

A recently published analysis looked at over 2.2M people across 37 studies to understand how cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF)—with VO₂ max as the best proxy—affects all-cause mortality risk. In detail: • People with the highest fitness levels (67th percentile and above) had a

The first GLP-1 weight-loss pill is 1 step closer to hitting the market Eli Lilly $LLY said its experimental pill met its goals in a pivotal study, helping diabetes patients lower blood sugar—and even reduce weight. Late-stage study results evaluating orforglipron in obese

Andrew Witty (CEO): "In $UNH's MA business we had planned for 2025 care activity to increase at a rate consistent with the utilization trend we saw in 2024. Instead though, Q1 2025 indications suggest care activity increased at 2x that rate. Increases in physician and

good framing of the prevailing liquidity environment from PitchBook

Physical activity is the most effective intervention available for promoting brain health and longevity. Recent research demonstrates that regular exercise, even in modest amounts, is effective for enhancing brain volume, improving memory, and reducing the risk of

my preferred discretionary spend proxy

"The average Waymo in Austin is busier than 99% of Austin drivers." $GOOGL $UBER

$LTH earnings calls continue to be a good barometer for fitness & wellness—and to no surprise, the consumer awakening continues to materialize: • Q1 revenue up 18% YoY to $706M, beating estimates by $23M • Net income soared 206% YoY to $76M • Memberships grew 3% to 826K •

some pieces that stuck out in the Omada S-1: • 55%+ of revenue is tied to a single distribution channel (Cigna/Evernorth), heavily weighting NDR (128%) as well • rev model is engagement-based, i.e., only gets paid when participants actively use the program, opening to the

surprised to not see more opinions on tim cook. completely fumbled the Health opportunity. missed the AI boat thus far. its most well-positioned adjacent-market challenger is now entering devices. genuinely interested how the board feels, or are we all still under an iOS spell?

I’m one of the last people you’d wanna go deep on AI with BUT I do think it will have profound effects on our health and longevity. Hard to not be all in on this potential. Other parts, TBD. Thank you, iConnections and Ron Biscardi for having me. We chopped it up about the

It’s happening - tomorrow: MAKING SF HEALTHY AGAIN - Kian Sadeghi on Genomics and the future - Pitch n run with jordan pascasio from Next Ventures - Workout with HYBRD and Barry's +pull-up and cold plunge challenges

Big thanks to the iConnections team for bringing together such a great crew of allocators and founders to kick off day 2 of Global Alts last week. And as always, shoutout to Tone House — still the hardest (and best) workout in NYC.

exercise is one of the greatest physical + behavioral interventions we have 👏👏 Derek Thompson fantastic coverage + interesting highlights wrt socioeconomic trends and motivations great to see society pushing on this front!