AI alone will provide better medical care than physicians, or even physicians working with AI. AI will likely be ready to be deployed for real-world cognitive medical tasks in some, maybe many, workflows by 2030. Read more in @jama.com with Vinod Khosla, Neal Khosla, and Abe Baker-Butler.

Running errands with a friend could add years to your life. Loneliness and social isolation carry mortality risk on par with smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Even 15-30 minutes of connection a day matters. Talk to people. Read more in @nytimes.com.

CMS abandoned a fix to a $500 billion problem and never said why. In my latest Health Affairs piece with Daniel Shenfeld and Ravi Parikh, we argue CMS needs to build a real evaluation framework, make new models usable by every stakeholder, and modernize how updates get deployed.

You can skip alcohol and still have a great summer. @forbes.com just ran a piece on alcohol-free summer relaxation. Ice cream is a great substitute, but if an occasional drink brings you together with friends, that's fine. The real value is in social connection. www.forbes.com/sites/jessep...

9 Ways To Relax Without Alcohol This Summer, From A Doctor

A doctor shares science-backed, alcohol-free ways to relax this summer — from herbal teas to functional beverages to ice cream socials to sunset breathwork.

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An FDA panel just voted to allow compounded peptides with no real safety data required. Most yes votes came from panelists tied to the peptide industry. Taking peptides without data is risky. Compounding them is even worse. Don't be a schmuck and put your health at risk. #Health #FDA #Peptides

Extra-virgin olive oil is the best. My second choice of oil might surprise some people: canola oil. But here's the part people miss: it's not about obsessing over the "perfect" oil. It's about avoiding reheated oil during deep frying. Sauté or bake instead of frying. parade.com/health/best-...

‘I’m an Oncologist—This Is the Cooking Oil I Always Choose’

When it comes to lowering cancer risk, how you cook your food matters.

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Want to live a long, healthy, and happy life? Throw a dinner party. Cooking at home. Good conversations with friends. Planning and mental engagement. A dinner party hits all three things that matter most for your health. Read more in @todayshow.com: www.today.com/health/mind-...

A Healthy Aging Expert’s No. 1 Favorite Social Activity to Boost Longevity and Overall Wellbeing

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a renowned physician reveals his favorite social activity to promote longevity because it requires several important skills crucial for heathy aging.

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It’s ice cream season. And before a random influencer or AI bot tells you to cut the calories and watch your sugar, let me give you a doctor’s note to enjoy a frozen treat. Want to know how else you can live a healthy life? Read my conversation in @npr.org’s Morning Edition.

Longevity. Wellness. Healthcare. Aging 💡 Few people have thought more deeply about all four than @zekeemanuel.bsky.social 🌱 Don't miss this fascinating conversation on Remarkable People: guykawasaki.com/the-...

Still haven’t grabbed a copy of my new book and want to learn more? I'm discussing "Eat Your Ice Cream" at a virtual event with @rotmanschool.bsky.social on July 16. We're drowning in wellness fads and misinformation. I'll tell you what actually matters. July 16 at 1 PM ET. Register below.

Pull out your health insurance card. No chip. No barcode. That analog mess is why Americans are drowning in medical bills. We spend $1.5 trillion a year on admin costs. The fix: standardize billing like the Federal Reserve did for banking. www.healthaffairs.org/content/fore...

Your health may depend more on your friendships than your supplements 🤝 @zekeemanuel.bsky.social explains why social connection belongs at the center of every wellness conversation 🎯 Listen wherever you get podcasts: guykawasaki.com/the-...

Looking for something to keep you cool during heat waves this summer? Eat your ice cream. I was recently featured in the UK's @theipaper.com discussing why ice cream should be considered a dairy product instead of a sweet. Read the full piece below. inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

I'm a doctor, this is why ice cream is good for you

It contains protein and calcium, and is one of the most sociable foods of all. I advise two scoops a week

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I'm featured in Good Housekeeping UK discussing why it's time to stop obsessing over "wellness" and start living instead. Going to extremes is not sustainable. The key is finding healthy habits you genuinely enjoy. Stop obsessing and start living. Read the feature below.

@newyorker.com just reviewed "Eat Your Ice Cream." The wellness industry sells mystery: blue zones, biohacks, resveratrol, rapamycin. In Eat Your Ice Cream, I offer the basics: exercise, sleep, relationships, not smoking, and eating well. Read the review: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Something Is Very Wrong with Modern Longevity Science

A new book argues that many of the world’s oldest people aren’t so old after all.

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RFK Jr. wants every American wearing a wearable in four years. But here's what doctors actually think: only some metrics matter, and obsessing over data does more harm than good. As I told @nytimes.com, wearables can worsen sleep. How you feel matters more than the numbers.

Great speaking at @aspenideas.bsky.social this week with my friend @celinegounder.com about what actually drives longevity: strong relationships, good sleep, mental engagement. We debunked some myths, discussed "Eat Your Ice Cream," and yes, enjoyed some of the cold stuff too!

For Father’s Day, I remembered my father, who lived well into his 90s without obsessing over wellness trends. Instead he walked every day, ate well, stayed socially connected, and found purpose. I wrote about this for @fortune.com: fortune.com/2026/06/21/z...

Ezekiel Emanuel: My father lived into his 90s. He understood something many successful men miss | Fortune

The wellness industry wants you obsessing over biomarkers and supplements. One physician's life offers a simpler—and more effective—blueprint for aging.

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You cannot eat well if you don't cook for yourself. Gen Z never learned to cook because home economics disappeared from curricula 20+ years ago. A generation that doesn't know how to roast a chicken or make a soup is a generation at a metabolic disadvantage.

@nytimes.com profiled people ditching their fitness trackers — and they're all healthier now. The best measure of health isn't your data. It's how you feel. Obsessively tracking every metric takes time away from actually living. Stop counting steps. Start living.

Clinical AI by 2030 is coming. But fee-for-service reimbursement will make it expensive theater. Value-based payment makes it real. I discussed this and more with Kevin O’Leary and Martin Cech of Health Tech Nerds below.

I pitched Vedge on what may be the world's first bean-to-bar chocolate tasting course. They said yes. Now it's on the menu.

Both my honey and chocolate won Gold at the 2026 Good Food Awards — the highest honor for artisanal foods in the USA. 🍯🍫 As I write in my new book “Eat Your Ice Cream,” exploring new interests and learning new skills is one of the most underrated things you can do for a long, healthy life.

New research develops a machine learning model #Franklin to improve risk adjustment accuracy in Medicare ft. Daniel Shenfeld, Lindsay Warrenburg, Eli Silvert, Matthew Guido, Amol Navathe & @zekeemanuel.bsky.social (@pennmehp.bsky.social) @pennldi.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

There is some really huge news in the fight against cancer. @zekeemanuel.bsky.social talked to @citizencohn.bsky.social about this breakthrough — and how Trump’s war on research puts future discoveries at risk.

Washington State is set to issue its first #WACares payments—a first-in-the-nation public long-term care financing program. What could this mean for long-term care funding nationwide? LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social reflects in @marketwatch.com. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4x2jd87

WA Cares and the Need for Public LTC Insurance

LDI Fellow Ezekiel Emanuel writes in MarketWatch that the WA Cares fund could offer a blueprint for a universal, federal long-term-care program.

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Most people are focusing on the wrong things when it comes to healthy eating. The best thing to do is cut back on harmful foods and practices, such as: 🥤Sugary drinks 🍟Ultra-processed foods 🍿Mindless snacking

As I told @cnn.com, the Hantavirus outbreak is concerning but not a panic. What you need to know: ➡️ No evidence the virus has mutated ➡️ Infected individuals are quarantined ➡️ N95 masks provide protection The government isn't as prepared as it should be, but we don't have an outbreak — yet.

Harvard's grade cap is a good idea. It won't last. Grade inflation is a collective action problem. One institution can't solve it alone. Until the Ivy Plus schools — Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Hopkins, and others — commit together, Harvard is fighting with one hand tied behind its back.

How can informed consent forms be improved? LDI Fellow @zekeemanuel.bsky.social and colleagues tested short, medium, and long versions—finding the medium length struck the right balance: concise, yet with enough information to support understanding. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cS7HnB