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Global Wellness News™ | August 13th, 2026

The Dark Side of the Longevity Obsession

Longevity-fixation syndrome isn’t an official diagnosis, but here’s how methods to live longer are impacting today’s wellness-obsessed enthusiasts.

Viome Acquires Circulate Health, Adding Therapeutic Plasma Exchange

Clean slate.

Wellness Wins Gen Z Weekend Dollars – The Food Institute

Gen Z is spending less at bars as inflation, wellness priorities, and sober-curious lifestyles fuel cheaper social activities.

Whoop Plans to Double Size of Boston Headquarters Ahead of IPO

(Bloomberg) — Whoop Inc., the maker of popular screenless fitness trackers, plans to roughly double the size of its Boston headquarters, boosting a city struggling to grab a bigger piece of the artificial intelligence boom.

XPRIZE Healthspan names 20 finalists

Ten teams receive $1m awards as the $101m competition moves from therapeutic promise towards coordinated human trials.

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