{
  "id": 14859979,
  "title": "Beyond living longer: Why we need to focus on healthspan, not just lifespan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/beyond-living-longer-why-we-need-to-focus-on-healthspan-not-just",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T03:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/opinion/op-eds/beyond-living-longer-why-we-need-to-focus-on-healthspan-not-just-lifespan-1.500712165"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For generations, our understanding of longevity has been remarkably simple: living longer was the goal. But as medicine advances and people live to increasingly older ages, a more important question is emerging: how well are we living those additional years? This is where the concept of healthspan becomes critical. Lifespan tells us how long we live. Healthspan asks how long we remain healthy,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}