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2026-02-15•The Good Signal
U.S. life expectancy hits all‑time high of 79 years in 2024
The CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics says the average American can now expect to live 79 years – a 0.6‑year jump from 2023 and the highest level ever recorded.
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2026-02-15•The Good Signal
NHS waiting list falls to lowest level in three years, 7.29 million patients still awaiting treatment
Data released in January 2026 shows England’s NHS waiting list dropped to 7.29 million patients at the end of December 2025 – the lowest figure since February 2023 – after a record year of elective activity.
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2026-01-31•The Good Signal
WHO World Health Statistics 2025: Progress Slows, Costs Bite, and the Triple Billion Picture
WHO’s World Health Statistics 2025 report shows long-term gains in healthy life expectancy before COVID-19, but a pandemic-era reversal, slowing progress toward SDG targets, and persistent financial and workforce constraints across health systems.