Arianna Huffington Instagram – What if the last person to die of heart disease has already been born?
That was one of the topics on our minds at the TIME100 Health Impact Dinner celebrating leaders shaping the future of health.
More than 99% of people who suffer a heart attack or stroke have at least one known risk factor beforehand — but many don’t know their numbers. Prevention starts with awareness — blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and emerging markers like ApoB — and continues with daily habits like food, movement, sleep, stress management and connection. The science is clear: our daily behaviors are powerful medical interventions And the incremental is monumental. Start with small, tiny steps, that cumulatively become healthier habits.
Loved my conversation with Dr. Sadiya Khan, Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology at @NorthwesternU Medicine, and Victor Bultó, President of @NovartisUS, moderated by Nikhil Kumar, Executive Editor of @TIME, on “The Prevention Revolution: Ending Heart Disease Before It Begins.” We talked about why cardiovascular prevention is especially urgent right now — and why this conversation belongs as much in everyday culture as in healthcare.
Make it easy. Make it the default. And know your numbers. Gamifying health awareness, knowing your numbers, teaching your teenagers about their numbers as they grow older, can begin to increase awareness, and then you can help people move from awareness to action.
The science is in. We have the tools. The question is whether we’ll incorporate them into our daily lives.
Congratulations to all of the inspiring honorees — and a special shoutout to @the_gerontologist Dr. Kerry Burnight, who coined the term “joyspan,” which describes our lifespan and our healthspan, and who is rewriting the narrative around aging.
#TIME100Health #HeartHealth #Prevention | Posted on 21/Feb/2026 02:01:32
