An advisory panel, stacked with RFK Jr.’s pro-peptide appointees, has voted to add BPC-157 and KPV to the bulk compounding list. This is despite FDA staff clinicians stating that there’s no convincing evidence. Central to the argument is whether allowing compounding will curtail the gray market or expose the public to unnecessary risk. Internally screaming.
Victoria Song

Senior Reviewer, Wearable Tech
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If you are, Withings’ BodyScan 2 is available to buy starting today. Why is the scale $600? Well, it measures 60 biomarkers, and it’s positioned as a “longevity station.”
It also offers noninvasive metabolic metrics like glucose resilience via bioimpedance spectroscopy and foot sweat. Yes, foot sweat.
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watchOS 27 feels like a culmination of several years of smaller updates.

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This is a smart ring for new users. Everyone else should wait until their current ring dies.

Clowning on the longevity king is fun, but it ignores why people biohack in the first place.




