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VitaMins Health: GLP-1 obesity medications - will they be as big as statins for life expectancy?

The World Health Organization has referred to obesity as “one of today’s most blatantly visible – yet most neglected – public health problems”. But excitement is now rising around new appetite-suppressing medications with public health organizations hopeful that these treatments may help tackle this growing epidemic.

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Explainers | Pandemic updates

Covid-19: On the case…. (Part II)

Last week, our analysis of daily new COVID-19 cases highlighted 15 local authorities for whom, although they were not on the watchlist at time of publication, the growth in new cases and/or the number of new cases had been high, and potentially of concern.

8 September 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: On the case

Against the backdrop of evolving government guidance, Steven and Conor look at how daily new COVID-19 cases have been gradually increasing. They consider what has driven local lockdowns to date, whether other areas are at risk of greater restrictions, and how we might be able to spot early warnings of any second national lockdown.

4 September 2020

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 20-08: Life expectancy doesn’t tell the whole story

In this edition of Top Charts, Erik Pickett explains why there's more than meets the eye when it comes to life expectancy.

28 August 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as at 25th August 2020

In the latest weekly update on emerging COVID-19 statistics in the UK, Conor looks at how total weekly deaths have nudged above average seasonal levels, while registered COVID-19 linked deaths continue to fall. Could this be the feared rise in non COVID-19 deaths starting to come through?

26 August 2020

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 20-7: Workin’ 9 to 5: a way to keep on livin’?

In this edition of Top Charts, Helen Wells looks at whether working to a later retirement age boosts life expectancy.

31 July 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as at 28th July 2020

Conor returns with his latest weekly update on emerging COVID-19 statistics in the UK. This week he looks at how total weekly deaths continue to remain below average seasonal levels, even allowing for COVID-19 deaths, while Scotland continues to lead the way in reducing COVID-19 linked deaths.

29 July 2020

Opinion & experiences | Behavioural economics blogs

The survivorship bias – who’s left?

In his latest blog on cognitive biases affecting the actuarial world, Erik Pickett looks at the survivorship bias: the tendency to assume subjects that made it through a survival process are typical of the group that began the process.

7 July 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as at 30th June 2020

In the latest weekly update on emerging COVID-19 statistics in the UK, Conor explores how total weekly deaths have, for the first time since mid March, dipped below seasonal levels, even allowing for COVID-19 deaths.

1 July 2020

General interest | VitaMins

VitaMins Health: Mental health – looking after body and mind

It is widely accepted that the mind and body are closely interlinked. In this article we look at the link between mental and physical health patterns and how these may influence future longevity trends.

18 June 2020

Business updates | Press releases

Club Vita Appoints Jennifer Haid CEO of International Team

Club Vita, the international leader in longevity data analytics, today announced that Jennifer Haid has joined Club Vita’s international team as Chief Executive Officer.

16 June 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as at 9th June 2020

In this week’s blog we explore the latest data on weekly deaths, which continues to trend downwards towards average levels. In addition, we examine how registered deaths varied by age band, highlighting some noticeable differences between genders, and the distribution of deaths which don’t mention COVID-19 on the death certificate.

9 June 2020

Explainers | Press releases

Club Vita response to the ONS’s publication of its analysis of death registrations not involving COVID-19

The estimated total death toll from the pandemic thus far is around 65,000 lives. One in five of these lives lost relate to a spike in seasonal death rates after we strip out those where COVID-19 is officially recognised as a contributory factor on the death certificate.

9 June 2020

Business updates | Press releases

Club Vita to Provide Longevity Analytics through ProVal

Club Vita, the international leader in longevity analytics, today announced an integration partnership with WinTech, a leader in retirement valuation and administration software.

3 June 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as at 26th May 2020

In the latest weekly update on emerging COVID-19 statistics in the UK, Conor explores how, despite a small uptick caused by the VE Day Bank Holiday in the UK, there continue to be promising signs as death rates trend down towards seasonal levels.

27 May 2020

Research & technical | Research & technical notes

Public vs Private - Is there a sector effect in post-retirement mortality?

In this paper we show there is significant diversity of longevity experience for pension schemes within both the public and private sectors in both the UK and Canada.

22 May 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: Exploring the ‘missed’ deaths

In this analysis on emerging COVID-19 statistics in the UK, Conor and Steven explore the recent increases in weekly non COVID-19 deaths. Using data for Scotland, they highlight the variation in underlying causes of death, both before and after the appearance of COVID-19.

21 May 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

Covid-19: The missing and the missed deaths…(part 2)

Covid-19: The missing and the missed deaths….(part 2)

5 May 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

COVID-19: The latest picture as of 5th May 2020

In this blog we explore the impact of reflecting all deaths which mention COVID-19 on the death certificate, along with the deaths which may be the indirect consequence of COVID-19.

5 May 2020

Opinion & experiences | Behavioural economics blogs

The myside bias – why is it so hard to change our minds?

In this blog post we look at the myside bias (or confirmation bias) - the tendency to search more strongly for evidence that supports beliefs we already hold or discredits opposing views.

30 April 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

Covid-19: The missing and the missed deaths….(part 1)

It is clear that daily government press conference tally is materially underestimating the true scale of Covid-19. The gap can be attributed to both “missing” and “missed” deaths. In this blog we explore the first of these two critical issues.

28 April 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

Counting the cost of COVID-19

As COVID-19 spreads round the world, there is an understandable focus on death numbers to help gauge the impact. We explore below why this is not an exact science, and why numbers of deaths can and do vary.

24 April 2020

General interest | Top charts

Top Charts 20-04: Impact of COVID-19 on 2020 cumulative deaths (up to 10 April)

In this edition of Top Charts, Connor O'Reilly discusses the effect COVID-19 is having on 2020 cumulative deaths.

22 April 2020

Explainers | External publications

Steven Baxter and Helen Wells talk to Citywire about the future of retirement

Read Steven Baxter and Helen Wells' article for Citywire, where they discuss the future of retirement.

21 April 2020

Opinion & experiences | Pandemic updates

Socioeconomic effects of COVID-19

The number of Google searches for the word unprecedented has recently spiked to unprecedented levels. And for good reason; the COVID-19 pandemic is unlike anything in living memory - and it is not affecting everybody in the same way.

6 April 2020

Opinion & experiences | Behavioural economics blogs

Exponential growth and an appreciation for the logarithm

One thing that I am learning through the COVID-19 pandemic is that exponential growth is a difficult phenomenon to describe. Erik Pickett explains more in this blog.

26 March 2020

Explainers | Expert response

The CMI_2019 Mortality Projections Model

What does the latest population data tell us?

6 March 2020

Explainers | Press releases

Commenting on the CMI model

The new CMI improvements model shows a slight uptick in how long it projects we will live for. Read our commentary here.

4 March 2020

General interest | VitaMins

VitaMins Health: Vitamin D - The “sunshine” vitamin

Dietary sources of Vitamin D are limited, with around 90% of our usual intake coming from sunlight. Does our current lifestyle and diet through the winter months provide us with sufficient resources for a long and healthy life?

3 March 2020

Explainers | Pandemic updates

Pandemic panic?

How could a pandemic impact pension schemes?

28 February 2020

Explainers | Press releases

Responding to 'The Marmot Review 10 years on

The first Marmot Review was a landmark report. This 10 year follow-up is equally important, making a number of crucial recommendations for “levelling-up” health outcomes in the UK.

25 February 2020