Mayo Clinic physicians propose 'healthspan' framework to reframe aging beyond lifespan
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Mayo Clinic physicians Christina Chen, M.D., and Sara Bonnes, M.D., propose a new framework for "healthspan" — the years of life spent in good health with preserved function, cognition, and independence — in a publication in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. They argue that living longer is not the same as living well, and that a greater focus on healthspan could reshape medical care by shifting emphasis from simply extending lifespan to maintaining quality of life in later years.
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The years of life spent in good health, with preserved function, cognition and independence.
A greater focus on healthspan could reshape medical care.
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