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Scientists warn of 17 major global health threats, two with…

The researchers say the seventeen threats could add up to tens of billions of years of lost health if current trends continue; the list still needs reading.

On air: Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock on Should You Be Worried?
Published 1:12 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Scientists warn of 17 major global health threats — including two that have ‘extinction potential’”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 1:12 PM ET on Should You Be Worried?, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.

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New York PostScientists warn of 17 major global health threats — including two that have ‘extinction potential’

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorScientists have identified seventeen major global health threats, and two of them are described as having extinction potential. Should you be worried?
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExtinction? Hank, I just bought a very large bag of rice.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe researchers say that if these trends continue, the seventeen threats could add up to tens of billions of years of lost health, across everyone, over time.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTens of billions of years. Which two are the extinction ones?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe summary I have does not name them.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThey warned us about extinction and left out the page with the names?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a study, Vera, not a trailer.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe real answer is that the threats are long-term trends, and nothing in it says your kitchen is involved.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: mildly worried, and read the study.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMildly. I'll keep the rice.