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Immortality-Obsessed Millionaire Reveals Incurable Disease Diagnosis

The Daily Beast

The Daily Beast

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July 7, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
Immortality-Obsessed Millionaire Reveals Incurable Disease Diagnosis

NetflixBryan Johnson, the tech bro who is obsessed with becoming immortal, has revealed he has an incurable disease. Johnson has spent millions of dollars on treatments designed to extend his life, including blood transfusions with his father Richard and his eldest son Talmage. But now the 48-year-old biohacker has revealed that he has a rare incurable autoimmune disease where his “stomach is eating itself.”Read more at The Daily Beast.

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