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Life expectancy in America has continued its downward slide. Life expectancy at birth in 2019 was 78.86 years; it dipped to 76.99 years in 2020, then went down again to 76.60 years for 2021. The...
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The leading causes of death have remained about the same for over a decade. In 2020, COVID-19 changed that. It was the third largest cause of death that year as it included 350,831. The figure will...
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The U.S. population grew at the slowest pace in its history in 2021, according to the Census Bureau. Estimates released late December 2021 show that the population grew by only 0.1%, in large part...
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Virtually everyone has at least one aspect of their appearance they would like to improve upon. They want clearer skin, larger muscles, or perhaps most commonly, a thinner waist and a flatter...
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There were about 860.4 million doctor’s office visits in 2018, or about 2.67 visits per person. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 83.4% of adults and 94% of children had...
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When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, schools switched to remote learning to stop the spread of the virus among children. Although children were at significantly lower risk of severe disease and death from...
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Despite attempts at normalization, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives, both worldwide and nationwide. More than two years in, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed almost 981,000 people in the...
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It seems that worries other than COVID-19 are occupying Americans these days – the economy, the war in Ukraine, and most of all inflation. The pandemic seems to have taken a back seat, perhaps...
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Cancer was the second leading cause of death in the United States in 2020, after heart disease, with 602,350 cancer deaths recorded, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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With a combination of early detection, innovative treatments, and a deep reduction in smоking rates, cancer deaths in the U.S. have declined precipitously in the past 20 years. Between 2001 and...
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With temperatures rising, birds chirping, and flowers blooming, it may feel like spring is in the air. For many people, the advent of spring is a cause for celebration, yet for others, it also means...
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Cancer was the second-leading cause of death, after heart disease, in the United States in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 602,350 cancer fatalities in...
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On March 13, at 2 a.m. local time, we will turn the clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m. There will be more light in the evening — great for recreational purpose. And there will be less in the morning...
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An epidemic is ravaging every community in the United States, and it isn’t a virus brought to these shores from another country. That epidemic is the disease of fatal overdoses by illicit drugs and...
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Life expectancy is one of the most important and commonly cited indicators of population health — and in the United States, life expectancy is falling at a historic rate. According to the Centers...
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