US life expectancy plunged again in 2021, down nearly a year
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021, falling by nearly a year from…
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Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old…
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.)Sharon DeWitte, University of South Carolina(THE…
COVID-19, overdoses pushed US to highest death total ever
By MIKE STOBBE - AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — 2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights…