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GROWTH rates for three industries were revised upwards by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) but these were not enough to affect preliminary first-quarter economic growth results released in May.

That, then i think people are rightly skeptical. >> there are many statistics about african americans that confirm president obamas feelings that things are not equal. looking at education first, in 2021, 24.7% of blacks had a bo bachelors degree or higher as compared to 38.3% of whites. quality of life, median income for the average black household was $48,297, for white house holds, nearly $78,000. 19.5% of blacks living at poverty level compared with 10% of whites. the life expectancies at bi...

The governments fiscal deficit moderated slightly to 6.4 percent of the GDP in 2022-23 from 6.71 percent in...

Philippine GDP grows 6.4% in Q1 2023

PH economy grows 6.4%, beating other asian nations

Important point. i would add to that the campaign to get narcan or the antidote for opioid into schools and where children know about it, parents is a good step. let me tell you the problem with that. that wears off. fentanyl doesnt. we designed fentanyl to treat cancer pain. it lasts for 2 or 3 days. the narcan may last only a matter of hours. its the right thing for everybody to have to be able to use, it is not the answer alone. >> alicia: as a society, i think we can do better. you are talki...

Import parting vaccines, that are more effective against these variants. its just a case of very poor preparedness, unfortunately. >> yeah, and winter as well. not a great time to do this. eric topol, thank you. >> all right. >> good to see you, take care. >> > covid-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on overall life expectancy in the u.s.. it fell in 2021 to 76.4 years. thats nearly two and a half years less than what it was at the beginning of the pandemic. the lowest its been for a quarter...

This just in to cnn, the cdc says u.s. life expectancy has dropped to its lowest level in 25 years. even with all the medical advances weve made, why? cnn senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen joins us now. elizabeth, break down this new report for us. >> reporter: ana, this report is really such sobering news, and i think everyone will understand the reasons why. so life expectancy which usually, you know, in recent decades just goes up, up, up with medical advances, with better preventi...

More -- better diagnostics and prevention, but unfortunately now weve seen it go down for the second year in a row. so lets take a look at what the cdc found in this report. they found that the life expectancy in 2021 was 76.4. thats a seven-month decrease from the year before, and this is really a gut punch. the biggest drop -- the biggest drop in life expectancy was for people between the ages of 35 and 44. so very young people. the two drivers as you mentioned were covid and drug overdoses. s...

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