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Big tech, big data, big money. Thatâs why Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft are all-powerful and all-seeing. Collectively, they know everything about everybody, monetize that knowledge with mysterious algorithms and control our lives while pretending to help us understand the mysteries of existence.Â
Thatâs why I turned to Google to understand two of those mysteries: How do we die and what do we do with all of our stuff?Â
For my advanced age (born the day that FDR was elected to a third term, so do the math) Iâm in great health, but I have too much stuff. How long can I hang on to my treasures (art on the walls, books everywhere, a basement full of things that Iâll probably never look at again but still want to keep) and how/when can I expect to croak?
Johnson County isn t immune to the world s racial health inequities Sokhieng Au, Guest Columnist
In 2020, the death of George Floyd and the increasing visibility of violent white nationalism roused many Americans to the truth of our deeply unequal, divided society. Racism has structured many American institutions since its founding and continues to influence our social, political and economic environment. In good faith, many of us work to reduce and eliminate its insidious effects in our society. Nonetheless, good intentions do not necessarily translate to a more equitable society.
According to the CDC s National Vital Statistics, the life expectancy for the average white person born in the U.S. in 2017 is 3.5 years longer than the average Black person. A 2020 Commonwealth Fund report shows that U.S. maternal mortality rates are the highest of any developed nation, double that of the second-highest (17 deaths per 100,000 live births compared with the second-place
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Deaths involving methamphetamines rose from 1.8 to 10.1 per 100,000 men, and from 0.8 to 4.5 per 100,000 women (Getty Images)
While much attention has been given to the opioid crisis in the US, a methamphetamine crisis has been quietly, but actively, gaining steam, particularly among American Indians and Alaska Natives, who are disproportionately affected by several health conditions, suggest researchers. They found that overdose deaths from methamphetamine a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affects the central nervous system surged over an eight-year period in the US.
Recent national data show that most people who use methamphetamine are between 25 and 54 years old, so the investigators limited their analysis to this age group. They examined data from this population as a whole. Results show that deaths involving methamphetamines rose sharply, from 1.8 to 10.1 per 100,000 men, and from 0.8 to 4.5 per 100,000 women. This represents a more than five-f
Quarter of Michigan residents are age 60 or older, and 6 more facts about state’s aging population
Updated Dec 28, 2020;
Posted Dec 28, 2020
Senior citizen parking signs are seen on Thursday, February 6, 2020 in front of Flint City Hall. (Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com)Sarahbeth Maney | MLive.com
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A quarter of Michigan residents are now age 60 or older, a reflection of the state’s aging population.
About 25% of Michiganders 2.46 million were at least 60 in 2019, according to the most recent U.S. Census estimates. The state’s current median age of 39.8 years is a record high.
To show the shift over time: In late 1950s, just as Michigan birth rate was hitting its peak, about 8% of Michigan residents were 65 or older. It’s now 18% as the Baby Boomers hit retirement age, and the percentage is continuing to inch up every year.