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<p>An American born in 2019 will spend a larger share of their lifetime taking prescription drugs than being in their first marriage or receiving an education, according to new research by Jessica Ho, associate professor of sociology and demography at Penn State. She found that American males will spend approximately 48% of their lives taking prescription drugs. The number jumped to 60% for females.</p>
An analysis of life expectancy growth since the 1930s suggest more than 50 countries have surpassed the US—with the gap compared to the leading countries widening in that time.
Data shows that America's excess death rates have mostly returned to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the end of the public health crisis, experts say.
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
The COVID-19 pandemic is definitively over, according to two recent reports focused on the same metric.