Well, it’s a start. Life expectancy in the United States began rising from COVID-era lows in 2022, jumping to 77.5 years old after a two-year dip, data published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed. But, hold your applause — the newly-released stats remain among the worst number crunchers have seen in years, … Read more
Dismal numbers released Tuesday by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics indicate 15 percent of America’s children aged five to 17 recently received treatment for mental health conditions in 2021, raising concerns about the depth of the country’s ever-expanding mental health crisis. Adolescents showed the worst numbers in the data brief, with 18.9% of children … Read more
A claim that drinking tea might protect people against developing type 2 diabetes has been met with caution from multiple experts ahead of the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes. The claim is that people who drink four or more cups of tea every day – specifically green, Oolong, or … Read more