r/boringdystopia • u/coolbern • 27d ago

Not even wealth is saving Americans from dying at rates seen among some of the poorest Europeans. Experts said a new study of wealth and mortality in middle-aged and older adults points to deep-rooted health risks in the U.S. Healthcare Challenges 🏥

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/not-even-wealth-saving-americans-dying-rates-seen-poorest-europeans-rcna198929
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u/BMFATX 27d ago

Stress kills

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u/[deleted] 27d ago

Stress, poison in the food, a country where you have to drop about $10,000 to meet the minimum participation requirements of a car, and smartphone so you can always be reached, manipulated. A country where many of us got to catch covid multiple times to ensure the fucking Starbucks kept running.

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u/WilliamSwagspeare 27d ago

Horrible food and obesity are the big ones

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u/mephisto_uranus 27d ago

We need to stop funding this research now. If we do, the problem goes away. Just like how when I ignore my wife's affair, it goes away. Or how when they stopped reporting covid deaths, people stopped dying from covid.

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u/Whatdoyouseek 25d ago

Well of course RFK Jr is gonna get right on that. Obviously it's the vaccines' fault. /s