1990 to 2021 Saw Decline in Life Expectancy in the United States
Rankings of life expectancy and healthy life expectancy declined for males and females in the United States
Health Span-Lifespan Gaps Widening Globally
Sex difference identified, with women exhibiting a wider health span-lifespan gap than men
EPA Bans Two Solvents Linked to Cancer
GLP-1 RAs Reduce Risk for Clinically Important Kidney, CVD Outcomes
Meta-analysis shows significant reductions in composite kidney outcome, kidney failure, MACE, all-cause death
7.9 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in January to June 2024
No change seen in percentage of people who were uninsured from 2023 to first half of 2024; lower percentage had public coverage
Preferential Promotion of White Men Persisting in Academic Medicine
Black women significantly less likely to be promoted to assistant professor, full professor compared with White men
Poor Control Over Aspects of Work Linked to Physician Burnout
Poor control over patient load, team composition, clinical schedule, and workload independently linked to burnout
Trump Picks Vaccine Mandate Critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to Head National Institutes of Health
President-Elect Trump Names His Picks to Head the CDC and FDA
In addition, the president-elect has chosen his nominee for surgeon general
Considerable Disparities in Life Expectancy Exist Within U.S. Population
Large disparities in life expectancy observed, which grew over time, especially during the first two years of COVID-19