Life expectancy has increased in the past century, but so have health woes for the elderly
on Mon, 2019-05-20 11:29 Alyssa
In 1900, the average life expectancy in the United States was just 47.3 years. Today, it is 78.6, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many people will outstrip that average.
But is that advance really worthwhile if it only means more time feeling old and infirm? In a feature article online and in the May 20 edition of the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik talks to researchers and innovators trying to make old age feel younger.
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[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/life-expectancy-has-increased-in-the-past-century-but-so-have-health-woes-for-the-elderly/2019/05/16/58833708-766a-11e9-bd25-c989555e7766_story.html?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8JYCH3Zl_bZnhohn_vRywgpA0GcQGAgTvhA4Okb9VNYJqZGTrKgzmmOky1Sw4K0hVqWaFRyADkUxGdLY4am2-zodWaDA&_hsmi=72837915&utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&utm_content=72837915&utm_medium=email&utm_source=hs_email&utm_term=.1d68417a25d9