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@realitista@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago

US men are dying much earlier than women, as death 'gender gap' widens: Study

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US men are dying much earlier than women, as death 'gender gap' widens: Study

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@realitista@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years ago
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The gap in life expectancy between American men and women is now the biggest it has been since the mid-1990s—almost six years.
  • @robocall@lemmy.world
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    26•2 years ago

    I wish the men in my life would visit a doctor, get an annual check up, and take more preventative measures protecting their health.

    • @specfreq@lemmy.world
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      20•2 years ago

      Sounds expensive

      • @redballooon@lemm.ee
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        14•2 years ago

        Only in the US.

        oh.

        • @SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
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          2 years ago

          Other countries pay for it in high taxes. You pay for it somehow.

          Edit:

          Is the U.S. the Highest Taxed Nation in the World?

          Highest Taxed Countries 2023

          • @redballooon@lemm.ee
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            9•2 years ago

            Every tiny bit of interaction with the medical system in the US costs a multitude of what the same interaction costs in other countries.

            There’s a reason why “international medical insurance” for say European travelers excludes the US by default. And if it includes US, it costs 4-10 times as much.

          • R0cket_M00se
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            7•2 years ago

            We have the tax money already in the US, we just dump most of it into the MI complex.

            • @SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
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              -2•2 years ago

              Probably

          • @AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
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            4•2 years ago

            You pay more for it in the US anyway, and don’t necessarily have anything to show for it.

            It’s just lose/lose for the US people.

          • @ChewTiger@lemmy.world
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            3•2 years ago

            We pay plenty in taxes to cover healthcare already. It’s just wasted on a bloated military budget. That and lobbyists prevent any changes that would negatively impact the healthcare industry’s bottom line.

          • @crossingtheabyss@lemmy.one
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            US is 13th in the world for the highest marginal individual income tax rate. Throw in the cost of education, medical bills, insurance, and property taxes, just to name a few, we as Americans are getting screwed.

          • @TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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            1•2 years ago

            You’re right, I pay 5-10x as much out of my income 😀

    • @SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
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      4•2 years ago

      I’m blessed to have good health/dental insurance and I guarantee you I make sure I get my money’s worth from it. I get my annual physicals, my required pokings and proddings, etc.

    • @Flickerby@lemm.ee
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      0•2 years ago

      Maybe you should talk to them first instead of wishing for them to pay for help not involving you.

    • @nehal3m@sh.itjust.works
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      You’re victim blaming

    • @FakinUpCountryDegen@lemmy.world
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      It’s a lot cheaper for women to act like adults and stop treating them like utter dog shit.

      • @Jax@sh.itjust.works
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        2•2 years ago

        You wanna throw in blaming immigrants too? It’s right there, easy pickings. C’mon, you know you want to.

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