It’s almost a running joke among Baby Boomers and Gen X that Generation Z and Millennials are slackers. Gen Z and younger Millennials are more likely to be underemployed, live with their parents or receive financial support from their parents than previous generations, at least according to some recent surveys. Now a new study found that 20-somethings are also more likely to suffer unemployment due to ill health than previous generations of young workers. Indeed, 20-somethings are more likely to be unemployed due to health issues than workers twice their age.
Author: Devon Herrick
Nearly Half of Americans Know Someone Who Died of an Overdose
More than 100,000 Americans die every year from a drug overdose in the United States. In the 12-month period ended in September 2023, 111,380 Americans had died. As recently as 2015 the number of Americans overdosing was less than half of recent figures, although that’s no small number either. Overdose deaths had risen to about 70,000 just prior to the covid pandemic. Covid appears to be a catalyst that spurred more drug use, resulting in the number of deaths skyrocketing.
Loneliness is a Public Health Epidemic: Is New Age Self-Help Psychobabble the Answer?
In an 82-page report, the surgeon general’s staff outlined the scope of the problem. This is a curious phenomenon because the Information Age makes connecting with people easier than ever. Prior to modern communication technology, people were really isolated, often working on farms with no daily interactions other than close family members.
Annual Exams are Often a Complete Waste of Time and Money
There has long been a belief that preventive medical services save money. The theory holds that if Americans’ primary care physicians ordered more preventive medical screening services we would not only be healthier but the cost of the preventive care would be more than offset by the savings from more serious care avoided. In other words, the cost of a colonoscopy would be offset by not getting colon cancer. The only problem with the theory is that it is wrong.