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Shots – Health News : NPR

Life expectancy in the U.S. fell for a second year in a row, driven by COVID-19 : Shots – Health News : NPR

Life expectancy in the U.S. fell in 2021, for the second year in a row.

In 2019, someone born in the U.S. had a life expectancy of nearly 80 years. In 202o, because of the pandemic, that dropped to 77 years. In 2021 life-span dropped again — to 76.1 years. And for some Americans, life expectancy is even lower, according to a provisional analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 Simple Things That Will Make You the Most Interesting Person in Any Conversation

3 Simple Things That Will Make You the Most Interesting Person in Any Conversation

Tired of showing up to social events because your brain has already decided it’s going to be a drag being asked the same dumb questions and exchanging fake smiles?

To reinvent your networking routine so that others are attracted to you like flies to a sticky trap, stop showing up with the expectation of getting something from them. Here are three key actions of the best conversationalists that will immediately draw others to you.

Ways to increase stigma around mental health πŸ§‘β€βš•οΈ

Ways to increase stigma around mental health πŸ§‘‍βš•οΈ

  1. Blame crime and violence on mental health issues
  2. Use the mental health system to intervene in criminal activity
  3. Claim that mental health funding can stop crime
  4. Mandate mental health treatment, using mental health as part of the criminal justice system
  5. Make mental health providers mandatory reporters of many things patients say to them, reducing patient confidentiality