The New York Times
.....Dr. Muennig said that popular theories for the cause of the decline, including an increase in
obesity rates and an opiod epidemic, fail to explain a problem that feels broader.
“If
you actually dissect the data neither of those arguments hold,” he
said. “This report slams it home that this is really a mystery.”
Is there any positive news?
Dr. Xu said that the study’s lone bright spot showed a decline in deaths from
cancer, by 1.7 percent.
“That’s the only part that’s good news,” he said.....
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