Every Aspect of Americans’ Health Has Worsened Because of the Pandemic


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Aug 11 2022 7 mins  

The Covid pandemic has changed just about every aspect of Americans’ health, and it has mostly been for the worse. As people missed health screenings, abandoned routines, and went through isolation we saw a range of other chronic diseases worsen. Overall death rates of heart disease and stroke rose, drug overdose deaths and alcohol abuse rose, and even mental health took a hit. Brianna Abbot, health reporter at the WSJ, joins us for more.

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