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More Americans Are Dying From Suicide, Drug Use And Diarrhea

Americans are dying in different ways than they used to. As of 2014, more were dying from drug use than in years past, even as deaths from alcohol had largely remained unchanged. Deaths resulting from interpersonal violence were on the decline, but fluctuations (and a recent increase) in deaths from suicide meant that violence was […]

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This Year’s Super Bad Flu Season In 20 Maps

Graphics by Ella Koeze Influenza isn’t just widespread — the strains in circulation are also severe. As the following chart illustrates, the share of doctor visits for flu and flu-like illnesses has not been this high since the 2009-10 season, when the flu hit early and hard but then quickly declined. (The flu season typically […]

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Got A Flu Shot? Great. Wash Your Hands, Too.

If you’re headed to an airport, train station, shopping mall or other public space swarming with people this holiday season, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll come into contact with the flu. (That recluse life is looking better and better, I know.) Flu season is just starting (see the map below for where it’s hitting […]

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