Though we live longer,
we may suffer longer
and more expensively from more.
According to an article in Aeon,
"...approximately a third of adults suffer from multiple chronic conditions,
wreaking untold havoc on healthcare systems and economies across the globe.
In developed countries, it might be closer to three in four older adults
who suffer from multiple conditions.
The proportion of patients with four or more diseases
is expected to almost double between 2015 and 2035 in the UK alone.
Frighteningly, these statistics don’t even account for chronic illnesses in children,
which are likewise on the rise."
1 comment:
and when they invent a pharmaceutical to treat those curious ills
they'll concoct another much more suitable to sell a few more pills
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