Avoidable deaths are on the rise in the United States, yet falling in many peer nations
www.brown.edu
A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that avoidable mortality rose across all U.S. states from 2009 to 2021, while it declined in most other high-income countries.
  • @NauticalNoodle@lemmy.ml
    2•24 days ago

    "That story about Dr. Rogozov always struck me as something superhuman. "

    It actually says near the end of the article that Rogozov and Gagarin (who flew 16 days later) both served as models for the Soviet superhumans mentioned in propoganda. It’s also probably why some countries now make appendectomies compulsory prior to visiting Antarctica.

    • Komodo Rodeo
      2•24 days ago

      Huh, I never knew that. I suppose that someone who could operate on themselves with an assistant holding a mirror definitely qualifies as superhuman, but the propaganda is news to me.