Quick Glance: Record Number of Suicides in the US
- About 49,500 people took their own lives last year in the U.S., the highest number ever recorded.
- Experts caution that suicide is complicated, and recent increases might be driven by various factors, including higher rates of depression and limited availability of mental health services.
- A recent analysis by Johns Hopkins University found that the overall gun suicide rate reached a record high last year, based on preliminary data from 2022.
- For the first time, the gun suicide rate among black teens exceeded the rate among white teens, according to researchers.
Life expectancy in the U.S. fell precipitously in 2020 and 2021, the sharpest two-year decline in nearly 100 years, largely because of Covid.
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Life expectancy in the U.S. fell precipitously in 2020 and 2021, the sharpest two-year decline in nearly 100 years, largely because of Covid ... Show more https://nyti.ms/3wNviAn
Quick Glance: Sen. Manchin has been isolated after testing positive for coronavirus.
- Joe Manchin, 74, has disclosed that he has tested positive for the coronavirus and is undergoing treatment for mild COVID-19 symptoms.
- Manchin's illness, combined with Patrick Leahy's (D-Vt.) recent absence from voting due to two hip operations, highlights the frailty of Democrats' Senate dominance.
- During this campaign season, Democrats expect to push many legislative initiatives through the 50-50 chamber, including votes next week on a top-tier proposal limiting pharmaceutical pricing and extending federal subsidies for health insurance.
- Democrats have gained control of the chamber thanks to Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote. Lawmakers are set to hold a final vote on a bipartisan bill to enhance semiconductor output.
Suicide in the military is on the rise, and the problem is most acute in the Army. Nowhere is the crisis more evident than Alaska ... Show more https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2022/04/04/army-suicide-rate-alaska-lack-counseling-support/7089273001/
Quick Glance: Longest-Serving Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska Dies at 88
- Don Young, first elected in 1973 during Nixon administration, became the longest-serving Republican in House history in 2019.
- Alaska Congressman Don Young, who secured pork-barrel billions for his state over nearly a half-century, died on Friday at age 88 while traveling home to Alaska.
- Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, said in a statement, “We have lost a giant who we loved dearly and who held Alaska in his heart — always.”
- Mr. Young is survived by his wife, Anne Garland Walton Young, whom he married in 1971.
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