In The Future, Death Will Be Different
In the future, humans will likely die of a very different suite of causes than we do now, thanks to advances in healthcare, an aging population, and changes in the environment.
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Show Notes
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- Global Burden of Disease Study: A comprehensive look at morbidity and mortality that measures lost human potential due to ill health caused by disease.
- Aging-associated Diseases: Diseases that increase in frequency with senescence, including atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, cancer, arthritis, cataracts, osteoporosis, type 2 diabetes, hypertension and Alzheimer's disease.
- Global Catastrophic Risk: A risk that could inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale.
- Doomsday Clock: A metaphor that represents how close humanity is to self-destruction.
- Antiretroviral Therapy: A combination of drugs that suppresses HIV replication in infected individuals.
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