Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has done many things in a year and a half in office. But perhaps none is more important than highlighting our man-made chronic disease crisis.
Modern life has brought countless blessings. Clean water, sewage systems, antibiotics, refrigeration, and more have tamed many deadly diseases. In the last two centuries, lifespans doubled. Doctors can now manage diseases that once killed our ancestors, so they become “chronic.” Better testing also finds problems earlier, while broader diagnostic rules can inflate the numbers, making things look worse than they are.
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