First Rise in U.S. Death Rate in Years Surprises Experts
▻http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/01/health/american-death-rate-rises-for-first-time-in-a-decade.html
WASHINGTON — The death rate in the United States rose last year for the first time in a decade, preliminary federal data show, a rare increase that was driven in part by more people dying from drug #overdoses, #suicide and Alzheimer’s disease. The death rate from heart disease, long in decline, edged up slightly.