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What Is the Difference Between a Heart Attack and Cardiac Arrest?

Mercola

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 805,000 Americans experience a heart attack each year, with 605,000 being first-time incidents. 2 In comparison, more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur annually in the U.S. 1 According to the U.S. accounting for 70% of all cases.

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HealthyNYC – Extending the Lifespan of New Yorkers

Fund for Public Health NYC

Vasan Launch Ambitious Whole-of-government Campaign To Extend Lifespan Of All New Yorkers “HealthyNYC” Aims to Increase Life Expectancy to 83 Years by 2030, Focuses on Reducing Chronic Disease, Overdose, Maternal Mortality Deaths, and More New Yorkers Have Seen Lifespans Fall at Historic Rates Between 2019 and 2021, Dropping Nearly Two Years to 80.7