In The Future, Death Will Be Different

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This video was made in partnership with Bill Gates. To learn more about how we can help improve the lives and health of people around the world, visit https://gatesnotes.com 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. LEARN MORE ************** To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords: - 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. - PrEP: Pre-exposure prophylactic medications that work to prevent at-risk individuals from contracting HIV. SUPPORT MINUTEEARTH ************************** If you like what we do, you can help us!: - Become our patron: https://patreon.com/MinuteEarth - Our merch: http://dftba.com/minuteearth - Our book: https://minuteearth.com/books - Share this v

Published 2023-07-27 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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