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Looks like the Chineeze will be part of the future.
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How Compassion and Inclusivity are Helping Kindbody Change the Fertility Industry
by Rae Witte
April 11, 2022

https://techcrunch.com/2022/04/11/kindbody-tc1-origin/

Introduction:
(TechCrunch) When the topic of fertility comes up, we often hear hushed tones discussing someone else’s or their own journey through infertility. Sure, celebs have begun talking about it, but we’re rarely taught about it in health class. Nor is it typically a topic of discussion over holiday hors d’oeuvres.

At a time when the world is fighting inequities around health and welfare, reproductive healthcare continues to be largely ignored in the conversation. The science and medicine around fertility are presented with an air of complexity that, more often than not, leaves patients feeling lost, scared and alone.

To change a system that’s reactionary instead of proactive is far from simple. To even make marginal improvement, one would need to thread the needle of education, accessibility and perhaps place compassion over profits and growth.

Kindbody appears to be one of the few startups in the space well on its way to tackling this behemoth of a challenge. Its approach is also drastically different from most fertility service providers — it has savvy, intelligent marketing; a tech-enabled and fully virtual care facility; a focus on compassion; and ample customer education to help patients feel involved and understood.

The company today has 12 outlets in ten cities in the U.S. and is fast ramping up its scaling efforts with over $154 million raised so far. Aiming to be a one-stop shop for fertility, gynecological and wellness services, Kindbody provides services to heterosexual couples, single mothers by choice and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Japan's child population falls for 41st year, record low amid pandemic

KYODO NEWS KYODO NEWS - 7 hours ago

Japan's estimated child population fell for the 41st straight year to a record low, government data showed Wednesday, as women are believed to have refrained from having children due to the expanding coronavirus pandemic.

The number of children aged 14 or younger, including foreigners, stood at 14.65 million as of April 1, down about 250,000 from a year earlier and the lowest figure since 1950 when comparable data became available, according to the data released by the internal affairs ministry.

The ratio of children to Japan's overall population also fell to a record low of 11.7 percent, down 0.1 percentage point, the 48th straight year of decline.

Japan has the lowest such ratio among the 35 countries with a population of over 40 million, falling below Italy's 12.9 percent and South Korea's 11.9 percent, according to the U.N. Demographic Yearbook.

By gender, boys accounted for 7.51 million of the total while girls made up 7.15 million, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications data.

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2022 ... demic.html
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UK set to be fattest nation in Europe by 2033

21:53, 3 MAY 2022

Britain is on course to become Europe’s fattest nation by 2033. The UK currently holds the title as the biggest nation in Western Europe, with 27.8 per cent of Brits dangerously overweight.

But it is projected to be number one by 2033, with 37 per cent. Turkey is at 32 per cent, with Malta 28.9 per cent currently.

Hungry and Lithuania round off the top five. Ireland is in ninth spot. The WHO’s Dr Kremlin Wickramasinghe said: “We saw a rapid expansion in the use and popularity of food delivery apps during the pandemic when people were told to stay at home but still wanted restaurant meals.

“They have quickly become part of our culture and lifestyle. However, they have the potential to increase obesity as they drive people to order more than they need.” Caroline Cerny, alliance lead at the Obesity Health Alliance, said: "Years of ineffective policy has shown that shaming people doesn't work, and education and awareness campaigns can't compete with the flood of sugary and high fat foods saturating our lives.

"New rules from Government to take junk food out of the spotlight by limiting marketing are an important step in the right direction. Next, the Government should incentivise food companies to make their products healthier, as this proved to be an effective measure with the soft drinks tax and sugary drinks."

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/m ... e-23856491
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Source: U.S. Government Center for Disease Control

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caltrek wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 6:02 pm Image
Source: U.S. Government Center for Disease Control

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/firearm- ... index.html

Life is depressing and sad. People want the fastest way out of this world and most of the time it is by a gun.

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caltrek wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 6:02 pm Image
Source: U.S. Government Center for Disease Control

https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/firearm- ... index.html
Seems related to those stories of people in abusive releationships having a very horrible time during the COVID lockdown.
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Nearly 43,000 people died on US roads last year, agency says

Source: Associated Press
Nearly 43,000 people were killed on U.S. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as Americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home.

The 10.5% jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began its fatality data collection system in 1975. Exacerbating the problem was a persistence of risky driving behaviors during the pandemic, such as speeding and less frequent use of seat belts, as people began to venture out more in 2021 for out-of-state and other road trips, analysts said.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said America faces a crisis on its roads. The safety administration urged state and local governments, drivers and safety advocates to join in an effort to reverse the rising death trend.

“Our nation has taken a dangerous and deadly step backwards in traffic safety and impaired driving,” said MADD National President Alex Otte, who urged strong public-private efforts akin to the seat belt and air bag public safety campaigns of the 1990s to stem reckless driving. “More families and more communities are feeling the crushing magnitude of this crisis on our roads.”
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India's population growth rate is below replacement.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-ne ... 03433.html
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U.S. births rise for the first time in seven years in 2021
Source: Reuters
The number of births in the United States grew 1% in 2021 from a pandemic-related low in 2020, marking the first increase since 2014, according to a report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The report said that 3,659,289 babies were born last year, with the increase driven by women between 25 and 49 years.

Women aged 35 to 39 accounted for the biggest rise, while the birth rate among teenagers hit a record low.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-bir ... 022-05-24/
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