"Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true. Urban death rates have declined sharply, while rates outside the country’s largest metro areas flattened and then rose. Just before the pandemic, adults 35 to 64 in the most rural areas were 45 percent more likely to die each year than people in the largest urban centers."
Of course, the WSJ would NEVER have a “a preferred narrative”.
And so we should really keep burning as much petro as possible, because otherwise shareholders are being stolen from!
And this is obviously another "prefered naritive":
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2023/ameri...
"Forty years ago, small towns and rural regions were healthier for adults in the prime of life. The reverse is now true. Urban death rates have declined sharply, while rates outside the country’s largest metro areas flattened and then rose. Just before the pandemic, adults 35 to 64 in the most rural areas were 45 percent more likely to die each year than people in the largest urban centers."