Ben Franklin is credited with saying that only two things in life are inevitable — death and taxes. Practically speaking, you can always file an extension with the IRS to delay your taxes. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to do the same with some of the leading causes of death? A new research diagnostic advance may make this a reality someday soon.
Two of the leading causes of death among Americans are heart disease and strokes. According to 2020 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease was the leading cause of death at almost 700,000 reported deaths, and stroke was the fifth leading cause of death, with more than 160,000.
