100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt.

CPG, Health & Wellness: In baby's first year, new parents spend up to $950 USD on baby food, and up to $100 USD on baby wipes.

Over 50% of expecting parents are also shopping for a new car.

#Forrester predicts that despite the rapid growth of #mobile #sales, 56% of online #retail sales will occur via #PC in 2024.

Telehealth accounted for less than 1% of doctor visits in 2019, spiked to 80% in some places hit hard by the pandemic, and has since settled at about 15% of doctor visits. #CovidTrends.

Consumers who pay for streaming subscriptions now have an average of 5, up from 3 before COVID. #CovidTrends.

The average US household with broadband now has 25 connected devices, most of which can be used for entertainment. #CovidTrends.

The number of US streaming video subscribers more than doubled to 250 million during the pandemic while content consumption increased nearly 75%. #CovidTrends.

The number of undergraduates enrolled in online learning increased 93% as a result of the pandemic, and 59% of colleges and universities plan to continue some or all of their remote learning offerings even after the pandemic.

Before the pandemic, just 6% of employees worked primarily from home. Today nearly 70% of white-collar professionals rely on video conferencing and digital collaboration tools to work remotely. #CovidTrends.

Active foreclosures edged up by more than 7,000 in March. With mortgage rates over 5%, is this the beginning of a housing market correction.

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If you want to understand Putin's psyche in 2022, and the 22 year old journey from a westward looking statesmen who won over the Bundestag, this is a great piece by the NYTimes:

US Plant-based food sales reach record high of $7.4 billion in 2021. Led by plant-based milk and meat.

People who consume even a few alcoholic drinks a week have smaller brains, research finds.

Eating less meat linked to a lower risk of cancer.

TLDR: Low-Meat Diets Linked to Lower Cancer Risk, Hints Study of Nearly 500,000 People

California lawmakers unveiled a new bill that would establish a single-payer health care system – an ambitious plan that would be funded by taxes.