(that looks like fun...) Medical research has marginally improved the chance that babies born in the 21st century will live long and healthy lives, assuming th

(that looks like fun...) Medical research has marginally improved the chance that babies born in the 21st century will live long and healthy lives, assuming their parents have health insurance. Heart disease has become an epidemic as people consume more high-calorie, processed foods and get much less exercise, thanks to the innovations described above. If hearts or other major organs do give trouble, the patient may be lucky enough to get a transplant, if he doesn't die waiting for a donor. Medical examinations are a matter of sitting in a waiting room for an hour or two, then receiving a five-minute examination that is similar to one performed in 1968, but much more hurried. Blood and urine samples will be analyzed in the lab later that day, but by that time the patient is back in his cubicle and the doctor, who regrets every day that he went into primary care, will not be paid to bring him back and discuss the results in person.