OT: RIP Vontae Davis

[RU09FOOTBALL]

A former CB with the Illini and NFL veteran.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39853679/ex-nfl-cb-vontae-davis-found-dead-age-35

 

[RUforJERSEY]

Way, way too young. R.I.P.

 

[ashokan]

Dying young is a routine thing these days

Good player
1st rounder...2x pro bowl and all-pro
2x all B1G 1st team

 

[Randal7]

This one hit me hard. He was a consummate pro. Didn't even want the media attention.

 

[S.W.A.I.N]

Dying young is a routine thing these days

Good player
1st rounder...2x pro bowl and all-pro
2x all B1G 1st team

Not routine at all, more rare than at any point in history.

Vernon’s brother, quit the NFL mid game.

 

[ashokan]

Not routine at all, more rare than at any point in history.

Vernon’s brother, quit the NFL mid game.

I did see Vernon was his bro - family cornered the market on some genes

Young folks getting sick with things they never used to get much


"The rise in younger men and women developing colon cancer is a trend Alicia Logue, MD, has observed over the last 10 years. She is a fellowship-trained colorectal surgery specialist at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center."

“If I were asked the average age of a patient when I finished residency 16 years ago, my answer would be different,” she said. “Now, at least 1/3 of my patients are under 50.”

https://news.uthscsa.edu/colorectal-cancer-leading-cause-of-cancer-death-among-young-men/

"Young people are more likely to die of heart attacks post-COVID, study finds. But why?
A recent study found that heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic."

Since COVID, more young people are dying of heart attacks. Here's what we know

A recent study found that heart attacks in people ages 25 to 44 increased by 30% compared to the expected number over the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic.

www.today.com

Heart infection deaths rising among young adults

https://www.heart.org/en/news/2023/12/13/heart-infection-deaths-rising-among-young-adults

More Young People Than Ever Will Get Colorectal Cancer This Year
Colon and rectal cancers are increasing among people younger than 50. Experts have a few ideas about why.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/well/colon-cancer-symptoms-treatment.html

Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say​

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00720-6