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Using a variety of news and scientific sources, Stacker has compiled a list of 25 different aches and pains one could experience and what each means.

Stacker used data from the 2023 County Health Rankings to determine the 25 states where people live the longest. The 2023 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2018-2020 National Center for Health Statistics.

Stacker used data from the 2023 County Health Rankings to determine the 25 states where people have the shortest lifespans. The 2023 County Health Rankings values were calculated using mortality counts from the 2018-2020 National Center for Health Statistics.

Stacker documented the highest 24 hours of precipitation in every state by analyzing data from the State Climate Extremes Committee of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. States are ranked from lowest amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period to highest.

Ophelia explores how buprenorphine helps the body overcome opioid addiction, citing research from a variety of government and scientific sources.

Incredible Health investigated why there are still nursing shortages when most states have seen an increase in nursing licenses using data from NCSBN.

Stacker compiled a list of 11 common tick-borne diseases in the U.S. and what symptoms to watch out for, using a variety of medical and government sources.

Stacker ranked nearly 500 counties in the 10 coldest states in the continental U.S. to find the warmest based on average temperature between May 2022 and April 2023, citing data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.

Stacker ranked over 900 counties in the 10 coldest states in the continental U.S. to find the warmest based on average temperature between May 2022 and April 2023, citing National Centers for Environmental Information data.

Using United States Cancer Statistics data from the CDC and the National Cancer Institute, Bailey Glasser LLP identified the states with both the highest and lowest rates of both new cases and deaths.

Stacker cited data from the USDA Agricultural Census, most recently completed in 2017, to identify the states producing the most vegetables. 

Velotric cited data from the Energy Information Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency to visualize transportation emissions in the U.S. and how it varies by state.

Consulting industry reports, surveys, and research, DocBuddy looked at the current state of physician burnout following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Insurify cited data from the National Interagency Fire Center to identify which regions have seen the worst wildfires over the past decade. 

Grist reports on how advocates are helping understaffed communities field complicated federal grants.

Ophelia researched the differences between methadone and buprenorphine for treating opioid use disorder using medical journals, studies, and government resources.

Stacker looked at the legal landscape of pending lawsuits against oil companies, citing data from the Center for Climate Integrity.

MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Center for Disease Control’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) database from 2019 to 2021 to find the states where the most unintentional deaths occur and explore the types of unintentional deaths that are on the rise.

MoneyGeek analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (CDC WONDER) to find which states have the highest drowning rates to help bring awareness to the importance of swimming safety there and across the country.